A STREET art festival in Gloucester could be part funded by the city council, says its leader Paul James.
And he has backed calls for a legal wall to be opened where artists can practice.
The Conservative leader says money for the festival could come from the £133,057 High Street Renewal grant awarded to Gloucester last week.
It comes after street artist GT called for a graffiti wall to be opened in Gloucester and more support to be given to the creative pastime.
He said: "Times have changed and street art is nowhere as near as taboo as it once was with the public.
"But the lack of support for a creative pastime like this that also generates interest in the city needs to be addressed."
He has been 'spraying' in the city centre for about eight years and said Beastie's new pieces that have popped up recently have 'injected life' into areas such as the 'eyesore' Greyfriars hoardings.
Images of a deer, lambs and a basketball player are among the recent additions.
He helped open the graffiti wall at GL1 at few years ago and said: "I feel Gloucester needs to become more open to things like this again and the council could consider a legal wall where people could not only practice without the risk of breaking the law, but one that could be in a place where more people would see it than at the skate park."
He said there had been talk of holding an event similar to Bristol's 'See No Evil' graffiti festival but it would need the backing of the council.
Mr James said: "We could support a street art festival subject to financial and resource constraints.
"The renewal fund does have some flexibility, so we could consider using a small part of it for this purpose."
He said he has enjoyed seeing the new street art appear and added: "I agree that it would be much better if there was a legal place for this to be done, rather than happening without permission when not all property owners might appreciate it.
"The Gloscat hoardings are a possibility and we can certainly talk to Linden Homes about it."
