While Swindon Paint Fest might have officially ended on Sunday, its artists are still going. 

The first-ever event for the town took place on Saturday and Sunday, with over 50 renowned street artists and muralists using the town itself as a canvas

But on Monday, the day after the dust had settled on the well-received initiative, an Adver journalist who was viewing the works of art created for the festival spotted a number of artists continuing work on their pieces.

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And over on Carfax Street on the Kimmerfields project site, some were just getting started with turning the dreary grey hoardings into an outdoor art gallery. 

And the council, which owns the Kimmerfields land and made the boards available for eight artists like Mr Tea One and Sarah Harris to work on, has said that this is "exactly the kind of community work we all want to see in our town centre".

David Renard, leader of Swindon Borough Council, added: "I’m very excited to see these hoardings come alive with the great work Artsite have done here and across the town centre.

“It’s excellent to see more artwork coming through and I encourage everyone to get out and see all of these amazing pieces of art that have been created.

“We want to make the town centre a more welcoming place and these kinds of community events are a big help towards that goal.”

So far, eight panels have been used by local artists to showcase a number of different art styles and images to make the location a bright and attractive environment for people to walk through while work on the wider 20-acre brownfield site around Zurich continues.

Caryn Koh and Sally Taylor from Artsite said: “We will be working together with a wealth of our local talents and invited artists to bring even more colour to the town and create a very lengthy gallery of murals for the public to enjoy as they walk through this path.

“It will be based around narratives about Swindon like history, arts, travel and green energy from their point of view as each artist will be given the opportunity to showcase their individual artistic style."

The work behind these hoardings has included safely removing four redundant oil tanks and installing new drainage, street lighting and roads and pavements.

It has laid the groundwork for future development which the council says will feature a new theatre, green space, homes and commercial units.

To find out more about the town centre and the projects within, visit www.swindon.gov.uk/towncentreregeneration