"Here Comes The Neighborhood" - Trailer & Episode 1

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a Short-Form Docuseries exploring the power of Public Art and innovation to uplift and revitalize urban communities. The Pilot Season revolves around the Arts District of Wynwood Miami.

Many local and international artists are featured.

Make no mistake, this is not just about graffiti, it about muralists, street artists and community...people coming together because of one common love... art.

In the first episode of HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD the stage is set for the Wynwood Arts District.

Another Day In Boulder -Time-lapse Graffiti

Timelapse video a graffti "piece".

Film: Graffiti Women

A film by Nicole Encarnacion and Raissa Vodounon.

Produced and directed by Nicole Encarnacion and Raissa Vodounon.

Maysles Institute 

Harlem, New York

Summer 2011

Lafayette - New York City Trip - Part 2

Lafayette gets it as a clothing company and as creative people moving in a creative(and sometimes not so creative) world.

Newest Graffiti Hotspot... Miami? Yup.

Tourists viewing a piece. Photo: Miami New TimesMiami's graffiti bike(and Vespa) tours are a hit with South-Florida tourists interested in biking around Wynwood and the Design District.

Attendance has tripled since the tours began.

Learn more about Graf writing's newest tropical setting...

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OUTSIDE IN: The Story of Art In The Streets (Trailer)

A film by Alex Stapleton.

OUTSIDE IN is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art's groundbreaking exhibition Art in the Streets. The film features renowned artists Shepard Fairey, Lee Quiñones, Swoon, Futura, Mister Cartoon, Revok, Martha Cooper, Invader to name a few.

Director Alex Stapleton (Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel) documents the artist's creative process, their pitfalls with the law, the poetic impermanence of their craft and the artists' evolution from the back seat of a cop car to the walls of a well-respected institution.

Filmed at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) in conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Streets - http://moca.org

L.A. Street Art Pioneers Featured in MOCA "Art In The Streets" Exhibition

Chaz Bojorquez(pictured), Craig Stecyk & Risk are part of the MOCA "Art In The Streets" exhibition. Photo: Liz O. BaylenThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles will pay homage to "street art" and its contribution to the art world.

The show is a celebration and a historical documentation of the ways graffiti and "folk art" have evolved over past four decades.

The work of Craig Stecyk(who brought the surfer and skate scene element to the street art) and Risk(who brought New York subway-style-graffiti to L.A.) will also featured in the show.

Read Chaz Bojorquez's interview and find out what the differences are between tagging in New York versus Los Angeles, why he declined the offer to work with Nike, Adidas and others and the role Chicano pride plays in all he does...

Art In The Streets

April 17, 2011 - August 8, 2011

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles - The Geffen(click link for info or directions)

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In-and-Out-of-Jail Graffiti Artist Back in Jail...Again

Cristian Gheorghiu a.k.a "Smear" at one of his art exhibits. Photo: Stefano Paltera

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Graffiti artist "Smear" goes by the name Cristian Gheorghiu when he's at his art exhibits or living an honest life.

Problem is, the Los Angeles city attorney and sheriff deputies believe he's been doing less of the clean living and more of the graffiti that got him going through the revolving door at the LAPD.

"Smear" wasn't locked up for actually doing anything - it was said he was in posession of art materials that imply that he was either planning or going to vanadlize some part of town.

Read more about how a "piece" by the L.A. river started a string of events that lead to "Smear" siting in jail.

Documentary: Street Artist Ben Eine

This documentary was filmed over a weekend when Ben had to paint two walls in East London, one for PRO PRO PRO and the other for Calculate.

If the name sounds familiar, Ben is the artist who painted the "piece" given to President Barack Obama by Prime Minister David Cameron on his first official trip to .(In case you missed it head over to The Street Art Blog.)

It's important to note

The Calculate "piece" completed.

Ben working on the PRO PRO PRO "piece"...

adidas Originals at Art Basel 2010 with Shoe Gallery & Primary Flight

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Miami's Shoe Gallery boutique hosted an event during Art Basel 2010 which allowed members of adidas Originals and Primary Flight to create a piece on the wall.

Kenny Scharf Beautifies the Bowery

Wide angle shot of Kenny Scharf's mural on Houston Street. Photo: Jim Keirnan

Scharf filling in the lower right hand side of the mural before it was done. Photo: Jim Kiernan

Jim Kiernan took great photos of the piece during it painting and after it's completion. Click the link below and check out other pics he took.

Click this link to view the others...

San Fran Embracing Murals to Fight Graffiti

San Francisco is embracing murals to curb vandalism and other art work viewed as eyesores.

Seattle Graffiti Gallery That Never Closes

Shawn McLung documents the one place in Seattle, Washington where graffiti artists can paint without fear of the police.

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