Murals and More
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Kernersville Mural Festival featuring Ladies Who Paint is a public event where local women artists come together to celebrate our community by creating large-scale murals on the exteriors of buildings in downtown Kernersville. These artists will be simultaneously live painting, allowing the public to watch the creative process unfold, leaving a public art walk after the event is complete. The Kernersville Mural Festival will amplify the creativity of women in the public art setting while spreading art to the Kernersville community. The festival is organized by local Kernersville mural artist, Christina Parrish. Beyond the festival, these murals will become a lasting cultural landmark, turning the town into a vibrant destination for art lovers and visitors. By supporting this event, sponsors will not only invest in public art but also in community engagement, tourism, and the empowerment of women artists. Join us in bringing art to life and leaving a bold, colorful mark on Kernersville!

Become a Sponsor

We are proud to announce our collaboration with the Arts Council. All donations made through this link are tax deductible. Find all information about sponsorship levels here!

Volunteer Your Time

All 14 artist slots are currently filled, but click here if you would like to volunteer your time, merchandise, or services to this amazing event! Reach out to Christina Parrish with questions!

Attend the Event

For insider information such as merch, artist announcements, and more, follow the event on social media! 

Kernersville Mural Festival featuring Ladies Who Paint
Sponsor Spotlight

Gold Level Sponsor

Silver Level Sponsor

Bronze Level Sponsor
Keith Smith Construction
The McFarlin Family
The Kville Partners
​Elizabeth Donaldson

Square Foot Sponsor
Cake and All Things Yummy (25)
Elizabeth Pierce (18)
Jeff Smith (12)
The Foster Family (12)
Lisa Kushner (8)
​Sara Smith (3)
The Patrick Family (3)
The Parrish Family (3)
Michael Fischer (2)
Chelsi Brown​ (2)
Piedmont Triad Living
Rachael Gibson​
A statement from the festival organizer:

Good afternoon, Kernersville friends and supporters! I’m excited about the upcoming Mural Festival– this event has been a year in the making. As we finalize preparations, I’ve encountered an unexpected regulatory issue that I want to explain clearly. Kernersville currently has no formal public-art ordinance or commission, so our festival murals are being treated under the town’s existing sign regulations. That means our painted walls must follow the same rules as commercial signs. Under Kernersville’s sign ordinance, private sponsorship by a business on any mural is strictly limited as it is considered an off-premise sign. In other words, we cannot include the  “Sponsored by [Business Name]” lines or logos on the murals as we had planned and advertised to the public. I apologize for not catching this sooner; I genuinely regret the confusion this may have caused.
What This Means:
  • Sponsor recognition: Because of these rules, we cannot place “sponsored by” credits for business sponsors on the murals. The ordinance’s off-premise signage section prohibits this within the Kernersville area.


  • Communication with sponsors: I have already contacted all our business-level sponsors to explain the situation. Each sponsor now has the option to continue supporting the festival or to withdraw and have their sponsorship funding returned to them, since the on-mural credit we promoted cannot be delivered. We understand if some decide to step back, and we fully respect their choices.


  • Festival impact: We realize this change may reduce the number of murals we install this weekend. If several sponsors withdraw, we will adjust our lineup of sites accordingly. All artists and wall donors this affects have already been notified. It will also affect planning for future phases of the festival.


  • Sponsor appreciation: Above all, we remain deeply grateful to our sponsors. Many joined because they wanted to “invest in public art” and “community pride” through this event​. We understand their disappointment at not getting the wall recognition they expected. Our team is committed to honoring their support in other meaningful ways.


Next Steps:My priority now is to turn this challenge into a positive step. I am working closely with town officials to explore solutions, such as a public-art exception or future ordinance revisions that clearly distinguish murals from ordinary signage. Many other towns have faced this exact issue and moved to resolve it. We hope Kernersville can learn from these examples and create a clear path for celebrating and recognizing murals as art and not signage (including the recognition of businesses that support town beautification in a public manner).
In the meantime, please know that we will do everything possible to keep the festival on track. Thank you to everyone for your understanding, especially our generous individual and business sponsors, talented artists, enthusiastic volunteers, and all the supporters of public art in Kernersville. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this unexpected hurdle. We are still very excited to bring beautiful murals to downtown Kernersville this weekend, and we look forward to celebrating art and community together.