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FLINT x NOLA: A Cultural Exchange Between Flint & New Orleans
The Flint Public Art Project’s Executive Director, Joe Schipani, is teaming up with Street Art Specialist, Kady Yellow, CO_labs, and KOBRA Paint to announce a spray paint cultural exchange between Flint, MI and New Orleans, LA called FLINT x NOLA. What Does It Mean To Bring Two Cities Together? Both Flint and New Orleans are …
Beholders: A Timely Look At The Ongoing Migrant Crisis By Jofre Oliveras
When I took World Cultures in 10th Grade, my teacher, a steely yet lovable cynic who could provoke laughter and the fear of God in the span of a sentence, sagely told us, “the human race will not get along until aliens come to Earth.” Straightforward enough, I thought. People fought, I knew this. My …
REWILD By Escif: A Rewind Symbol To Reconnect With And Respect The Earth
Spanish artist ESCIF has teamed up with cultural initiative Splash and Burn, curated by Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic and coordinated by Charlotte Pyatt, for their latest endeavor, titled REWILD. This ambitious, multifaceted project is centered around a stunning land intervention, supplemented by murals, and culminating with a short film. The entire project is inspired by …
IPAF’s 8th Edition Concluded In Martinique July 2019
Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Martinique on behalf of Europe during his fourth voyage in 1502. Encyclopedia Britannica writes that it was at this time that the island received its current name, which “is probably a corruption of the Indian name Madiana (“Island of Flowers”) or Madinina (“Fertile Island with Luxuriant Vegetation”), as reputedly …
SatOne In Erie, Pennsylvania
The organization Erie Arts & Culture and the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority brought in curator Iryna Kanishcheva and the artist Sat One for a project to create an abstract mural that covers the 12,000-square-foot observation deck at Dobbins Landing. Taking a week to complete, Flotsam celebrates and reflects Erie’s bayfront environment. About the Mural Curiosity …
Recap Of Casalabate Street Summer Festival In Lecce, Italy
Lecce, Italy boasts multi-faceted points of fame. Known for its agricultural exports, the capitol metropolis is also renowned for its limestone. As a result, Lecce features an astonishing amount of Baroque sculpture and architecture, “marked by heavy building speculation that began in the 1970s,” for which it is commonly referred to as “the Florence of …
First large-scale installation By Dourone In Angelholm, Sweden
Earlier this month, Spanish street art duo Dourone completed their first large-scale project in Sweden. Located in the city of Angelholm, their mural, titled “LITA 00 :00,02,” appears to be the next step in their ‘Space-time H’ series, which the pair initiated in December 2018. In a statement, the artists explain that this piece “is …
Through The Eyes Of A Child: Seth Globepainter Leaves His Charm In Aalborg, Denmark
Kirk Gallery is proud to share the two latest additions to their ‘Out in the Open’ 2019 collection, by French artist Seth Globepainter (Julien Malland). Bringing his work to Denmark had been on their wish-list for a long time, intrigued by how he approaches the world through such an endearing, childlike gaze. Born in Paris …
We Are All Immigrants
In May, over two dozen mural projects took place in South Central, Los Angeles transforming the campus of the Maya Angelou Community High School into an artistic hub. Organized by Branded Arts, an LA-based company that brings public art to community-based settings, local and international artists such as Shepard Fairey, Faith XLVII, and Add Fuel …
Mural By Artez for Urban Vision Festival in Acquapendente, Italy
At the beginning of July, as summer crescendoed into its critical mass of long days bursting with life, residents, visitors, and artists in Acquapendente, Italy gathered for the fourth edition of UV Collective’s Urban Vision Festival. The event, hosted in this agriculturally-minded city situated in the northern region of Viterbo, has hosted an esteemed roster …
Opening Lines: Connecting 2 Groups Of 5th Graders Living 7000 Miles Apart
One Blue Sky, a new educational project launched by Laura Rodgers of The Good Works Foundation, has officially completed its first endeavor, titled “Opening Lines” with the help of Michigan-based street artist Pat Perry and Samantha Robinson of aptART. As we reported in May, a statement from the One Blue Sky staff explains that “through the …
Above the Clouds By Artez in Belgrade, Serbia
I do a lot of writing at Hotel Indigo on New York’s Lower East Side. The snacks are too expensive to even consider purchasing, but there’s free strawberry lemonade and the air that streams through the vents smells purposely perfumed. One night, walking home from an especially harrowing battle with a blank page, I turned …