The Wellington hotel being transformed into a work of art by locals

September 29, 2018

Locals have had a chance to add their own work to the QT collection.

The QT hotel in Wellington is adding to their eclectic collection with Kiwi artists using the walls of the hotel as a blank canvas to express their art.

The artists won a competition to add a splash of colour to the hotel rooms.

Nearly 300 people submitted designs to QT Wellington and they picked 19 to put their unique touches on all 25 rooms.

Spray paint artist Ash Sisson was one of the winners and says he has never been given an opportunity quite like this.

"I've never be able to transform a space like this before."

The 22-year-old says, "It's really flattering especially with the hotel's speciality being art and the curation of that art, I feel quite humbled to be a part of that."

Judge Mark Dyer says, "You actually get surprised by artists you haven't heard of and you realise how diverse the arts are".

The artists say this is just another way of presenting their work to a different, potentially global audience with lots of visitors checking in and out of the hotel.
 

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