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Tribute to Female Street Artist Hyuro, IWD 2021

March 8, 2021

Every year on the eighth of March, International Women’s Day (IWD) pays tribute to women’s indomitable spirit across the globe. It celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year we pay tribute to female artist Tamara Djurovic, who painted all over the world with her monumental murals under the name Hyuro. Tamara sadly […]

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‘Covid’ Street Art Pieces by Ben Eine and Dotmasters, East London 2021

March 4, 2021

A four-year passion project from a pair of Ilford residents working with Redbridge Council has resulted in internationally-renowned street artists transforming part of Ilford Town with new works focused on the pandemic. Through their admiration of the local area, Ilford residents Tom and Rieko Vining set up a social media presence designed to raise awareness […]

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Banksy Stencil of Oscar Wilde appears on Reading Prison Wall, 2021

March 1, 2021

A possible new Banksy artwork has appeared overnight on the side of a former prison located in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stencil mural is of a prisoner escaping the former jail over the brick wall. The prisoner has made a rope out of his bedsheet/writing paper weighted down by an old typewriter to aid his escape. The prisoner […]

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Celebrating the life of Christophe E. Bouchet, Berlin Wall artist and street art pioneer, 2021

February 28, 2021

After a long illness, Christophe E. Bouchet passed away peacefully in his sleep at his studio on February 1st 2021. Christophe was born in 1959 in St. Aignan-sur-Cher in France, and was born almost deaf. Despite all adversities, he studied at the École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and […]

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Feminist Steps in Manoteras: A Symbol of Progress and Call to Action by Street Artist Aida Gomez

February 28, 2021

Aïda Gómez have taken a bold and creative step towards change by creating “Gradas Feministas de Manoteras/ Feminist Steps of Manoteras” in Manoteras, a neighbourhood located northeast of Madrid. Female artist Aïda Gómez was in charge of converting the stands of Manoteras Park (or “old park” as the neighbours call it) into a space for expression, […]

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Sonny’s New Mural Shines a Light on Leopard Conservation, Cape Town 2021

February 24, 2021

Internationally renowned artist, Sonny, is known for using his creative voice to raise awareness for important environmental issues, with his latest mural shining a light on wildlife corridors as an innovative conservation approach that is bringing hope to the Cape leopard and other endangered wildlife.  “For me, this Cape leopard is a symbol of hope, as people […]

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Hyper-Realistic Monumental Butterflies Murals by MANTRA Land in Arkansas Little Rock, AR. 2021

February 24, 2021

Artist Youri Cansell (b. 1987, France), known around the world as Mantra, has completed two larger-than-life butterfly specimen case murals in Little Rock and Bentonville for Arkanvas. ARkanvas, is a statewide engagement curated and produced by women-led global curator group Justkids and commissioned by Bentonville art organization OZ Art, in partnership with The Unexpected, bringing […]

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Mural Art Demonstration for Freedom of Speech, Barcelona 2021

February 21, 2021

On Sunday, February 7th, urban artists took to the streets in the Parque de las Tres Chimeneas, Barcelona to paint against the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel, arrested for ‘exalting terrorism’ with his song lyrics and tweets. Fifteen artists (Roc Blackblock, Antón Seoane, El Rughi, Magia Trece, Doctor Toy, El Edu, Galleta María, Kader, Maga, Owen, Reskate, Chamo San, Sigrid Amores, Tres Voltes Rebel, Arte Porvo, Elna Or, among others) […]

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CAN’T PLACE THIS HERE, CHÖ Public Art Festival 2021

February 17, 2021

A highly unusual piece of art has made its appearance at the CHÖ Public Art Festival. The piece is an architectural intervention: two iconic Soviet concrete fence panels (known as PO-2) intersect each other. The artwork transfers the concept of ‘structural overlap’ from the world of video games to reality as a comment on the […]

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Art inspiring the public to keep dreaming, 2021

February 12, 2021

The BUILDHOLLYWOOD family of JACK, JACK ARTS and DIABOLICAL have collaborated with Yinka Ilori on a national scale and Super Freak, Zoe Power and Lottie Nadeau in their local cities to inspire and remind us all to keep going and keep dreaming even during these challenging times. This is the latest instalment of their Your Space Or Mine project, which gives artists and creatives a platform on […]

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Street Artists help STOP Child Labour and Trafficking through Billboard Art, New York City 2021

February 9, 2021

Millions of children are trapped in child labour and trafficking. What if Art could help YOU understand the issue and take action? 152 M Children in child labour 148 Goods involved 105,000 Children trafficked in the US To kick-off, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, join the #FreeChildren campaign curated by Street Art for […]

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