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Bordalo II, Wild Wild Waste, Big Trash Animal Zoo, Life is Beautiful Festival, downtown Las Vegas 2018. Photo Credit JustKids

Bordalo II brings the Wild Wild Waste Zoo Parody to Downtown Las Vegas, 2018

October 5, 2018

Portuguese activist and ecologic artist Bordalo II, has delivered his most ambitious trash animal installation to date, a 10,000 square feet world of trash animals entitled Wild Wild Waste, in Downtown Las Vegas, powered by Zappos.com. The project has been prepared in secrecy during five weeks in an abandoned Motel of the original Downtown Las Vegas, […]

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Andrew Hem, UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland 2018. Photo Credit Hannu Uusitalo

UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland 2018

September 30, 2018

The third annual, Street Art Festival UPEA took over 12 different Finnish cities during the month of September 2018. UPEA18 invited local and international artists, such as Andrew Hem, Case Maclaim, David de la Mano, Sainer, Fabio Petani, Leon Keer, Gummy Gue, Helen Bur, Sepe, How & Nosm, Isaac Cordal, Jussi TwoSeven, Kenor, Mantra, Natalia […]

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Interview with Kobra about his Peace Project “Colors of Liberty”, New York 2018

September 21, 2018

Kobra is currently in New York City with his latest project “Colors of Liberty“. The Brazillian street artist is busy creating a series of murals promoting peace to the masses, through the power of street art. With his celebrated style and his unique colours, all of them will have a common message: a cry for […]

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Entrevista com KOBRA sobre o seu último projeto “Cores pela Liberdade”- Nova Iorque 2018

September 21, 2018

Kobra está atualmente em Nova Iorque com o seu mais recente projeto “Cores Pela Liberdade”. O artista de rua Brasileiro está a criar uma série de murais promovendo a paz, através do poder da street art. Com o seu estilo célebre e cores únicas, todos eles vão ter uma mensagem comum: gritar pela paz mundial […]

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Jazoo Yang, Dot series, Nuart Festival 2018. Photo Credit Kristina Borhes

Korean Artist Jazoo Yang Protests Against Gentrification with Two New Works in Stavanger, Nuart Festival 2018

September 19, 2018

Jazoo Yang is interested in the evolution of cities and the nostalgic poetry that emerges from popular neighbourhoods demolished at high speed in areas of urban redevelopment. Her newest mural project for this years Nuart Festival uses Korean symbols of forced evictions and demolition to raise awareness about all those globally who are exposed to […]

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Activist Xiuhtezcatl-Martinez, We The Future.

We The Future to use Art in Schools to Inspire the Next Generation of Youth Activists, Amplifier 2018

September 18, 2018

Last year, Amplifier launched one of the most viral political art projects in history with We The People, a nonpartisan public art campaign dedicated to igniting a national dialogue about American identity and values after the divisive Presidential campaign of 2016. Now they want to reach a new audience, the next chapter of this project, […]

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Stik, Wooden Stik Sculpture "Up on the Roof" to be auctioned off at Christies Auction House for Cardboard Citizens Charity 2018. Photo Credit Stik

Street Artist Stik Auctions Rare Sculpture in aid of Cardboard Citizens Charity, Christies 2018

September 18, 2018

A rare sculpture made in 2009 for Stik’s “Diva” exhibition is on sale at Christies Auction in aid of homeless theatre company Cardboard Citizens. The sculpture was from a series of sixteen unique sculptures, where only three are known to have survived. The life size artwork was titled “Up on the Roof”, named after the Cardboard Citizens theatre […]

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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, along with donors Goldman Global Arts and Jessica Goldman Srebnick, unveiled a five-story mural painted at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital by world-renowned French street artist, Seth Globepainter.

Seth Globepainter Unveils Mural at Nicklaus Children’s hospital, Miami 2018

September 17, 2018

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, along with donors Goldman Global Arts and Jessica Goldman Srebnick, unveiled a five-story mural painted at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital by world-renowned French street artist, Seth Globepainter. The mural took ten days to paint and shows two children swinging playfully on a colourful tree. One of the children leaves his wheelchair on […]

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Matt Small, Jesse Owens Tribute, Re-claimed materials Sculpture, 20x21EUG Mural Project, Eugene, Oregon. Photo Credit Maricel Teague

Matt Small’s largest installation pays tribute to Jesse Owens, Eugene, Oregon 2018

September 14, 2018

The 20x21EUG Mural Project is an initiative of the City of Eugene Cultural Service’s Public Art Program to create 20 or more world-class outdoor murals in Eugene between now and the 2021 IAAF World Championships. This is the first time the World Championships will be held in the United States. The concept of a large […]

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Said Dokins, Nuart Festival, Stavanger 2018. Photo Credit Brian Tallman

Said Dokins Mural is Inspired by Stavanger’s Immigrant Population, Nuart Festival 2018

September 13, 2018

For this year’s Nuart Festival, Mexican artist Said Dokins creates a mural inspired by the experiences of immigrants who have made the journey, through choice or necessary, and settled in the street art city of Stavanger, Norway. Said Dokins conducted interviews with individuals from Johannes Læringsenter, a resource centre for newly arrived immigrants to Stavanger, […]

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Peeta, Anamorphic-Mural, Downtown Gainesville. Photo Credit Iryna Kanishcheva

New Anamorphic Mural by Peeta, Downtown Gainesville 2018

September 12, 2018

Internationally recognised Italian muralist Peeta was invited by curator Iryna Kanishcheva aka GNV Urban Art LLC, to paint in his anamorphic style a new mural project at 204 West University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601. Peeta, also known as Manuel Di Rita, has been a graffiti artist since 1993 and currently lives in Venice, Italy. His […]

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