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Ernesto Maranje, Bear with cub street art mural, Iraq 2017. Photo credit aptART

Ernesto Maranje reminds us we all have a homeland in our parents, Iraq 2017

June 1, 2017

aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. aptART are back again with another worthy street art project in Iraq, with support from UNHCR Iraq and Qandil. In the lead up to World Refugee Day, aptART are painting in different […]

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Australia’s Street Artists take an Art Adventure, The Wanderers series 2017

June 1, 2017

The Wanderers is a mini series that will premiere on ABC’S iview online platform from April 3, 2017, produced by Drew Macdonald and directed by Selina Miles. The Wanderers profiles six of Australia’s most exciting muralists; Guido Van Helten, Elliott Routledge, Georgia Hill, Dabsmyla, Amok Island and Rone, as they visit an Australian location of their choice. Once […]

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Invader's invasion of Malaga 2017. Photo credit Invader

Invader’s Mosaic Art Invasion of Malaga, Spain 2017

May 31, 2017

Invader is the pseudonym of a well-known French urban artist whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 1970s-1980s 8-bit video games. He took his name from the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, and much of his work is composed of square ceramic tiles inspired by video game characters. We last saw the French […]

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David Walker, Wall Street Art, Lieusaint, Paris. Photo Credit Mathgoth gallery

David Walker adds to the Street Art Scene for Wall Street Festival, Paris 2017

May 30, 2017

UK, Berlin based street artist David Walker’s been painting in the south of Paris, in the heart of the city of Lieusaint (12,000 inhabitants) for the ‘Wall Street Art Festival‘, curated by artistic director Gautier Jourdain of Le Mur, 100 walls of youth and galerie Mathgoth. The festival came about after the 2015 street art […]

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Ernesto Maranje, Street Art Deer, Iraq 2017. Photo Credit aptART

Street Artist Ernesto Maranje brings his colourful animals to Iraq, 2017

May 29, 2017

aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. aptART are back again with another worthy street art project in Iraq, with support from UNHCR Iraq and Qandil. Iraq has experienced decades of displacement, yet the people continue unwavering hospitality […]

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Qbic, POW! WOW! Street Art Festival 2017, NoMa, Washington D.C. Photo Credit POW! WOW!

POW! WOW! Street Art Festival, Washington D.C. 2017

May 29, 2017

International Art Festival POW! WOW! returned to the NoMa district with fifteen artists to create public murals around the D.C. neighborhood over the final two weeks of May. NoMa is a rapidly developing neighbourhood in Washington, DC located just north of the U.S. Capitol and Union Station and named for its location – North of Massachusetts […]

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The Sky’s the limit as Art United Us enters their Second Season, Ukraine 2017

May 27, 2017

ArtUnitedUs 2017, curated by Iryna Kanishcheva and Geo Leros, initiate a second and exciting season of street art murals across ukraine to promote piece. ArtUnitedUs is not just about producing a series of murals, but instead, creating an entirely new history. Art has been used as a great weapon throughout history, this initiative is current and promoting peace, and in […]

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Millo, St Petersburg, Russia 2017

Street Artist Millo’s painting about a Revolution, St Petersburg, Russia 2017

May 26, 2017

Italian artist Francesco Giorgino, known as Millo, paints large-scale murals that features either a single or a couple caught in-between a simple black and white urban setting. Millo’s murals represent each and every one of us and cleverly portrays many of life’s scenes and dreams within his art. Millo’s latest wall “Rivoluzione/Revolution” is in St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest […]

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Bisser, Solo Show 'Leive', Leuven 2017. Photo Credit Paul Burgoine

Street Artist Bisser’s solo show ‘Leive’ tells the story of Leuven, Belgium 2017

May 19, 2017

Belgium based street artist Bisser has just wrapped up his solo show in Leuven. Photographer and street art enthusiast Paul Burgoine visited the city of Leuven to check it out … I was fortunate enough to visit Leuven artist Bisser’s self organised expo ‘Leive’, a show consisting of six pieces of exquisite work and a giant […]

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Ernest Zacharevic, Splash and Burn, Sumatra. Photo Credit Ernest Zacharevic

Splash and Burn : An Activist Art Campaign, Sumatra 2017

May 15, 2017

This week sees the release of ‘Splash and Burn’, an environmental campaign addressing the impact of the Palm oil industry through Art, curated by Ernest Zacharevic and coordinated by Charlotte Pyatt. The title is a play on ‘Slash and Burn’, a technique used to clear patches of land by palm oil producers.  These fires produce […]

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Jason Woodside, Nashville Walls Project, Tennessee 2017. Photo Credit Eva Boros

A Colour Overload for the Nashville Walls Project, Tennessee 2017

May 12, 2017

The Nashville Walls Project woke up the city of Nashville to street art last May with their successful project that saw local and international street artists transform Nashville into an open art museum. Read more here. Nearly a year later April 10th – 18th, the second phase of the Nashville Walls Project has taken place […]

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