Political Trash Art slammed by DC locals - Street I Am

Political Trash Art slammed by DC locals - Street I Am

Trash art gets ugly at 5X5   —

Political guilt trip doesn’t look like art to locals  –

When these Washington DC neighborhoods were singled out for political
messages, the organizers expected the point of view of the visiting
artists to be embraced.

Art Burn: What happened when public art met the public at 5×5 this year? – Washington City Paper

Asheville, NC - Pumping Up Street Culture - Street I Am

Asheville, NC - Pumping Up Street Culture - Street I Am

Top Stories This Year   —

Asheville Rivals New Orleans for Southern Street Culture  –

This Asheville keeps popping up in the news recently. From improving
busking laws to mounting world class street art events The increase in
street culture is making people notice.

Embracing Busking as a City Resource

They really notice the good performers. They examine the law and make sure it is optomized to the tastes of the town.

Committee rejects busking policy options

Veterans Street Culture News This Year - Street I Am

Veterans Street Culture News This Year - Street I Am

Looking back through the year   —

 New Piece for Veterans today   —

The Beautiful Artwork Pictured Here Can Only Be Seen on Veterans Day    —

Cover
picture is of a piece in Arizona where the sun only highlights the
Great Seal of the United States at 11:11 a.m. local time on Nov. 11 — on
Veterans Day

Throughout the year   —

VETERANS SFAC : Street Artists Program    —

Meres 1 "No 5Pointz deal with G&M" - Street I Am

Meres 1 "No 5Pointz deal with G&M" - Street I Am

G&M accused of misleading from the start   —

Meres 1; Lack of trust at the heart of dispute  –

What If 5 Pointz Could Be Preserved by Incorporating the Existing facade

A spokesperson for Meres 1, an important group opposing the owner
developer of 5Pointz property says David Wolkoff cannot be trusted.
Furthermore the group does not believe that love of graffiti art has
anything to do with any of G&M Realty’s use of 5Pointz so far.

5pointz owner defends trademark bid - Street I Am

5pointz owner defends trademark bid - Street I Am

5Pointz; What is in a name?   —

5Pointz owner G&M and art group Meres 1 – A love for street art creates a cultural icon  –

5Pointz
owner David Wolkoff  says he loves street art and wanted to have a
place for street artists to be street artists. This was the reason that
he invited them to create at 5pointz. 

Afghanistan street art culture; NATO US pt2 - Street I Am

Afghanistan street art culture; NATO US pt2 - Street I Am

What is now and what’s next on Afghan streets   —

Locals and foreigners instigating new creativity  –

As we learned in our first article when NATO and the US left Iraq, the artists left the streets. NATO US Street Art Connection Kabul & Baghdad 
In this article, we focus our attention on the current creative juices
in Afghanistan. It looks like the outcome of the war effort there will
determine the long term prospects for Afghan street culture.

The locals are coming

In the first article we started out with the latest Big media street artist celeb from Kabul, Shamsia Hassani. But there are other Afghanistan street artists  getting media attention as well.

AFGHANISTAN – A Space for Art Emerges in Kabul

Public Space fights in Dublin and Indiana - Street I Am

Public Space fights in Dublin and Indiana - Street I Am

Busking Noise and Street Art censored  —

Struggle to optimize public space  –

Public space is every which way these days. It is vertical,
horizontal and inside out. Agreeing on a standard of weights and
measures to better regulate public ambiance is daunting at best.

Out goes the bad and in comes the good; we hope -

Who should say what goes up on a wall that is in outdoor public space
and in plain view? The property owner, the community that shares the
space, the artist, or the government.