The 9th Annual Mural Festival, presented by Atlantic Park, will take place Oct 2-11, 2026.
A total of 10 new murals will be painted by 10 different artists at properties throughout the arts district and Atlantic Park! Plus, a featured student muralist earned a scholarship painted alongside the professionals. The project allows the artists a 10-day timeframe to paint their artwork designs to completion providing the public ample time to explore and meet the artists while they work. Free public programming and events were offered during the festival. FREE parking on 18th Street near ViBe Park and at the nearby VB Convention Center. Metered parking along 19th Street and throughout Atlantic Park.
Who to Meet at Atlantic Park
Ed Trask | Atlantic Park Surf Lobby
Ed Trask is a musician, painter, and muralist whose work has been collected into many permanent collections. Trask earned a BFA in Painting & Printmaking from VCU and while in school, he transformed many of the dilapidated buildings around Richmond City into his very own art gallery through painted murals. After graduating in 1992, he continued painting illegal murals around the world while on tour with different punk rock bands and friends. Trask has since become involved with bringing creative changes to Richmond and other cities through public art. He co-founded the RVA Street Art Festival and served as a commissioner for Richmond’s Public Art Commission. He is a past board member of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and has lectured and facilitated creative consulting programs for numerous corporations while working with community nonprofits to bring creative, inclusive public art throughout the city. Ed Trasks’ paintings and murals appear in many permanent collections, including the Modern & Contemporary Art Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Ed lives in Richmond VA with his wife and two children.
Learn more about Ed at Ed Trask | Musician, Painter, & Muralist.
Schuyler Beecroft | Atlantic Park Villas
Schuyler Beecroft, a Virginia Beach native, is an artist, designer, and art director currently based in San Francisco. His work explores a visual language shaped by environment, experimentation, and abstraction, balancing structure with spontaneity. His practice spans mediums and scales, creating immersive experiences that engage both space and audience.
Learn more about Schuyler at Schuyler Beecroft.
Poetry Jackson | Milk & Honey
Poetry Jackson is an award-winning visual artist, public artist, curator, and international artist whose work is rooted in bold storytelling, cultural connection, and the transformation of public space. A longtime creative force in Hampton Roads, Jackson has contributed to Virginia Beach’s arts community as a ViBe Creative District Board Member and through murals, exhibitions and community programming throughout the region. Her practice has expanded nationally and internationally, while maintaining a strong connection to the community that helped shape her artistic career. Known for vibrant color, powerful portraiture, and work celebrating culture, identity, joy, and resilience, Jackson creates art designed to become part of the places and people it represents. Her work bridges fine art, public art, and community engagement with a mission to create meaningful visual legacies that live far beyond the wall.
Learn more about Poetry at Poetry Jackson.
Devon Miller | Wiseguy Pizza
Devon Miller is a lifelong artist and native of Virginia Beach. She has worked as a creative since 2012; first as a graphic designer and now a freelance artist while teaching high school level visual arts. Her murals feature bright, bold imagery, and her recent work has included some recurring themes like hands, the sun and the sea. The art she is most proud of has been for organizations close to home like Samaritan House, Neptune Festival, Potter’s House UMC, and Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Website: https://etchasketchdev.com/ Instagram: @etcha_sketch_dev