The week of September 16-23, 2023  marked the launch of the first Texas Street Art Festival as part of the newly established Wood County Walls (WCW)initiative.   Wood County Walls was created in September 2022 through a joint effort between the Wood County Economic Development Corporation and all six Wood County community EDCs from Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, Hawkins, Yantis and Alba. The economic development project focuses community resources on the development of a shareable street art trail that runs through each city.

Mural artists from all over the country and local artists created murals during the first annual Texas Street Art Festival.  International renowned featured artists include Miami based artists Luis Valle, Claudio Picasso and Ivan Roque as well as Denver based artist Patrick McGregor and Fenton, Michigan based artist Kevin Burdick. Local featured artists Wood County artists include Lauren Pitre, Erica Fry, Chris Brown, Dennis Howard, and Jaci Mouser.

Use the map below to take a tour of murals in Winnsboro and check out a sampling of the creative and beautiful murals below the map