page_title: Westdene, Johannesburg
section_title: Westdene Graffiti Project
hierarchical_section_title: Westdene, Johannesburg / Westdene Graffiti Project
caption_attribution_description: Wall mural in Westdene, Johannesburg (2016). Part of the Westdene Graffiti Project.
context_page_description: Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies West nature reserve to the north of the suburb. Westdene derives its name from its location, literally meaning west-valley. 'West' since it is located west from the city centre and with 'dene' derived from the Old English denu, meaning valley.
context_section_description: July 2015 saw the start of The Westdene Graffiti Project. A local community initiative by Westdene residents donating their property walls to graffiti artists for street art and murals. The project is aimed at beautifying the suburb and have been quite successful with over 40 murals (to date) scattered around the suburb. Local and foreign tourists now go on walking tours of the suburbs' many murals and street art. 
  These murals include work by local and international artists. Some of the artists featured:
  Bias
  Bener1
  Dekorone
  Mars
  Norm
  Veronika
  Ryza
  Zesta
  Rekso
  Myza420
  Rasty
  Dekor
caption: One of the many wall murals found in Westdene
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