One of the walls to be painted is at Västervik's hospital. Exactly the size of the wall and the size of the artwork are unique, according to the project manager for the festival Albin Wiberg. Obtaining permission to paint this particular wall was not easy and it required him to convince the hospital manager.
"I spontaneously said no, but you have to be open to the new," says hospital manager Henrik Holmberg.
In addition to artists, preschools, schools and leisure centers are involved in the festival. Among other things, floating works of art will be displayed and students will paint some of the 27 electrical cabinets. According to Albin Wiberg, Västervik will never be the same after this week.
- It's cocky and it's true. This will add something new to the city. It is precisely that the scale is so large. 1500 square meters will be painted and there will be a new part of Västervik that differs from the other. It will attract both visitors and people who want to live here, says Albin Wiberg.
Some property owners he has had easy to convince, some he has had to give up.
The paintings will last for at least five years, then the building permit expires and the property owner can decide what will happen to the wall.
It is the municipality of Västervik that last autumn made the decision to organize the festival. In addition to the municipality, there is a banking foundation that finances the festival.