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TBILISI Mural Art Festival, Georgia 2021

November 14, 2021

TBILISI Mural Fest has just wrapped up its third street art festival in the beautiful capital of Georgia as an essential hub for internationally acclaimed mural artists. The festival began in 2019 and was founded by Besik Maziashvili with the support of Tbilisi and Berlin City Halls. Tbilisi mural festival has transformed 33 unappealing facades […]

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Omelia Contadina by JR and film director Alice Rohrwacher, 2019

November 11, 2021

Omelia Contadina was born out of the concern of JR and film director Alice Rohrwacher for the difficulties encountered by many small farmers and inhabitants of the Alfina plateau in Italy. Alice Rohrwacher spoke to artist JR about her concerns about the destruction of the agricultural landscape, violated by the intensive monocultures with which major […]

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The World’s First-Ever Virtual Museum of Plastic, South Africa 2021

November 10, 2021

What will the world look like in 2121? The Museum of Plastic provides a hopeful peek into what life could look like if we curb climate change now. It reflects humanity’s history and future with plastic and is part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which is underway in Glasgow, UK. The […]

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Artist Saype Extends the World’s Largest Human Chain to The United Arab Emirates, 2021

November 2, 2021

As part of his Beyond Walls project, Saype (contraction of Say Peace) has chosen the United Arab Emirates for his 11th step. Invited by the Swiss Pavilion, he will make the first work as part of the Swiss National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai and then go on to make the second work in the […]

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Solar-powered Light Poem by Robert Montgomery Calls on Leaders at COP26 to Invest in Renewables, Glasgow 2021

October 30, 2021

Scottish artist Robert Montgomery collaborates with Little Sun and Octopus Energy to create a huge solar-powered light poem titled ‘Grace of the Sun‘ that calls on leaders at the UN climate conference (COP26) to invest and commit to renewable energy. The art installation is made possible by green entech pioneer Octopus Energy and MTArt Agency. […]

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Faith 47’s Medicinal Flowers of Lebanon: Healing Amidst the Ruins in Beirut

October 30, 2021

On August 4, 2020, the port of Beirut witnessed one of the most devastating explosions in recent history. The explosion had far-reaching consequences, leaving the city in ruins. The aftermath of the event was marked by severe devastation, with buildings and infrastructure destroyed and people left homeless and injured. In September, South African artist Faith […]

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ARDÚ Street Art Project bring Four New Large-Scale Murals to Cork, Ireland 2021

October 27, 2021

Ardú Street Art project made a triumphant return to Cork city for their second edition, bringing some of the country’s most exciting street artists to create thought-provoking, large-scale murals across the cityscape. Artists invited to paint include Friz, Shane O’Malley, Asbestos and Conor Harrington. Commissioning artwork from a homegrown talent of the highest level is […]

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Six Street Art Murals to Advocate for “Zero Hunger” (SDG2), USA 2021

October 27, 2021

Street Art for Mankind SAM is joining forces with World Food Program USA, and Kellogg Company, in support of the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to create a series of six murals around the United States dedicated to “Zero Hunger,” the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 […]

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Giulio Vesprini latest Mural SYN /Struttura G056 , Brixen 2021

October 25, 2021

Union, connection, cohesion, completion, complexity, contemporaneity: these are the meanings that Giulio Vesprini brings with his new work” SYN /Struttura G056 “to the city of Bressanone, Italy. “My latest work in Bressanone/Brixen, multiform and communicative, is an extension of the structure and the natural landscape in which it connects. A meeting place and union of […]

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The First Street 3D Models of Murals for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Belgrade, 2021

October 25, 2021

On the occasion of October 15th, which is celebrated all over the world as the Day of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the first 3D models of murals for blind and visually impaired people were set up in Belgrade at two locations. The goal of this project, led by the organization Street Art Belgrade and […]

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‘Landless Stranded’ Installation by Pejac is a Call for Attention to the Global Refugee Crisis, Berlin 2021

October 25, 2021

Upon the dome of the Neo-Gothic Holy Cross Church in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district clinging onto the huge cross with one hand and holding a smoking flare in the other, a little boy wearing a life jacket is calling for help. The new installation ‘Landless Stranded’ by the Spanish artist Pejac is there to make us […]

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