POW WOW Street Art Festival, Long Beach, California 2017

Contemporary art initiative POW! WOW! return​ed​ to the city of Long Beach, California for their third consecutive year ​during the summer of 2017​.

Artists from around the globe participated in the week-long festival bringing art and culture to Long Beach with live mural paintings, art exhibitions, talks and more.

“We are so excited to have POW! WOW! back for its 3rd year in Long Beach … The event has become an important part of the cultural fabric of Long Beach and we can’t wait to see how the city embraces us this year.” Dani Concepcion, regional director of POW! WOW! Long Beach.

POW! WOW! long beach 2017 invited local and international artists to the beautiful the area, including Kevin Lyons, Mike Giant, Tatiana Suarez, Niels Shoe Meulman, Nosego, TRAV MSK, and Adele Renault. We also have some Long Beach hometown heroes like The Draculas, Bodeck Hernandez, Nate Frizzell, Ryan Milner and more.

Check out the action below …

See all the action of POW! WOW! Long Beach 2017 as they add twenty new murals to the landscape of the city. Video by our buddies at  Chop ’em Down Films.

 

 

POW! WOW! brings art and culture to public spaces by beautifying the city while cultivating community pride. Alongside headline sponsors, Downtown Long Beach Alliance, The Port of Long Beach, LB Convention & Visitors Bureau, Long Beach Art Museum, Montana Cans, Olukai, Monster Energy, ’47 Brand.

Photo credit Brandon Shigeta

Video Credit Chop ’em Down Films

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