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Art United Us Curator Iryna Kanishcheva (IWD Special)

March 8, 2017

Every year on the eighth of March International Women’s Day is celebrated the world over. It celebrates womanhood and pays tribute to the indomitable spirit of women across the globe. This day is set for recognising and celebrating the achievements of women, and one woman who deserves a mention is Iryna Kanishcheva, the co-founder of Art United Us. Art United […]

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Dubai Canvas, 3D Street Art Festival, 2017

Winners of first Dubai Canvas 3D Street Art Award announced, 2017

March 6, 2017

Brand Dubai today announced the winners of the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award, the world’s first award that recognises excellence in 3D art, at a ceremony at the Dubai Canvas Festival today. The jury of the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award named the winners after evaluating 25 shortlisted artworks for creativity, technique, composition and design, […]

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Banksy Walled off Hotel, Bethlehem

Banksy Opens New Hotel in Bethlehem, 2017

March 3, 2017

Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has made a bold new statement with his latest project, “The Walled Off Hotel” – a new hotel in the heart of Bethlehem, Palestine. This marks his first major project since the groundbreaking Dismaland exhibit in 2015, and it’s already making waves in the art world. The hotel, aptly named “The […]

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Stop & Search, Street Art, Saving Banksy Documentary 2017

Saving Banksy: A Documentary about removing Street Art, 2017

March 3, 2017

Internationally known graffiti artist, Banksy, left his mark on San Francisco in April 2010. However, Banksy’s art was quickly destroyed by local writers and authorities wanting to remove the “vandalism”. One art collector saves a Banksy piece from being destroyed with the request that he doesn’t sell the artwork and uses it to promote conversation. With local […]

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PichiAvo, POW WOW Hawaii 2017. Photo Credit @bshigeta

POW WOW Street Art Festival, Hawaii 2017

March 2, 2017

After touring the globe and painting the streets of eight different cities, contemporary art initiative POW! WOW! went back on home turf to Oahu, Hawaii for POWWOW 2017! The festival started on February 11th and ran until the 18th, Street artists and musicians gathered at the Kaka’ako neighbourhood and created new murals and installations for […]

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Dubai Canvas, 3D Street Art Festival 2017

Dubai Canvas 3D Street Art Festival Opens Today, UAE 2017

March 1, 2017

Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival is a unique public art festival organised by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO). The annual event, launched in 2015, provides a platform for renowned artists from around the world to exhibit their creations in a public space. The third edition of the […]

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Elian, Trama Festival 2017

Elian’s latest mural flows with the traffic for Trama Festival, Argentina 2017

February 28, 2017

Argentinean artist Elian Chali, aka Elian was invited to paint in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the Trama Festival curated by Martin Ron and Liliana Piñeiro. Elian is known for his abstract style and graphic design using vibrant colours and a rich mix of shapes, patterns and varied inclinations. The facade that Elian was asked to […]

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Sofles, Guido Van Helten and Reka team up to transform Melbourne Polytechnic’s Prahran Campus, 2017

February 18, 2017

Leading mural artists Sofles, Guido Van Helten and Reka have teamed up to transform Melbourne Polytechnic’s Prahran Campus with epic large-scale murals on three seven storey walls. Prahran Campus is a creative precinct in the heart of Melbourne’s visual and performing arts communities. With the aim of improving access to creative training and arts facilitates to students […]

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D*FACE, Downtown Las Vegas Photo Credit JustKids

High Rollers Shepard Fairey and D*Face hit Vegas with High Stakes, 2017

February 16, 2017

Internationally known artists Shepard Fairey and D*Face officially unveiled their completed murals at the Plaza Hotel & Casino on Saturday 11th February. Curated by Justkids, the installations support Life is Beautiful Festival‘s efforts to infuse art into Downtown Las Vegas by serving as the latest additions to downtown’s ever-growing collection of outdoor works of art, […]

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Street Art for Mankind exhibition to Stop Child Slavery, Miami 2017

February 10, 2017

Street Art for Mankind (SAM) is a world-first street art movement on a mission to stop child slavery. The United Nations #AtThisAge exhibition which ran in January marked the launch of this movement. Over the next five years, Street Art for Mankind will travel the world, using Art to make a stand for the rights of all children […]

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Pattaya Arts Festival brings Street Art to the Beach, Thailand 2017

February 3, 2017

Pattaya City and Pattaya Cultural Council have organised their first beach art festival in Thailand “Pattaya Arts Festival 2017” at Pattaya beach today (3rd February) until 5th February from 4pm onwards. “As Thailand mourns and show respect to the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, We have organised the exhibition of our beloved king “The artistic genius of […]

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