Event Manager Penny Lane shows off her new vest to sponsors Doug Westbrook from the Mole Creek Hotel and Sonya George from Caltex Sheffield in Mural Park, Sheffield, Tasmania.
The dynamic new Mural Fest committee has appointed a dedicated Event Manager to ensure smooth sailing at the 2013 festivalin Sheffield beginning Easter Sunday.
As a member of the committee for the past five years,Kentish councillor and local business owner Penny Lane was asked to take on the role, and she’s delighted.
“Mural Fest should be a fantastic fun week for everyone, and I am so looking forward to being at Mural Park each day from start to finish offering whatever help is needed,” Ms Lane said.
Now in its eleventh year, this unique art event, billed as ‘part competition, part festival, all fun’, has grown significantly from the early days of attracting just enough artists to compete. Now eager artists and visitors flock from near and far to partake in this public art extravaganza.
“Each year as the event has grown, the onus on the committee has become so much more complex,”Ms Lane said.
“The team we have now is working so very well, and they understand the important need to fill the role of Event Manager.”
Sponsorshipby Mole Creek Hotel and Caltex Sheffield has made it possible for Ms Lane to oversee operations on the ground throughout the week-long event.
“These two businesses have put their faith in me and enabled me to be at Mural Park for the whole event,” Ms Lane said.
The ever-bubbly councillor can now be seen around town proudly sporting a vest with her sponsors’ names on it.Ms Lane will also wear the vest for the duration ofMural Fest to ensure easy spotting from afar.
And while keen to ensure a swell experience for visitorsto the event, Ms Lane also wants to be there for the team.
“One of the major strengths of an event like this is the people who make it all happen,” she said.“The people who are in the background working all year as volunteers to create this major art event need support, and I’m looking forward to working closely with the Mural Fest managers and volunteers.
“I am part of a vibrant group who want to give to the region of Kentish so that everyone benefits from the thousands of people visiting our awesome area.
“I encourage anyone wanting to give some time to Mural Fest to talk with me, or any of our members, about what it’s like. I believe that the more people we have to be part of it, the more fun we all have,” she said.
Artists wanting a crack at this year’s whopping $27,000 prize pool can find details and entry forms atwww.muralfest.com.au. But be quick, entries close January 18.
Danielle Rodgers
