Aboriginal activists Honored with a mural by Matt Adnate
Renowned Australian street artist Matt Adnate was back in Shepparton (Victoria, Australia) to complete part 2 of the Shepparton Aboriginal Street Art Project depicting iconic Yorta Yorta women Aunty Margaret Tucker and Nanny Nora Charles who made their marks in the form of activism, government and midwifery. The first part of the project that was completed in 2017 …
COEXISITING IN COLOUR: Building Community Through Art In Schisto refugee camp
Greece is the gateway to Europe for most refugees crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety and with hope for a better life. Greece’s stressed economy and infrastructure has been inundated with those seeking asylum in Europe. While the Greek government wades through the bureaucracy of applications and documents, more people arrive daily on boats …
Axel Void & L.E.O. in St.Petersbourg, FL
“Harmony” is the title of the stunning mural Axel Void and L.E.O. painted in St. Petersburg (Florida) for the third edition of the SHINE festival which took place in October 2017. The concept of this wall is an attempt to understand human behavior and its relationship to power. About The Mural This mural is based on …
HERAKUT, coming to Corey Helford Gallery in LA this Feb. 24th
On Saturday, February 24, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) will proudly present the latest exhibition from leading German graffiti artists and storytellers HERAKUT ; HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui) and AKUT (Falk Lehmann). Titled “Herakut’s RENTAL ASYLUM,” the exhibition of all new works will inhabit CHG‘s 4,500 square-foot main gallery, with the artists in attendance. Regarding their …
Mural by MP5 for a feminist project in Naples, Italy
Known for her incisive black and white and feminist driven drawings, Italian Artist MP5 just painted a mural on the premises of the Women’s Documentation Center in the Spanish quarters in Naples, Italy, which unfortunately, only a few people are aware of its existence. About The Mural The Women’s Center contains a gender library and an archive …
NEVERCREW in Phoenix, Arizona
Known for their environmentally charged murals, the Swiss duo NEVERCREW just finished working on a Series of three interconnected pieces in a historical building in downtown Phoenix (AZ), that once housed a radio station and two newsrooms, and was a filming location for the movie Psycho, by Hitchcock. This project was curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre (FatCap). About The …
Belgian Street Artist Joachim’s Solo Show is coming to London in March
GraffitiStreet are proud to announce ‘Born to Paint’, the debut London solo show by hugely successful Belgian street artist Joachim. The show opens on Thursday 1st March 2018 (18:30-22:00) for a Private view, then will be open daily from Friday 2nd to Saturday 11th March 2018 (10:00-18.30) at Unit 11 Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick …
SAVE OUR SOULS: an art campaign denouncing the destruction of Indonesia’s forests and wildlife
Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic returns for a second year of Splash and Burn with a giant SOS distress call carved into the landscape of an oil palm plantation; calling attention to the ongoing destruction of Indonesia’s forests and wildlife. About The Project In tribute to the last 14,600 orangutans remaining in the wild in Sumatra (Indonesia), the cosmetics company Lush, in …
Moniker is Coming to Brooklyn, NYC May 3 – 6, 2018
Moniker Art Fair is pleased to announce it will debut a New York City edition during New York Frieze week, open to the public May 3-6, 2018 at Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. In the United Kingdom, Moniker has established itself as the leading fair dedicated to Urban Art and its related subcultures, bringing …
Catching up with Kevin Ledo
Kevin Ledo – November 15th, 1978 – lives and works in Montreal, Canada. Ledo finished his studies of Illustration and Design at Dawson College in 1999, and since then his artistic practice has crossed back and forth through the boundaries of mural, street art, fine art, and art installation, focusing on the human form interlaced …
Sonny’s Giant Amur Leopard in Far East Russia
Sonny paints a giant Amur Leopard in Vladivostok, Russia to raise awareness for these beautiful animals. With only 80 left in the wild, they are one of the world’s most endangered big cats! The mural is part of his To The Bone project that has already seen him paint large-scale murals in New York, Canada, …
Milu Correch Paints One of the Tallest Murals in Latin America
With a successful first-edition of a mural project and festival this summer (Read SAUS’s coverage of it here), CURA – Circuito URbano de Arte launched CURA X last month; a mini festival commemorating Belo Horizonte’s 120th year anniversary. For the event, Milu Correch was one of 2 artists invited to paint two large scale murals …