Boon Arts

Art everywhere, every day. Art on walls, not behind them. Bringing you Boon Street Art Festival, Boon After Dark and Boon Sculpture Trail.

31/05/2026

Meet Dawn, our superstar administrator on the Boon Arts team! 🤗

You may have already heard from Dawn, as she is our first point of contact from our [email protected] email address.

She is also a keen cartoonist and animator, specialising in stop motion ✏️

Alongside her hard work at Boon, she is also heavily involved in project coordination, video production and run coaching 🏃‍♀️

With a love for all things public art, she enjoys how it can bring joy and whimsy to the everyday!

29/05/2026

The Boon team has been out and about again attaching QR codes to our incredible murals! 🤩

This time we tackled the murals at the University of Waikato 🎓

The rest of the QR codes at the UoW will be attached soon.

If you’re out on about on campus scan them and you’ll be linked to our artist directory! Also, feel free to snap a pic and tag us 🤗

24/05/2026

Meet Chey, the social media whizz on the Boon Arts team! 🤩

Currently wrapping up her Graduate Diploma in Communication at Wintec, Chey has joined us as an intern. 👩🏻‍🎓

Alongside her studies, Chey manages social media for Kirikiriroa-based comedy production company HaHaHamilton, while also writing and performing her own stand-up comedy! 🎤

With a keen interest in both the arts and digital marketing, she has definitely found her niche! ✨

Keep an eye out for more introductions from the rest of the Boon team coming soon! 👀

22/05/2026

✨Incoming Artist Collaboration Spotlight✨

Meet Dreamgirls Collective!

Dream Girls Art Collective is the collaborative, creative mahi of Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoë Hall and Gina Kiel.

Motivating, stimulating and introducing new ways of looking at street art and modern art practices. Their striking work adorns many public and private spaces in Aotearoa, from the streets to gallery walls, across digital and hand painted mediums.

With the intention to express, inspire, to share stories and empower. Together they navigate the dynamics of collaboration with natural intuition and flow, combining their well established individual visual languages to create an entirely new entity that holds it's own uniquely powerful voice.

You can find their incredible mural on the side of the management building at the University of Waikato.

If you're out an about on campus be sure to snap a picture and tag us! 📸

15/05/2026

✨Incoming Artist Collaboration Spotlight✨
Meet Flox & SWEATS!

Flox aka Hayley King is Aotearoa’s most recognisable and beloved muralist. Her distinct vibrant murals and art celebrate Aotearoa’s unique flora and fauna.

In this collab she painted with SWEATS aka Pierre Hadlow, an Auckland-based multidisciplinary artist, and we are beyond excited to be showcasing their unique creative fusion on a ‘hero’ wall in Kirikiriroa, the first city of our size to do so.

A little piece of behind-the-scenes knowledge: Flox didn’t use a template for the native-bird imagery in this mural, which is typical in most of her mural work. Due to the size and nature of the mural, she instead painted it freehand! Which we think is pretty impressive considering the size of the wall.

You can find Flox and SWEATS mural on Victoria Street, Hamilton Central.
Check out the talent in person for yourself (and feel free to snap a pic and tag us! 📸)

Thank you to our sponsor Longveld , who helped with gifting us this wall, making this mural posible!

12/05/2026

We would like to take a moment to thank one of our sponsors: Thank you, Love the Centre - Hamilton Central! ❤️

Your continued support of our street art walking tours in our city centre helps us bring creativity and community into the heart of Kirikiriroa.

We truly appreciate everything you do for the arts. 🎨

09/05/2026

Our Boon Arts team has been out in Hamilton East and the Kirikiriroa CBD attaching QR codes to all of our amazing murals! 🫟

Each code links directly to the artist’s profile on the Boon Arts website. From there, you can learn more about their background and even find other murals they’ve created around the city, with exact locations included.

Next up: the murals at The University of Waikato 🎓

We’ll keep you posted once all the QR codes are installed and ready to go!

07/05/2026

Last week, some of our Boon Arts team headed around the Kirikiriroa CBD, stopping at their favourite Boon murals to have their photos captured by the very talented Mark Hamilton 📸

Take a look behind the scenes!

Over the coming weeks, we will begin introducing our board and team members, alongside their headshots and a little bit about them - so keep your eyes peeled 👀

30/04/2026

📣 Boon Festival Producer EOI deadline extended to 11 May

We’ve had some fantastic Expressions of Interest come through already, and are feeling confident this year’s festival will be in great hands. A big thank you to everyone who’s been in touch.

With school and public holidays making April a busy month, we’re extending the deadline by a week to ensure everyone who might be interested has seen the role and has the opportunity to put their hat in the ring.

Submit your Expression of Interest by 11 May to [email protected], including a CV and a brief cover note outlining your relevant experience and interest in this project, or read more at The Big Idea!
https://www.thebigidea.co.nz/job/eoi-festival-producer-boon-street-art-festival-2026-168678

14/04/2026

Hamilton Street Art Trust is seeking a dynamic Festival Producer to lead the delivery of our iconic Boon Street Art festival in 2026!

Guided by our vision, “Art everywhere, every day”, Boon has spent the past decade inspiring and connecting communities through public art. The 2026 festival presents an exciting evolution of our format, built around one hero wall and complementary projects in surrounding areas.

We are interested in concepts that respond to the site, engage the community and neighbours. The festival might incorporate elements of interactivity, music, performance, and collaboration - we are open to your input.

This contract role will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of the festival, including:
- Leading and coordinating the production team
- Liaising with artists and stakeholders (including Hamilton Arts Trust board)
- Developing partnerships and identifying additional mural sites and opportunities
- Overseeing planning, delivery, and post-event wrap-up

The contract is expected to run from June to December 2026.

To apply:
Submit your Expression of Interest by 30 April to [email protected], including a CV and a brief cover note outlining your relevant experience and interest in this project.

Address

Hamilton
3204

Website

http://www.boonarts.co.nz/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Boon Arts posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Boon Arts:

Shortcuts

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Hamilton?