JOY BLOG

14 Mar 2014

Keith Haring Mural 30th Anniversary Special

Thursday March 6 2014 marked 30 years since legendary New York City gay street artist Keith Haring’s iconic mural was unveiled at the Collingwood Technical School.

: Cam, Italian conservator Antonio Rava and his sons and Chris

: Heidi Victoria MP with Chris and Cam

: Chris and Cam with the Hotham Street Ladies

: Chris and Cam with Ian Muchamore, President of Living Positive Victoria

: City of Yarra’s Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky with Cam and Chris

: Chris and Cam from C+C Drive Factory

: Lucy Stackpool-Moore, AIDS 2014 Communications Coordinator with Cam and Chris

: Cam, Tim and Chris

: SJ, Cam, Elena, Fernando, Chris and Patrick

: The JOY team

: JOY General Manager, Conrad Browne

: Mark and Josh, the JOY technical team

: The JOY broadcast site

To celebrate this milestone and reveal the recent restoration of the mural, Arts Victoria hosted a very special event which JOY 94.9 broadcast Thursday Drive live, bringing the fascinating stories of the mural and the people involved in its creation and restoration to the world.

Featuring exclusive commentary and interviews with Heidi Victoria MP (Minister for the Arts / Women’s Affairs / Consumer Affairs), renowned Italian conservator Antonio Rava, City of Yarra’s Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky, AIDS 2014 Communications Coordinator Lucy Stackpool-Moore, Living Positive Victoria President Ian Muchamore and more.

JOY 94.9 sincerely thanks the City of Yarra and Arts Victoria for their support and the opportunity to be a part of this fantastic event.