Stockade District, Kingston, Ulster County

The large scale mural known as “Matt” adorns the side of brick building in the Stockade District of historic Kingston. It was created in 2014 by Nils Westergaard, a well known street artist and film maker from Virginia.

This particular mural was painted in conjunction with the 2014 and 5th annual O+ festival, a 3-day event where artists and musicians exchange their participation for basic health care, dental and wellness services. Billed as “The Art of Medicine for the Medicine of Art”, the growing Kingston event featured many forms of art media including paint, sculpture, dance, performance art and music.