Street Art Scoop #19
Your weekly scoop of street art, opps, events, & media
Welcome to your weekly scoop of street art, opps, events, and media curated by the Beautify Earth team. Since 2012, Beautify Earth has produced, promoted, and advocated for art on the streets through local art programs and digital media. Header art by Patrick Maxcy.
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Patrick Maxcy
Denver, CO, US
Patrick was born and raised in Florida, where the ocean became a source of inspiration for his artwork. Drawing from his personal experiences and the places he has traveled to, Patrick highlights nature and animals as a prominent force in the stories he tells in his paintings, drawings and murals. Through his work, he hopes to spark conversation on disappearing nature and the encroachment of the modern world with subjects and their surroundings depicted in a harmony and balance that they wouldn't normally interact with.
Get connected at these events
20th anniversary screening of 'Next: A Primer on Urban Painting' presented by UrbanArtistry
February 19, 2025, 7PM
Manchester, UK
"Next: A Primer on Urban Painting" is an exploration of graffiti as a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Exploring the art form in nine countries including USA, Canada, France, Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Japan and Brazil. Interviewing painters, "writers", designers, and other participants within the subculture, the film celebrates the dynamism and creative brilliance of this extremely influential artistic movement.
FLARE: Ōtautahi Street Art Festival
February 27 - March 9, 2025
Christchurch, New Zealand
"FLARE is gearing up for an incredible lineup featuring seven headlining artists and a host of exciting new elements that will make this year unforgettable."
Beaumont Mural Festival
March 8 - 9, 2025
Beaumont, TX, US
"The Mural Festival will be a weekend-long, live art extravaganza with muralists from across the United States and the world. The artists will be painting inside and outside the Beaumont Civic Center and the area to expand the public art scene."
Media finds to feed your mind
READ -- AROE: The Art of Graffiti, Without Borders or Permission
By Len Gordon, Art Unplugged -- Interview with Brighton-based graffiti artist, AROE, ahead of his major retrospective, AROE: From Then On.
Read -- Not just illegal graffiti: Creators push boundaries of urban art in Singapore
By Chantal Sajan, The Strait Times -- Article exploring how "Singapore’s urban art scene has gone from vandalism to art with street cred in three decades."
Read -- Redefining the canvas: blurring the lines between vandalism and art
By Chloe Chu, Scot Scoop -- A stellar piece written by a student journalist on the history and impact of graffiti.
Read -- Philadelphia’s cultural and political history materialised in 'Leroy Johnson'
By Bansari Paghdar, Stir World -- "Leroy Johnson's exhibition in New York City showcases 16 3D mixed media bricolages depicting the stories of Philadelphia neighbourhoods."
Upcoming opps
Nelson Hackett Blvd Mural
apply by: February 26, 2025
compensation: $24,000
location: Fayetteville, AR, US
about: The City of Fayetteville is seeking an experienced outdoor muralist for a project on Nelson Hackett Boulevard. This call is for the creation of a single, site-specific mural that reflects themes of movement, justice and connectivity, enhancing the area's visual landscape and engaging the community. To be completed by June 15, 2025.
CMLC ACT Expansion Public Art RFQ
apply by: March 4, 2025
compensation: $1.32 million CND / $930,400 USD
location: Calgary, Canada
about: CMLC and its partners are launching the ACT Expansion Public Art RFQ that will play an essential role in connecting the Arts Commons Campus with its urban context.
Mural Project at Station 3510
apply by: Feb 24, 2025
compensation: $17,500
location: Mount Rainier, MD
about: The Mount Rainier Arts Commission is currently accepting qualifications for a building wrap mural located at 3510 Rhode Island Avenue in the City of Mount Rainier, MD. The building is adjacent to a main thoroughfare into Washington, DC and will be viewed by tens of thousands of commuters daily. To be completed by 6/27/25.
Cultural Center Mosaic Entrance Mural
apply by: Feb 26, 2025
compensation: $75,000
location: Pompano Beach, FL, US
about: The City of Pompano Beach will commission an artist/artist team for a work for hire project for the design, fabrication, and installation of a mosaic mural located on the north entrance to the Pompano Beach Cultural Center.
Paint Venice Blvd community walls
apply by: ongoing
compensation: n/a
location: Los Angeles, CA, US
about: Looking for a great wall for your art? Register your interest to paint BE's community walls on Venice Blvd.
Support local art programs
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Santa Monica Street Art: promoting opportunities for artists and the community to engage with and develop street art that reflects the history, spirit, and people of Santa Monica
Blue Earth Street Art: connecting communities to marine ecosystems through local mural and street art initiatives around the world
Beautify schools: creating murals in schools with local artists to promote arts education
BEverse: a digital hub facilitating the creation and exploration of local art, artists, walls, and resources
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