The Art Connection / Mural Dedication

Presents
Playground Encounters
A mural by
                                                                                                                 
Katya Romero, Constance Bergfors and Joan Belmar

 Katya Romero is a talented Ecuadoran artist who has exhibited in Latin America and the United States. Her work is directly affected by nature. Her series “feminas” has caught the attention of galleries and collectors in Washington DC.
 

Constance Bergfors is an American artist, who has spent considerable time in Africa. Her wood sculptures are simply remarkable. They convey movement and rhythm, and they demand to be touched.

Chilean artist Joan Belmar, who also spent many years in Spain before coming to the U.S., has been granted permanent residency based on artistic merit and has also been recognized by the DCCAH.  He works with transparencies, light and volume to create three-dimensional pieces.

 Installation of mural on December 8, 2009       

6:00 to 8:00pm at SED
RSVP Dec 1, 2009
  
RSVP
Charoellis@sedcenter.org  or
dorisruano@sedcenter.org

The Spanish Education Development (SED) Center
Celebrating 38 years of helping low-income immigrants achieve their social and economic goals through education
www.sedcenter.org 

4110 Kansas Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20011

 202.722-4404 x 107

Announcing the New Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign

Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign.

Please Donate at www.albuscav.us.

Albus Cavus, a non-profit public art organization, is taking participatory public art from the outside to the inside. Albus Cavus wants to encourage hundreds of kids to become active and engaged residents. We are empowering young artists with the creative skills to improve their neighborhoods.

Your donations will buy art supplies, create scholarships, and support teachers. Albus Cavus Classroom will have a tremendous impact on children, students, and communities. Albus Cavus offers a unique learning experience, connecting with DC's young people who see the new murals going up in their neighborhoods and want to be a part of it.

Watch this interview with 14-year-old Dana Lopez who helped paint the new Sherman Avenue mural. We want to offer Dana the tools to create art and bring it to the world. Please support young artists like Dana by donating at www.albuscav.us

The student artists will learn and work on actual public art projects, murals and sculptures. The will get hands-on experience with innovative techniques and current approaches to public art process.

The Spring 2010 Classroom will be held in The Fridge, an artist space in South East DC, in walking distance from Eastern Market Metro Station.

The Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign will run into early 2010 and culminate with a fun fundraiser party in February. Check your email for more information this creative new classroom project and for the party.


Please Donate at www.albuscav.us

City Arts / Public Mural Dedication Ceremony

H Street, NE Mural 

Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.

  @

1010 H Street, NE

Washington, DC 

Meet-and-greet with the artists afterwards

@

SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE

with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

City Arts will hold a public mural dedication ceremony for its newly completed H Street, NE Mural on Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.  The dedication will take place at the site of the mural at 1010 H Street, NE.  It will be followed by a meet-and-greet with the artists at SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE, with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

http://cityartsdc.org/
City Arts creates vibrant public murals and mosaics in Washington, DC and beyond through a collaborative process with community members. G. Byron Peck, Founder/Artistic Director since 1997, City Arts' professional artists and student apprentices have created more than 25 high-profile artworks. The results of City Arts' long-term dedication to enlivening neighborhoods will be seen for decades.

Blog Now on streetpainting.tv: CHALK4PEACE: An Interview with John Aaron

Blog Now on streetpainting.tv: CHALK4PEACE: An Interview with John Aaron

Blog Now on streetpainting.tv is always impressed by ambitious projects for street painting, and we are especially impressed by the mission of CHALK4PEACE. John Aaron, CEO of CHALK4PEACE, shares his thoughts on the growth of the movement of those dedicated to peace through sidewalk chalk in 2010…

Spray Paint Workshops in DC

Albus Cavus is taking advantage of the last warm fall days in Washington, DC and hoping to finish the new mural on Sherman Ave this week. Stop by on Saturday November 7, 2009 between 1pm and 5pm to see their progress, paint with them, meet the neighbors and have a nice relaxing afternoon. If you are interested you can also learn the basics of painting with spray paint. Wear your work clothes if you want to paint. The location is Sherman Ave and Barry Place NW in Washington DC.

No Artist Left Behind Workshop

Copyright and Contracts for Artists presented by WALA and WPA

October 24, 2009 2-4 pm

@

Arlington Arts Center

3220 Wilson Blvd

Arlington, VA 22201

Spray paint, billboards, art - SignOnSanDiego.com

Spray paint, billboards, art - SignOnSanDiego.com

Graffiti artists use billboards as their canvas in cross-border project
By Sandra Dibble Union-Tribune Staff Writer

TIJUANA — The street is both their studio and gallery. Their public is anyone who passes by — police cruisers with flashing lights, street vendors with bouquets of flowers, groups of uniformed schoolchildren

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MURAL OF NOTABLE BLACK AMERICANS DEDICATED AS AN INSPIRATION TO HOMELESS MEN & WOMEN

The mural, “From Menelik I to Obama”, unfolds a very powerful Ethiopian journey chronicled from East Africa to America; through many triumphs and tragedies, slavery, the cotton fields, the civil rights movement and the historical victory of electing an African American President.  The mural is a visual journey of key civil rights leaders who have made a significant impact in African American history, portraying survival, spiritual strength and brings to life the fight for freedom and equality for all men. This mural correlates the bondage of GRM clients’ homelessness and drug addiction and the breakthrough of having their lives restored and their families reintegrated.


Gospel Rescue Ministries (GRM), in partnership with Howard University Division of Fine Arts hosted a public unveiling of the mural in their lobby on October 3, 2009 at 810 5th Street, NW in Washington, DC. The artist, Mr. Mekbib Gebertsadik is a young, talented and gifted artist and graduate student at Howard University.
 
About Gospel Rescue Ministries:
Gospel Rescue Ministries is a Christ-centered, faith-based, homeless/drug treatment program serving the Washington, DC community for over 103 years. Their vision at GRM is “to break the cycle of homelessness, addiction and poverty in our Nations' Capitol, through a wellness program that reaches the whole individual. GRM treats both men and women physically, mentally and spiritually.”

About Howard University Department of Fine Arts:
The Department of Fine Arts of Howard University is a professionally oriented body of artist/scholars within a historically African-American private university committed to the provision of visual, practical and performing arts education of exceptional quality to students of high artistic and academic potential, with particular emphasis on the provision of opportunities for individuals of African ancestry.

Adding Disco Touch to 14th St. Bridge - washingtonpost.com

John Kelly - Columnist John Kelly: Adding Disco Touch to 14th St. Bridge - washingtonpost.com

Takoma Voice / Global Refugee Mural

Slide show of Global Refugee Mural at Keva Cafe in Silver Spring, MD

Artist Joel Bergner
Global Refugee Mural
963 Bonifant Street
Silver Spring, MD

The Mural Non-Controversy: From Edgewood to the Edge of the World Vs. ANC Commissioner Marshall Phillips

Take a look at the Edgewood Mural - appreciators and detractors news on ABC 7.

The Mural Non-Controversy: From Edgewood to the Edge of the World Vs. ANC Commissioner Marshall Phillips

Source: The Daily Render by Nikolas R. Schiller

Inhabitat - Recycled Billboard Vinyl Becomes Public Art

"Billboards get all sorts of (justified) flak for polluting our mind-scapes. They are everywhere, flaunting famous people — in expensive clothes, drinking sexy beer, promising us recession-busting discounts. Unfortunately, billboards are also responsible for a more tangible type of pollution. At the end of an advertising campaign, billboard workers roll up the heavy-grade vinyl and toss it in the dumpster. When Peter Schulberg experienced this waste firsthand, he immediately took steps to remedy it....."

Read how one gallery dealer turned discarded vinyl into public art.

Inhabitat - Recycled Billboard Vinyl Becomes Public Art
by Moe Beitiks

Completed Edgewood Mural- a set on Flickr

Completed Edgewood - a set on Flickr: "Completed Edgewood"

If you missed the official opening of the Edgewood Mural, please see photos by see photos by Mika, Jazi, Dan Rosenstein and Chip Feise.

Meet the artists, Pose 2, Decoy, Chor Boogie, Joshua Mays and Quest Skinner in a comfortable cool place August 27 from 6pm to 8pm. They are presenting their work on canvases along with photos of the past work and ideas for the future. The event is organized by the Pink Line Project and is in the new Solea Building on 1405 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Edgewood Mural Dedication

Celebrate the completion of the Edgewood Mural tomorrow. The mural will be officially given to the community by the Mayor Adrian M. Fenty on Monday, August 24th at 4:30pm.

There will performances by the young artists from the Summer Youth Employment Program. The ceremony is in the parking lot of Rhode Island Avenue Center (behind Safeway and CVS) on 540 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington DC.

"From Edgewood to the Edge of the World" is commissioned by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Art in Public Places Program. Created with assistance of young artists from Summer Youth Employment Program, Beacon House, neighbors and local artists. The featured artists are: Pose 2, Decoy, Chor Boogie, Joshua Mays & Quest Skinner.

Artists Discuss D.C. Mural 'From Edgewood to the Edge of the World' - washingtonpost.com

Artists Discuss D.C. Mural 'From Edgewood to the Edge of the World' - washingtonpost.com

D.C. Mural Jam Aims to Create Positive Venue for Graffiti Art - washingtonpost.com

D.C. Mural Jam Aims to Create Positive Venue for Graffiti Art - washingtonpost.com

The Edgewood Mural Jam

This Saturday, the capital’s largest public art event is taking place in the Northeast neighborhood of Edgewood.

The Edgewood Mural Jam is sponsored by Albus Cavus, the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, Liquitex, Beacon House, District Department of Transportation, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

From 10am to 8pm, over 100 muralists, artists, and members of the general public will be on hand to complete a public painting on a wall larger than a football field.

The event is for all ages, and will have good food, activities for children, DJs spinning, and of course good company.

The mural will be painted on a wall near the Rhode Island Ave. Metro Stop, on the Red Line.

The DC community is invited to participate in the largest interactive public art event of the summer by meeting the artists, watching them work, and picking up a paintbrush to join in.

Over the last eight weeks, artists Decoy, Quest Skinner, Pose 2, Chor Boogie and Joshua Mays have been leading a group of young people from our Summer Youth Employment Program to develop, design, and create a mural for the DC community. “From Edgewood to the Edge of the World” is the anchor art piece that reflects the souls of the artists and invites the public to imagine a new world. The Edgewood Mural Jam will nearly double the size of public art piece in one day as 100 artists have been invited to contribute their art. The mural walls are visible from the Rhode Island Metro station on the Red Line and along the new Metropolitan Branch Trail.

Art Klash: D.C.’s Premier Freestyle Art Battle

A New Forum to Celebrate Creativity

Art Klash is a live art competition with participants from across the Washington D.C. Metro Area. We are geared to bring a highly energetic art battle to the Washington D.C Area. The purpose of the battle is to highlight talent, wit, and spur of the moment creativity in the form of a mural. Each art team, consisting of two artists, will have ninety minutes, a canvas, and a variety of markers to construct a mural based on a randomly selected theme. The winner will be selected by our guest judges Judah (music producer) and Rachel Dickerson (District of Columbia Council of the Arts and Humanities member). Our live audience will have a say in selecting the nights winner as well.

Wednesday August 12 from 8:00pm-until

L’enfant Moderne Gallery
3232 P St. NW
Washington D.C., 20007

(Near the corner of Wisconsin Ave NW and P Street NW in Georgetown)

See Jazirocks, Imani Brown, Brandon Hill aka “The Baby Chicken”, and Alex Meade Compete Live

Music Provided by DJ Beatstreet

Hosted By Leo Breckenridge

Doors open at 8:00pm. Competition starts at 8:30pm.

Cover $7.00

Tickets are available now at www.artklashdc.eventbrite.com

Public Art Creates Community

(Washington, DC, August 5, 2009) - You are invited to come out and watch the District's largest public mural take shape. The Edgewood mural project team has started painting the 275-foot long wall that's two-stories high. Over the next 10 days, artists and DC youth will cover a wall space that is larger than a football field with a public art piece called "From Edgewood to the Edge of the World." The project and the resulting art seeks to reflect its home community of Edgewood and be a window into the souls of the artists.

The Edgewood mural project is sponsored by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities and the DC Mayor Office's Summer Youth Employment Program, and directed by public arts non-profit Albus Cavus. The mural wall is located along the new Metropolitan Branch Trail for cyclists and walkers and visible from the WMATA Rhode Island metro stop. What was a grey retainer wall will be transformed into a beautiful creation.

Come to the mural site and be a part of the action. Seriously. Drawing in visitors fills in the vision of public art to create spaces where people come together and interact with the art. The quality of open space affects how walkable and safe neighborhoods are for residents. Public art can promote creativity, healthy spaces; and, in the case of the Edgewood Mural, it will promote healthy bodies. "From Edgewood to the Edge of the World" connects art and health, because it's located along the new Metropolitan Branch Trail for cyclists, joggers, walkers, and families.

The new Metropolitan Branch Trail will connect all parts of DC from Union Station to Silver Spring, Maryland. The trail will bring visitors, residents, and commuters together, serving as a recreational opportunity and an alternative transportation route. Weaving through parks, major roadways and revitalized urban zones, the new trail will take visitors past major landmarks and a significant piece of public art. "The Edgewood mural will not only be a beautiful aesthetic addition to the trail, but it will draw people to the trail to look at the mural," says Heather Deutsch, Bicycle Program Specialist/Trail Planner, Transportation, Policy and Planning Administration, District Department of Transportation.

"The current reality of public urban spaces, many times, is bleak, unsafe, ugly, and covered with litter," says Peter Krsko, Director of Albus Cavus. "Public art changes how residents spend time in public spaces. They meet at public art, they take care of the space, communities hold events next to the art and draw people into social interactions. While we create engaging art for people to enjoy, an additional result is safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable urban spaces."

On August 15, the public is invited to participate in and view a mural jam for local artists to contribute their work and extend the mural down the sprawling wall to the street. The event invites the community to learn and appreciate the artwork and will feature live music, deejays, giveaways and an artist market.

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To view more background on the Edgewood Mural process and photos, please visit: http://createpublicartdc.ning.com

Create Public Art DC

Edgewood Mural on WAMU

Edgewood Mural on WAMU

Tune into WAMU 88.5 FM

July 17th, 2009 at 1:00 PM EDT to hear a story on the Edgewood mural project in DC. Metro Connection Host David Furst visited the project team on site on Monday and interviewed artists Peter Krsko, Pose 2, and Mike Money.

The DC Creates! Public Art Program / Call to Artists

Takoma Metro Public Art Project
Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Budget: $250,000

The DC Creates! Public Art Program at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), in collaboration with the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority, Art in Transit Program (WMATA) and the Takoma community, seek an artist or art team to design, create, and install artwork that will be located within the Takoma Metro underpass. The goal of this project is to create a vibrant and inviting gateway to the Takoma DC community. The colorful artwork will provide an “avenue” for residents, commuters and visitors to enjoy, admire and revitalize the community as well as express the unique story of historic Takoma.

For more information, email Rachel.Dickerson[at]dc.gov or call (202) 724-5613.

Download the application

Public Arts Through Story Telling

(Washington, DC) The story of the Edgewood Mural is told through its characters: the 45 young artists of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities ' Youth Summer Employment Program, five directing artists, DC muralists, and the entire Edgewood community. This week, the Edgewood Mural project team stretched themselves and reached out further into the community to engage more storytellers. On Monday, the young artists participated in a spokesperson training session to put words to their art. They shared the messages they hope the mural will communicate.

"We are creating unity: uniting different DC neighborhoods, uniting young artists with experienced professionals, and uniting communities in their spaces," said Artist Pose 2.

Artist Quest Skinner stated her hope that the Edgewood Mural, "Showcases these young artists' unique talents, dreams, and expressions. I really want these young artists to leave with new gateways and bridges to their future." The mural team sees art as empowerment through the expression of self, and unity can be fostered through joint creativity. The mural is a synergistic effort between self and community, inner and outer. For the Edgewood Mural project, public art is not only the goal. The art is also the frame for the intangible results, such as inspiration to a young child, a flash of vibrant color in the eyes of a cyclist along the new Metropolitan Branch Trail, or a smile on the face of WMATA rider who sees the mural from the Red Line train.

On Tuesday, July 21, the Edgewood Mural project team presented its vision for art and engagement at the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5C, which considers a wide range of policies and programs affecting their neighborhoods, including traffic, parking, recreation, street improvements, and more. Ten Commissioners and 30 local residents heard more about how public art can lift up residents’ lives and contribute to safer and healthier streets. “In our experience bringing murals and public art to communities, we see that communities maintain and enjoy the public spaces. Parents bring their kids, and the spaces become more active and safe,” said Peter Krsko, Director of the public arts nonprofit Albus Cavus, which is leading the Edgewood Mural effort.

Another way to bring more attention and engagement is to bring more artists. On August 15, Albus Cavus will host an all-day “mural jam” with 100 DC muralists who will bring their art to an adjoining wall, and extend the mural another 200 feet. The Edgewood Mural runs along the new Metropolitan Branch Trail.

"We want to liven up the community and get everyone to appreciate art more. The mural is about expressing ourselves and exposing the community to our talents," Participant Brooke Hargrove said. “The Edgewood Mural is creating stronger communities through empowering young DC artists to paint their generations' spirit into public spaces and create something that shows a little bit of our souls.”

This week, listen to Edgewood Mural artists Peter Krsko, Pose 2, and Mike Money on WAMU’s Metro Connection with Host David Furst.

Historic Harlem Mural To Be Restored

Historic Harlem Mural To Be Restored

Over 20 years of sun, wind, rain and wall repairs have rendered Homage to Seurat: La Grande Jatte in Harlem, the 1986 community mural by Eva Cockcroft, a ghost of its former self—the brilliant, high intensity greens, turquoise, reds, purples and yellows now dull, faded and abraded. Located on West 142nd Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Hamilton Place in West Harlem, the mural is adjacent to the Hope Steven Community Garden. The HarlemWorldblog

Rescue Public Murals

Street/ Studio

June 20 to August 01, 2009

Exhibiting Artists:
Shepard Fairey (LA), Swoon (NYC), Gaia (Brooklyn),
Imminent Disaster (Brooklyn), Oliver Vernon (Brooklyn),
James Marshall (Dalek) (NY and Raleigh, NC),
EVOL (Berlin), and PISA73 (Berlin)

You can't help but notice that the alley at 14th and P Sts is a little more appealing lately. There's more than meets the eye in this new street art gallery. You're likely to do a double take and meander back to the eye catching visuals of Shepard Fairey and Evol. Is it art, grafitti, propoganda...you might wonder. On further exploration, you find the whole alley is plastered and painted with murals. And if you somehow miss the alley gallery, you can pop out the back door of Irvine Contemporary and be treated to the variety of the wall murals produced by the Street/Studio artists.

Inside Irvine Contemporary, the artists have produced work that reflects their street styles. Evol creates urban architecture on cardboard, one of the materials of choice by several of the artists. Don't be fooled.... beautiful pieces are created on these humble materials. There's a freshness, a vitality and an urban savy that the artists bring to this work - nervy, edgy and perhaps easier for some to absorb in bite size pieces. Don't miss it! Go see for your self.

There's a great article by Jessica Dawson in the WaPo on "Street/Studio" at Irvine contemporary Gallery.

Missed the opening night? Not to worry. You can get a look at the production of the murals & see the artists at work onsite and the opening night by visiting Irvine Contemporary's Website. Slide Show Artists, Wall Murals, On-Site Projects, Works in the Exhibition at Irvine Contemporary.

Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20005
202.332.8767
info[at]irvinecontemporary.com

Shepard Fairey

PISA73

Shepard Fairey

EVOL

Oliver Vernon

Oliver Vernon, Gaia

Swoon

Swoon

Swoon, (front)
Imminent Disaster (back)

James Marshall (Dalek)

Gaia

EVOL

Oliver Vernon

Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20005
202.332.8767
info[at]irvinecontemporary.com

Incorrigible Curmudgeon: I love this mural

More Washington, DC murals by
Incorrigible Curmudgeon: I love this mural

"This is How We Live" Mural by Garin Baker

Meet the Man Behind Some of DC’s Coolest Murals - Joel Bergner

Read HERE / Prince Of Petworth- Meet the Man Behind Some of DC’s Coolest Murals - Joel Bergner

Prince of Petworth writes

I was lucky enough to run into the artist, Joel Bergner, 30, while he was painting his most recent piece. Joel is originally from Chicago but has lived in DC for the past two and a half years (near Howard University).

Madonnari Off Main - An Italian Street Chalk Festival

~ Madonnari Off Main ~

Madonnari Off Main - An Italian Street Chalk Festival
August 20-23, 2009
Downtown Glen Ellyn, IL

Witness modern-day masters of Madonnari, traditional Italian street painting dating back to the 16th century in which painters transform village street squares into colorful temporary galleries! Watch drab pavement evolve into a series of fabulous works of art alongside the Prairie Path from Main to Park!

Madonnari Off Main – An Italian Street Painting Festival, sponsored by Bells & Whistles Snackery, The Glen Ellyn Library, Team Works Media, R J Aubrey Investment Corp., Monkey Wrench Studio, Inc., and WelcomeToGlenEllyn.com in partnership with the Glen Ellyn Park District and partners - the Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, and the National Eagle Center comes to life August 22-23, 2009.

http://madonnarioffmain.org/index.htm

Reno Tahoe Tonight - Chor Boogie

Great Interview with Street Artist Chor Boogie

Reno Tahoe Tonight - Chor Boogie

The Best Cities for Street Art - Manhattan, Los Angeles, Melbourne, London, Berlin, Sao Paulo, Paris | Travel Leisure

The Best Cities for Street Art - Manhattan, Los Angeles, Melbourne, London, Berlin, Sao Paulo, Paris | Travel Leisure

Graffiti artist accepts guilty tag, Boston probation - BostonHerald.com

Graffiti artist accepts guilty tag, Boston probation - BostonHerald.com

Graffiti artist-turned-cause-celebre Shepard Fairey was placed on probation yesterday after pleading guilty to destruction of property charges for pasting posters to signs and electrical boxes in the city.

MAYOR ADRIAN M. FENTY AND THE DC COMMISSION ON THE ARTS & HUMANITIES PROVIDE ART INSTALLATION FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK

Columbia Heights Park Ribbon Cutting
14th & Girard Street, NW
Friday July 10, 12:00 pm

Community celebration of the opening of the new 14th and Girard Park will continue on Saturday, July 11, as DPR in partnership with the Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative, will host a community celebration from 6 to 9 pm.

All are invited to come out and enjoy fun, food, and entertainment.

Washington, DC – On Friday July 10, 2009, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty along with Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham; the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities’ Executive Director, Gloria Nauden; Ximena Hartsock, DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Acting Director; will join the Columbia Heights community at the new 14th and Girard Street Park for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion and opening of DPR’s newest park.

Redevelopment of the park began with a community-driven planning and design process in spring 2007 with the goal of completely redeveloping the existing park to better serve the community. Demolition of the old park, which featured large amounts of concrete and little usable green space, began in December 2008, and construction of a completely new park began earlier this year. The DC Housing Authority provided construction management for this DPR capital improvement project.

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, located just one block from the park, has joined with DPR as a community partner and will be overseeing a mural installation by a professional artist or artist team which will work with local residents and youth to design and install the work on the 750 square foot east wall of the outdoor multi-use playcourt.

“The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is proud to participate in this great project. The Commission is committed to giving every community in the District the opportunity to experience the great work that our city's artists have to offer,” said Commission Executive Director, Gloria Nauden.

The Commission has recently received applications from DC artists and arts organizations to be considered by an art selection panel comprised of representatives from the community, youth, District government agencies, and architects. The selected artist will be required to facilitate at least five workshops for a group of youth in the neighborhood to participate in the design and installation of the mural.

Albus Cavus to Create New Mural in Edgewood

From Albus Cavus

(Washington, DC, June 25, 2009) — Albus Cavus has been creating innovative public art up and down the East Coast for seven years, bringing murals and events to community centers, bike trails, warehouses, and urban centers. This summer, 45 DC young people will work with the non-profit public arts organization to cover a wall in the Edgewood community of Northeast DC with beautiful art and to create a new curriculum on youth leadership in public arts. The result of their work will be a 300 foot-long mural alongside the new Metropolitan Branch Trail, which will serve cyclists and pedestrians when complete. The art will also be visible from the Rhode Island Metro station.

On day one of the nine-week program, Albus Cavus artists and 45 DC young people kick-started their summer with markers and charcoal on sheets of paper the size of tables. Flowers bloomed off the pages while bars of music ran in rainbows over a kaleidoscope of silhouettes and colors. “We start with tackling a big white space together by drawing and filling the page with color and images,” says project director Peter Krsko. “We learn how to work spontaneously and apply our unique personalities to a collaborative effort.”

Under the direction of Albus Cavus and artists Pose 2, Quest Skinner, Decoy, Joshua Mays, and Chor Boogie, the young people will develop their own plans, learn painting techniques, collaborate on projects, and connect with the community. They will learn how to attract attention and talk to the media, finance a project, and create art that reflects and complements the neighborhood. In addition to the large-scale artwork that will uplift the Edgewood community, the young people will write their guidelines for community-sourced public art process. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities sponsors the 45 young participants who work for the 2009 DC Summer Youth Employment Program.

Albus Cavus will be providing a toolkit that surpasses just the artistic. They are working with the participants to develop the skills to enhance their lives and neighborhoods through art and the ability to transform a plan into action. By mid-August, the Edgewood community and DC will also experience how public art can change urban spaces and lives.

Graffiti, grit and glamour

Graffiti, grit and glamour: READ HERE

"Sometimes a key to deciphering what is commissioned art and what is rogue art or graffiti can be found in the completeness and context of the piece. The genre is also sometimes called "street art" or "guerrilla art."- Robert Gandy

Urban Arts Examiner

Colonial to contemporary, Frederick, Maryland is all art

Colonial to contemporary, Frederick, Maryland is all art:

"More than murals, Frederick is dotted with sculptures, theatres, galleries, and stores selling an infinite array of gifts and goods hand crafted by artists local and abroad." - Robert Gandy
Urban Arts Examiner

Remixing the Art of Social Change: A Hip-Hop Approach

The second annual national “Remixing the Art of Social Change: A Hip-Hop Approach” teach-in will take place June 12-14, 2009 in Washington, D.C. On June 13, Roger Gastman (Swindle Magazine), Dominic "Tru" Painter (Midnight Forum), Rodney Camarce (Philly Mural Arts) and Peter Krsko (Albus Cavus) will discuss the power of graffiti and street art for social change in the workshop titled "Behind Enemy Lines - From the Streets to the Gallery to the Board Room."
The teach-in brings the tools and resources necessary to develop curriculum, programs, and work (artistic and scholarly) based in hip-hop culture. The teach-in will also address how to retain and attract high caliber hip-hop artists, scholars and educators by building sustainable organizations.

Register here...

STREET ART | Lisa Marie Thalhammer

Boxer Girl in BloomingdaleLisa Marie Thalhammer, Boxer Girl in Bloomingdale

STREET ART | Lisa Marie Thalhammer

Over Memorial Day Weekend Lisa Marie painted a 34′ tall by 15′ wide mural located at the corner of 1st & W Streets in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of NW Washington, DC. This project was funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

More pictures HERE

Mural Arts Program / Philadelphia, PA

Meet Guest Mural Artist, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress Jane Seymour!

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
WESTERN COMMUNITY DAY CARE
1617 SOUTH STREET

Jane Seymour, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress and friend of Mural Arts, will collaborate with Philadelphia muralist Cathleen Hughes on a mural based on Seymour's "open heart" paintings which will grace the façade of Western Community Day Care at 1617 South Street.

For more information about this event, please contact Deborah Zuchman, Project Manager, at 215.685.0739 or deborah.zuchman[at]muralarts.org.

La Entrada Project murals

are now finished and their videos are online.

Wall2:
http://www.vimeo.com/4649797

Wall3:
http://www.vimeo.com/4649818

La Entrada Project

Google Maps but With Graffiti | NBC Washington

Bay Area company lets you virtually tag the city
Google Maps but With Graffiti | NBC Washington
By SAJID FAROOQ / NBC Washington / Around Town



earthmine

United Kingdom “Street Art” View

United Kingdom “Street Art” View
on Arrested Motion Blog

Banksy, Blue, Conor Harrington, Eine, JR, Obey, Shepard Fairey, Street Art, Toaster

Of Bricks and Beauty: Murals feed the urban soul - washingtonpost.com

In today's Washington Post Magazine article, Deneen L. Brown writes a compelling story about the place and need for murals in our communities.

"Beauty always seems to fall on the lowest step of the staircase of needs. You tread on it to get to other things, such as food, shelter, safety, companionship."

The article includes mention and a photo of the Westminster Playground mural, Community which I completed in 2002 for DC Creates Public Art. Information was provided by historian Perry Frank who is working on a book about Washington murals. Read this lovely article with an online photo gallery to see a dozen of DC's landmark murals.
HERE: Of Bricks and Beauty: Murals feed the urban soul. By DeNeen L. Brown

"Standing on the side of Bohemian Caverns on U Street NW, looking at a pair of jazz greats painted against black bricks, it seems a mistake to ignore the beauty set generously before you."

"Murals have the same claim to your attention."

"In the mural overlooking a playground in Shaw, blight is transcended, the red houses are leaning, yet never falling; swaying in a frozen dance in a happy neighborhood where the sky is always blue."

Denver Museum Exhibits Allen True

Denver Museum Exhibits Allen True: "Denver Museum Exhibits Allen True

A three-part exhibition featuring the work of Colorado artist Allen Tupper True, presented by the Denver Art Museum’s Petrie Institute of Western American Art (DAM), the Denver Public Library’s Western History and Genealogy Department (DPL) and the Colorado History Museum (CHM), will open at all three venues on October 2, 2009.

Each venue will highlight a unique aspect of the renowned artist’s work, including illustrations, easel paintings and public murals that depict life in the American West during the early 20th century. The joint endeavor also includes a documentary on the artist and his life, produced by Colorado Public Television (Rocky Mountain PBS). Allen True’s West is organized by the DAM and will run Oct. 2, 2009, through March 28, 2010, in Denver, and will travel to eight additional museums in the western region."

www.denverartmuseum.org

Oneness-Family students unveil mural

Oneness-Family students unveil mural
Education Notebook | Bradford Pearson

It's not often that a school assignment gets sent halfway around the world. But a project by students at Chevy Chase's Oneness-Family School will soon be making a journey to Egypt.

On Friday, students at the school unveiled a mural they painted that will be sent to Egypt, where it will join thousands of other murals for the International Day of Peace in 2010.

The 12-foot long mural will be turned into a synthetic skin, added alongside thousands of other murals and displayed on a pyramid next to the Great Pyramids at Giza as part of the Art Miles Mural Project.

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts: "Baltimore Mural Program: CityPaint2009

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts have announced CityPaint 2009: Baltimore Mural Program. This initiative will decorate Baltimore City with numerous murals this year. As part of the Cleaner, Greener Baltimore program, the city is partnering with neighborhood groups, community organizations, artists and corporations for CityPaint 2009."

For a listing of murals created since 1987, click here.

Artist Opportunities
*Artists are needed on a rolling basis.
*No deadlines at the moment, please check back periodically for
call for entries.

Volunteer Opportunities
Whether you have experience with painting or not- volunteering is a wonderful opportunity to work with community and mural artists. Please include availabilities with application, actual hours are set up between artist and volunteer.

Volunteers are always needed, click here for application.

Baltimore Mural Program Map
For a complete map of murals, click here.

Mural Program Contacts:
Shawn James, Community Arts Coordinator

Thao Nguyen, Program Assistant

Sponsors:
Special thanks to the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing & Community Development and Baltimore Development Corporation.

Connecticut Commission / Public Art Tour

The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCT) has a nice tour of images on its public art program website. Take the Public Art Tour HERE. "Connecticut was among the first states to enact legislation that included works of contemporary art with the construction or remodeling of state buildings."

Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism - Arts Division
One Constitution Plaza
Second Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
860-256-2800

Save the dates / Speakers Series and Wall Ball

Mark your calendar for May 20 when Mural Arts,
Creatively Speaking - Speakers Series guest
will be social activist and writer Arlene Goldbard.

For more information, contact Jennifer McCreary, Special Events & Marketing Manager, at 215.685.0759 or jmccreary[at]muralarts[dot]org.

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Wall Ball 2009 - Tickets on Sale NOW!

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009, 6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
LOEWS PHILADELPHIA HOTEL
1200 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA

Mural Arts Program and honor Representative Dwight Evans, Chairman of the PA State House Appropriations Committee celebrate with an evening of cocktails, dining, music, a silent & live auction, & mural-making!

Funds raised through Wall Ball 2009 will contribute to the creation of over 100 new mural and public art projects, in partnership with community centers, schools, and neighborhood associations—and will help provide free after-school art education programs to nearly 2,000 young people throughout Philadelphia. Over the past 25 years, the Mural Arts Program has created nearly 3,000 murals, earning Philadelphia recognition as America's "City of Murals" and a leading model in neighborhood revitalization through public art.

For sponsorship information, please call the Public Engagement Office at 215.685.0759.

Order your tickets today!

City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
http://www.muralarts.org/

Visual Restoration

Exhibit Opening:
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.

COMMONWEALTH GALLERY
LINCOLN FINANCIAL MURAL ARTS CENTER AT THE THOMAS EAKINS HOUSE
1727-29 MT. VERNON STREET
Philadelphia, PA

Visual Restoration showcases the two murals, Restoration and From Behind the Mask, created as part of the Greenfield program under the leadership of the Mural Arts Program and lead muralist Eric Okdeh, using and documentary photographs by Howard Zehr and Harvey Finkle, audio interviews, poetry, painted canvases and small clay works created by the students through a partnership with The Clay Studio.

As a companion to the April 17th exhibition opening, Mural Arts is releasing the publication Visual Restoration by Phoebe Zinman, a teaching artist from the first year of the project. This book recounts the story of the Greenfield Restorative Justice Program and reveals its beginnings, aspirations, implementation and impact through the words, images, and thoughts of those who designed and participated in it. The book will be on sale that evening as well as on our website, www.muralarts.org.

Several mask-making workshops will be led by Katharine Clark Gray, including one at the Thomas Eakins House on Wednesday, April 29th from 6-8PM, which will be open to the public. The masks created during these workshops will be incorporated into the exhibition and can be collected at the close of the exhibition. For more information, please contact Robyn Buseman, the Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program Director at 215.685.0756 or robyn[dot]buseman[at]muralarts.org.


Mural Arts Program

Vimby Interview: Craola

VIMBY - Craola

The Commercial District Advisor: It's Not Just About Neighborhood Pride: Murals Prevent Graffiti AND Drive Retail Sales

"Graffiti covered walls and trash strewn streets are not exactly the most attractive additions to your commercial district. But then sometimes the remedy is not much more attractive than the original problem. We recently toured a commercial district in downtown Newark, NJ and talked to businesses who have given up on the painting and repainting necessary to keep graffiti in check. To make matters worse, the paint jobs are sometimes a mish-mash of different paint colors that look messy, and while an improvement, still communicate a not so positive message about the district to shoppers."

"A Better Method - Murals!".....

"One Washington D.C. non-profit is doing just that. The Latin American Youth Center Art + Media House partners with local artists to create murals that brighten up the community. Tim Gibbons is a local artist who helped facilitate a group of 14 youth this past summer brighten up a cement wall...see more of the wonderful results here on his blog."

Read the Article HERE

Philadelphia Office of Arts and Culture

The Philadelphia Office of Arts and Culture is the City's designated Local Arts Agency and supports the interests and concerns of the City's cultural community and advocates on its behalf. Some of the programs currently coordinated by and associated with the Office of Arts and Culture are described below.

• The Art Commission
• Art in City Hall
• Student Exhibition Program
• Calendar of Events
• Arts in Education
• Percent for Art Program
• Sculpture Conservation and Collection Management Program
• Philadelphia Festival of the Arts, Inc./Marian Anderson Award
• The Philadelphia Cultural Fund
• Additional Involvements
• Contact Information

"Colortatura" by Mary Ann Mears

"Colortatura" by Mary Ann Mears

Coloratura, by Maryland artist Mary Ann Mears, is located at Southern Avenue station on the Green Line in Prince George's County, Maryland. Coloratura consists of suspended and high-relief wall sculptures. The piece was impeccably crafted by Maryland boat builders, Chesapeake Rigging, using painted metal and stainless steel. The artist uses her trademark brilliant colors, rhythmic patterns and bold forms to create a work of art that is animated, colorful and inspiring.

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A Conversation with Jane Golden

A Conversation with Jane Golden, Mural Arts Program Founder and Executive Director, with Harris Steinberg, AIA, Executive Director, PennPraxis

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 7 - 9 P.M.

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, CBS AUDITORIUM, 320 S. BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA

$15 PER PERSON
FREE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS STUDENTS WITH ID
For reservations, call 215-888-9116 or e-mail events[at]muralarts[dot]org.

Journey through the Mural Arts Program's first quarter century through an interactive discussion between Jane Golden and Harris Steinberg. Hear how the program's work has transformed Philadelphia's communities through public art and education. Hear first-hand the highlights and challenges of the past 25 years and how public art can have an impact on urban development and community renewal. The program will include questions from the audience, and will be followed by a meet and greet reception.

This program is the first in a four-part "Creatively Speaking" Speakers Series, one of the featured programs in the Mural Arts Program's 25th Anniversary Series. The Speakers Series is sponsored by Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin and Glenmede.

Visit www.muralarts.org for information about the Mural Arts Program's 25th Anniversary programs and events.

Arrested Motion Blog / Shepard Fairey hits up Austin for SXSW Festival

See in-progress pics of gorgeous murals being put up by the man himself.

Shepard Fairey hits up Austin for SXSW Festival - Arrested Motion

Cultural Tourism DC Walking Tours

www.CulturalTourismDC.org

Un Pueblo Sin Murales... (A People Without Murals...), also known as The Adams Morgan Mural, is the oldest remaining outdoor work in Washington that dates from the mural revival of the 1960s and 1970s. The painting was designed and executed by Carlos Salozar and Felipe Martinez, Chilean immigrants who joined thousands of their compatriots in fleeing the repressive Pinochet regime in the 1970s.

Un Pueblo Sin Murales... (A People Without Murals...), by Carlos Salozar and Felipe Martinezis, (1970s) is in Adams Morgan at 1779 Columbia Road, NW

A 5 - 10 minute walk across the Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge.

Mural documentation Contributed by: American Dreams & Associates
From Cultural Tourism DC
See www.CulturalTourismDC.org to see more murals.

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new show on Depression-era artists | Around The Mall

Is It Deja Vu All Over Again? A New Deal for Artists | Around The Mall by Beth Py-Lieberman

On a recent visit to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new show on Depression-era artists, it was hard to tell if this was a glimpse of the future or a look at the past.

“The United States was in crisis,” reads the text on the walls. “The national economy fell into a profound depression. . . . Thousands of banks failed, wiping out the life savings of millions of families. . . Businesses struggled or collapsed. . . .”

56 paintings on view now through January 3, 2010 at the American Art Museum

Artists hit the streets to replace graffiti with murals in New Brunswick | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com

Artists hit the streets to replace graffiti with murals in New Brunswick | mycentraljersey.com

It started Sunday as a garage door painted solid blue near the intersection of Central Avenue and Robinson Street. But by midday, thanks to the hand of Leon Rainbow, it was a vibrant mural of the mythological figure Atlas holding up a house, a clock and a car — symbolizing what Rainbow described as the pressures of everyday life.

Murals to Zora

DCist Preview: Murals to Zora HERE

Saturday night from 9 p.m. to midnight, the vacant space beneath Union Row condominiums on 14th Street [was] alive with art and music commemorating the life of Harlem renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. Why Hurston? The author and folklorist was born in Eatonville, Florida, and the murals will decorate the forthcoming Eatonville restaurant—owned by Andy Shallal of Busboys and Poets. Artist Chanel Compton waitresses at Busboys, and asked Shallal if he knew of any empty buildings where she could throw an art event. Shallal offered up Eatonville, which is still under construction, currently interviewing chefs, and preparing to open in a couple of months.

About 20 visual artists participated in the event
Eatonville is located at 2121 14th St. NW, at the corner of 14th and V Streets, Washington, DC.


video by erickennedy
washington dc - deadsquid.net, leonrainbow.com, albuscav.us

CONCRETE ALCHEMY TOUR 2008

In 2008, a group of visionary artists got on the road with the only goal - to transform gray sterile cities into colorful works of art. The tour was a collaborative work of Cern, Chor Boogie, Col, Crol, Demer, Eric Kennedy, Kasso, Mike Ciccotello, Mr. Maxx Moses, Plan, Rain, Ricardo Barros, Veng, Vyal and Werc. Organized by Peter Brauch and Peter Krsko.

For more information about the tour and Albus Cavus, visit http://albuscav.us/concretealchemy/.

Authentic Art Visions: The Artcast

Sharon Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art and I spent a lovely afternoon yesterday talking about murals and their effect on communities. You can listen to the ArtCast: Art and Change: Part 3: Art Murals and the Community / Interview HERE. These are some of the murals we discuss.

Prism, Metro Gateway Mural Anne Marchand 2008, acrylic on concrete, 9' 4" x 160'
18th and S. Bell Streets Arlington, VA 22202
Photo Courtesy: Crystal City BID

Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven, 2006 Mural, acrylic, 7' x 18'
Takoma Community Center, 300 Van Buren St., NW Washington, DC
Photo Credit: Greg Staley

AAV ArtCast, 20th Edition: Art and Change: Part 3: Art Murals and the Community

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, and today's topic is about one of the most visual art that can be seen in many neighborhoods - the art mural. To discuss how the mural concept contributes to community change and growth, I invited DC based artist, Anne Marchand to join us. Anne Marchand was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in a colorful environment of Spanish and French influences ..... Anne recently completed a 160' mural for the Crystal City Metro Gateway in 2008 and installed work on an art wall on the outside of the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Read more HERE.

You can visit her website at http://www.annemarchand.com.

Authentic Contemporary Art

ARTCAST presented by Sharon Burton

Community, Mural Anne Marchand 2002, acrylic, 35' x 35'
DC Creates Public Art
915 Westminster Street NW, Washington, DC
Photo Credit: Greg Staley

See more of Anne Marchand's Public Art Projects at these sites:
Hyatt Art Wall
Prism Mural in Crystal City, VA
On the Wall Blog

List of Resources

Anne Marchand's Murals locations:

“Community” Mural
Westminster Playground
913 Westminster Street (Between S and T Sts. NW)
Washington, DC
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art

“Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven” Mural
Takoma Community Center
300 Van Buren St., NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 576-7068
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art / Dept. of Parks and Recreation

“Red Delicious” Mural
Eastern Market
7th St. & North Carolina Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art, Office of Property Management

“Prism” Mural
18 th and S. Bell Streets
Arlington, VA 22202
Commissioned by Crystal City BID
703-412-9434

“Ellipsis” Art Wall
Hyatt Regency at Ronald Reagan National Airport
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202 US
Commissioned by Crystal City BID 703-412-9434
Sponsors - Hyatt Regency, Concord Residences, and Gould Property Company

Anne also mentioned community resources for funding and information to develop murals in DC. Please check these resources out!

Mural Program Resources: DC Creates Public Art Program
Rachel Dickerson
DC Creates Public Art Manager
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613 main
(202) 727-4135 fax
http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/

Public Art Building Communities Grant
Rachel Dickerson
DC Creates Public Art Manager
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613 main
(202) 727-4135 fax
http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/

The DC Mural Initiative or Murals DC
Midnight Forum
Dominic Painter, Executive Director
(202) 640-2040
http://www.midnightforum.org/
contact[at[midnightforum[dot]org

Albus Cavus
2451 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
http://www.albuscav.us/
albuscavus[at]gmail[dot]com

City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House
1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215.685.0750 Fax: 215.685.0757

Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican muralist summed up the importance of murals, "mural painting must help in [a person's] struggle to become a human being, and for that purpose it must live wherever it can; no place is bad for it, so long as it is permitted to fulfill its primary functions of nutrition and enlightenment" (Rivera & Wolfe, 1934, p. 13).

For more information on the ArtCast series contact:
Authentic Contemporary Art
1-888-861-1395

Pose 2 X Chor Boogie X MTV

Pose 2 and Chor Boogie visited Dubai in October 2008. One of the exciting projects they produced was this work commissioned by MTV Arabia. For more photos and info about the trip visit http://albuscav.us/dubai/


Source: Art Whino on Urbancode
Also look for Chor Boogie in Inked Souls 2009 coming to you April 18th at Art Whino!

Chor Boogie

VIMBY - Chor Boogie

SAN FRANCISCO - Live in color with Chor Boogie and he explains his interpretation of art and color theory and the room he painted at the famous Hotel Des Arts.
www.chorboogie.com

Art-In-Architecture Artist Registry

Deadline: July 31, 09.

The General Services Administration(GSA)Art in Architecture Program commissions the nation's leading artists to create large-scale works of art for new federal buildings. These artworks enhance the civic meaning of federal architecture and showcase the vibrancy of American visual arts. Together, the art and architecture of federal buildings create a lasting cultural legacy for the people of the United States.

www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture

Politics and Murals, a Slide Lecture by Timothy W. Drescher, Ph.D.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
6PM LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
7PM PRESENTATION

THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL MURAL ARTS CENTER
AT THE THOMAS EAKINS HOUSE
1727-29 MOUNT VERNON STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA

Mural historian and independent scholar, Timothy Drescher, will give a slide presentation and lecture about 20th century murals in relation to the politics of the time. Pulling from his vast collection of tens of thousands of mural images, Drescher will seek to clarify misguided notions about murals being revolutionary, although that was the vocabulary often used at the time.

Timothy W. Drescher, Ph.D. is an independent scholar from Berkeley, CA who has been studying, documenting, and photographing community murals since 1972. He authored San Francisco Bay Area Murals: Communities Create Their Muses, 1904-1997 (3rd ed., 1998), as well as numerous articles about murals and community arts including the forward to Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell by Jane Golden and Robin Rice, published by Temple University Press in 2002. Drescher has taught at San Francisco State University for over two decades, and served as co-editor of the magazine Community Murals from 1976-1987. He also consults and lectures widely on the subject, actively campaigning for the conservation of murals throughout the United States. Currently, Drescher is writing a history of 20th century community murals.