Street Art Murals Australia (SAMA)
Street Art Murals Australia (SAMA) is Australia’s largest street art social venture. Established in 2008, SAMA has painted over 360 professional street art murals for a wide range of public and private clients. Notably SAMA has completed commissioned works for Lead Lease, The Big Day Out Music Festival, Amnesty International, Scenic World, NSW Rail Corp, and Pfizer. SAMA’ employs an awarding winning and innovative asset based community development approach to graffiti. Founder Jarrod Wheatley is a published author and highly regarded authority in the area of Graffiti Management Strategies. SAMA, aims to support young artists by fostering social inclusion and advocating for street art’s legitimacy on a national stage.
Kasey is an experienced country musician and performer. In 1999, her album The Captain won the 1999 ARIA award for best country album. At the 2000 awards, she was named best female artist. With triple-platinum sales in Australia, she spent the latter part of 2000 following up enthusiastic reviews for her album internationally. She also toured the U.S. with Lucinda Williams and played gigs in her native land with Emmylou Harris. She was in the studio as well. With her brother Nash at the production board, Kasey Chambers delivered another sonic beauty with 2002’s Barricades and Brick Walls, with guests such as Williams and Buddy Miller. She released the album Wayward Angel in 2004. She still tours with her family, with Nash and Bill in her band, and Diane selling merchandise.