World Fingerpainting Day is a global event organized by RepoSocial, a non-profit community activist group based in Sydney, Australia.
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Background
World Fingerpainting Day is held on the second Sunday of September annually, it asks people to gather in their city's biggest metropolitan parks to celebrate creativity, community togetherness and offers opportunity for the exhibition of non-professional, citizen artwork in public spaces, spaces primarily dominated by advertising and corporate communications. World Fingerpainting Day was conceived by RepoSocial in 2011, that year following Sydney's lead, people in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Bristol (UK), Miami, Los Angeles, Oslo and New York are said to have participated.
Sydney, Australia
Event was organized by Andrew Morgan and occurred in Hyde Park, its attendance was estimated at 60-100 people.
Melbourne, Australia
Event was organized by Miriam McWilliam and occurred in Edinburgh Gardens, its attendance was estimated at 20-40.
Adelaide, Australia
Event was organized by Pecha Kucha and occurred at Glenelg Beach, its attendance was estimated at around 10-20.
Bristol, UK
Event was organized by Steph Wetherell of collective TheLoveOfIt and occurred at Ashton Court; its attendance is unknown.
Oslo, Norway
Event was organized by FreeLove Schneider and occurred at Frogner Park, its attendance is unknown.
United States
Events were said to have taken place in LA, NYC & Miami, participation and numbers are unknown.