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DabsMyla paint Magical Unity, ARkanvas 2021

January 24, 2021

Australian contemporary artists Darren and Emmelene Mate, collectively known as DabsMyla, created a colourful mural on a former water tower in Fort Chaffee’s Wells Lake Road. The 70-foot mural took the artists seven days to complete. The circular flower bed titled Magical Unity features psychedelic illustrations of varied flora, including endemic vegetation to the Northwest Arkansas region. […]

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Axel Void and Helen Bur. Mural Fest Kosovo / Void Projects 2020. Photo Credit Aruallan

Mural Fest Kosovo, 2020

January 19, 2021

Between the 12th and 27th of September, Void Projects collaborated with Mural Fest Kosovo to bring Change, an artistic residency and festival in the town of Ferizaj. 15 international artists, including members of the Void Projects collective, worked alongside the Mural Fest Kosovo team, Participating artists included Ampparito, Aruallan, Micheal Beitz, Helen Bur, Emilio Cerezo, […]

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CHANGE – A Short Film by Doug Gillen, Kosovo 2020

January 18, 2021

Scottish filmmaker Doug Gillen presents CHANGE, his debut short film exploring the intersection of culture, activism and social change with art collective Void Projects in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and Mural Fest Kosovo, the film follows ten international artists reflecting on the history of a country healing from war. […]

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Mona Caron’s Weeds Animation: A Journey of Resilience and Transformation

January 7, 2021

Mona Caron’s Weeds Animation project is a compelling artistic project that reclaims the term “weeds” and transforms it into a symbol of resilience and transgressive growth. The series began with small graffiti pieces, painstakingly painted inch by inch and photographed at each stage to create stunning stop-motion animations. Each wild plant chosen for these animations—a […]

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The Meaning Behind Banksy’s ‘No Ball Games’ – Explained

January 6, 2021

Banksy is an artist known for his thought-provoking street art that often includes political and satirical commentary. One of his most famous works, ‘No Ball Games’, was originally painted in 2009 in Tottenham, North London. The mural featured two children playing a game of ‘catch’, but instead of a ball, they are playing with a […]

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MURAL ART FESTIVAL, Fort-de-France, Martinique 2020

December 31, 2020

Mural Art Festival has just wrapped up its second edition in Fort–de–France, the capital of Martinique, an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean. Despite the pandemic chaos the festival ran from November 26 to December 2020. The theme this year was “Humans and the Caribbean Sea”, drawing inspiration from culture, the relationship with nature, […]

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Street Art with More Impact, Recap of 2020

December 30, 2020

This year has undoubtedly been a challenging year for everyone, from the COVID-19 global pandemic to the devastating bush fires, the global Black Lives Matter movement, the US elections and Brexit and much more! 2020 has seen health, social, political, environmental and cultural upheaval across the world. There is no simple way, to sum up, 2020! […]

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The Crystal Ship by Night, illuminating street art and light installations in Ostend, Belgium 2020

December 23, 2020

All About Things brings us ‘The Crystal Ship by Night‘, illuminating both existing murals and new works of art to create a magical walk through Ostend at nightfall between December 19th 2020 and January 3rd 2021. Aryz visited Ostend and in the Conservatorium, he created a work of art dealing with the question “When and […]

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Artist LAKWENA wins over two Basketball Courts in Pine Bluff, Arkansas 2020

December 21, 2020

London based contemporary artist Lakwena brings her vibrant geometric colours and inspiring text-based work to the city of Pine Bluff for ARkanvas: a statewide engagement bringing art experiences by world-renowned artists to Arkansas. Invited by women-led global curator group Justkids and Arkansas organization OZ Art, Lakwena created a site-specific public art intervention under the theme […]

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‘Saving A Moment’ by Frode Skaren for Akershus Hospital Children’s Department, Oslo 2020

December 17, 2020

Artist Frode Skaren aka Uglylogo is best known for his charming characters and playful motifs and was the perfect choice for bringing some fun into Akershus Hospital Children’s Department in Lørenskog, Oslo. Frode painted more than forty characters in the hospital rooms and corridors to engage and excite the hospital’s paediatric patients and dedicated staff. […]

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Street Artist INSA’s latest mural Absorbs Carbon and Actively Purifies the Air around it! Leeds 2020

December 17, 2020

Street artist INSA has returned to his home city of Leeds to fight against urban pollution! INSA’s new mural on Wharf Chambers, supported by the Yorkshire Design Group and curated by Tina Ziegler, Director of Moniker Art Fair absorbs carbon and actively purifies the air around it! Measuring 13 meters high and 11 meters wide, […]

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