Artists from 13 countries across the world flocked to the fishing town of Burullus to adorn its walls with extraordinary murals, for the 3rd edition of the annual Burullus Mural Painting Festival.

Staff Writer

Oct 30, 2016

6 Stunning Murals from the Painting Festival Transforming a Tiny Egyptian Fishing Town

The Egyptian fishing town of Burullus has seen its walls adorned with visually stunning murals for the third year in a row. The annual Burullus Mural Painting Festival hosts a number of artists from Egypt and abroad who all participate in beautifying the fishing town’s walls.

Organized by the Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen Foundation for Culture, Arts, and Development, the festival aims to put Burullus on the tourism map. Talking with AP, Egyptian contemporary artist Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen explains that the town becomes a "touristic attraction with its coloured homes and a great view of the Burullus lake."

Abdel-Mohsen told the agency that this year’s edition of the festival has seen artists from 13 countries around the world participate.

Egyptian artist Riham El Saadany, who is participating in the festival for the first time, painted a portrait of her daughter on a small wall next to grocery shop. Macedonian artist Mikica Trujkanovik also found inspiration in the juvenile innocence of the town’s children, "When I saw the magic of Burullus and the painted walls on my first day, I knew I was in the right place," she said.

The experience for Portuguese artist Paulina Evaristo’s painting touched more on themes such as inner beauty, love and God. "They identified with the painting and the idea of beauty as reflected on the wall and is now part of their knowledge," she said of the town residents’ reaction to her work.

Home to approximately 100,000 people and located in the Nile Delta governorate of Kafr El Sheikh, Burullus is a lakeside fishing town connected to the Mediterranean Sea through a narrow strait.

Mural by Egyptian Artist Omar El Fayoumi