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Iryna Kanishcheva, TED Talk ‘Connecting Communities Through Public Art’ 2017

Iryna Kanishcheva ‘Connecting Communities Through Public Art, TED Talk 2017

July 3, 2017

The GraffitiStreet team caught up with street art curator, and photographer, Iryna Kanishcheva to congratulate her on her recent TED Talk ‘Connecting Communities Through Public Art’, forming part of the TEDxKU programme. Iryna speaks about her recent ‘Art United Us’ curated projects, from the special mural in Chernobyl, to the front line in Ukraine … an inspiring […]

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Misha Most, The largest mural in the world, ArtOvrag Street Art Festival, Russia 2017. Photo Credit Artmossphere

Misha Most paints the largest mural in the world, Art Ovrag Street Art Festival, Russia 2017

July 3, 2017

Street artist Misha Most finished a 10.800 sq. m. monumental wall painting. This is the largest mural in the world, which belongs to one artist. The project was curated by Sabina Chagina and the Creative association Artmossphere. The mural was presented to the public as part of the urban art festival Art Ovrag in Vyksa, Russia. […]

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Guido Van Helten, Nashville Street Art Silo Mural, Nashville Walls Project 2017. Photo Credit Those Drones

Guido Van Helten paints the Pillar of The Nations Community, Nashville Walls Project 2017

July 1, 2017

The Nashville Walls Project, curated by Brian Greif and Eva Boros woke up the city of Nashville to street art in May 2016 with their successful project that saw local and international street artists transform Nashville into an open art museum. Read more here. The second phase of the Nashville Walls Project has begun with artists already […]

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Grenoble Street Art Festival, France 2017

June 29, 2017

The Grenoble Street Art Fest just wrapped up its third public art festival. The event showed every aspect of public art such as, huge mural painting, traditional mural, painting,­ collage, stencils, urban sculpture, land art,­ photographs, art installation, canvas painting, digital painting, videos and exhibitions and ran from 7th to 25th June 2017. Local and […]

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STIK, Street Art Mural, Avenue of the Immigrants, New York 2017. Photo credit @just_a_spectator

Street Artist STIK Paints new Mural on Avenue of the Immigrants, New York City 2017

June 27, 2017

East London based street artist Stik is back in the Big Apple to grace the streets with another huge Stik mural. The new Stik mural, can be found on the corner of Allen St. and Delancey, New York. Since 2004, Allen street was co-named as “Avenue of the Immigrants” and the area used to be a big […]

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Trash Art for Glastonbury Festival, Somerset UK 2017

June 26, 2017

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset (England). It is regarded as a major event in British culture, the festival is inspired by the ethos of the hippie, counterculture, and free festival movements. Glastonbury Festival took place 21st – 25th June 2017 and this year Shangri-LA […]

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Sonny, Lion Street Art Mural, New York City To the Bone 2017. Photo credit @just_a_spectator

Street artist Sonny’s Lion mural is a roaring success, New York City 2017

June 25, 2017

To The Bone is an art initiative by the South African based artist, Sonny, which aims to raise funds and awareness for endangered wildlife before it’s too late. With a true passion for wildlife, Sonny believes that the wellbeing of animals is intricately tied to our own ability to thrive. That’s why he’s spent the past […]

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Hua Tunan, 20x21EUG Mural, Street Art Project, Eugene, Oregon 2017. Photo Credit Debbie Williamson Smith

Street Artist Hua Tunan paints for 20x21EUG Mural Project, Eugene Oregon 2017

June 24, 2017

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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Kevin Ledo, Mural International Public Street Art Festival, Montreal, Canada 2017. Photo credit Davi Tohinnou.

Mural International Public Street Art Festival, Montreal, Canada 2017

June 21, 2017

The MURAL International Public Art Festival was back for its 5th edition from 8th June to 18th June 2017, presented by Fido in collaboration with Sonnet Insurance. The ten-day MURAL Festival activities and events took place in a free-access pedestrian zone located in Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Sherbrooke Street and Mont-Royal Avenue. Some twenty new murals created this year […]

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#3890 Selfie canvas. Tiger Beer/WWF/Hua Tunan collab to stop illegal Tiger Trade, 2017.

Street Artists Uncage Art to Fight the Illegal Tiger Trade, 2017

June 17, 2017

Six global artists have collaborated with WWF and Tiger Beer to uncage art to fight the illegal tiger trade. Over the last 100 years, we have lost 96% of the tiger population. With as few as 3,890 wild tigers left worldwide, Tiger Beer is committed to protecting them. To do that, they are supporting WWF with a […]

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ECB Hendrik Beikirch, Wall Street Art, Evry, Paris. Photo Credit Mathgoth gallery

ECB Hendrik Beikirch adds to the Street Art Scene for Wall Street Art Festival, Paris 2017

June 17, 2017

German artist Hendrik Beikirch, also known by his alias “ECB”, has been painting in the south of Paris, in Evry (53,000 inhabitants), the main commune of Grand Paris Sud, in the Pyramids district for the ‘Wall Street Art Festival’, curated by artistic director Gautier Jourdain of Le Mur, 100 walls of youth and galerie Mathgoth. […]

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