(Kimberley) Coonts is more involved in the graffiti world than ever. For the past three years, she hosted a graffiti wall for local artists, or “writers” as they are often called, as part of radio station WSUM’s Party in the Park, a festival at James Madison Park.
When Party in the Park moved to Memorial Union this year because of funding, renaming itself as Snake on the Lake, Coonts was dismayed that there would be no room for her wall at the festival. The wall, made from reinforced plywood, had expanded during its years as part of Party in the Park from 45 feet to 80 feet.
Rather than give up, though, Coonts — normally a Madison nightclub promoter — decided to give the wall its own event, Kilroy’s Art in the Park.