
Headlining today’s post … Paradise Alley, a tropical delight by Daver and Siek
Despite September’s rainy weather, Charm City Streets encountered a staggering amount of new and new-to-me artwork all across town. Let’s take a look
Headlining today’s post … Paradise Alley, a tropical delight by Daver and Siek
Despite September’s rainy weather, Charm City Streets encountered a staggering amount of new and new-to-me artwork all across town. Let’s take a look
Headlining this month’s post … Ernest Shaw Jr. and his tribute to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
The flurry of incredible artwork in Graffiti Alley continued unabated this month. Ernest Shaw Jr. painted a stunning tribute to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, and to John Coltrane, the ever remarkable jazz saxophonist. Megan Lewis created two more beautiful murals in her #blkwomen series next to which Ernest painted a stern-looking portrait of Pablo Picasso. West fashioned a dope 3D face peering out of a corner wall … as well as
Headlining today’s post … Sag Cent
August started off with a bang and kept up a frenetic pace the entire month. High test art was popping up everywhere one looked.
Headlining today’s post … Cheshire Cat by Reed Bmore
While driving the other day along North Howard Street near the armory, I suddenly heard Tweedy Bird saying: I tawt I taw a puddy tat! I did! From a wire high overhead, the Cheshire Cat smiled serenely down upon passing motorists. Twas no advertisement for a performance of Alice in Wonderland; rather, the latest wire sculpture by Bawlmer’s incomparable Reed Bmore.
Headlining today’s post … one kewl be-boppin’ crab by Daver
June was a busy month. Like wildflowers in a meadow, colorful new artwork popped up and blanketed the city.
Headlining today’s post … the Earth Day mural Pablo Machioli created at the 2017 Fine Lines Paint Jam in Northeast DC
This month Charm City Streets continued its search of locations off the beaten path and discovered captivating recent artwork by Arek, Daver, Jakot, Jekel, Jurne, Stab, Stoe, and Walt. In addition, Charm City Streets encountered
Headlining today’s post … Homegrown – artists Javier Padilla and Abner de Jesus of Colectiva Verde Luz collaborated on this striking mural
Street artists and graffiti writers from DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA and all along the Mid-Atlantic Coast converged on Earth Day weekend in Northeast DC for the 2017 Fine Lines Paint Jam. This year Words Beats and Life collaborated with Broccoli City to present this annual event.
Headlining today’s post … A late autumn landscape
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) awarded artist Ali Duggan the 2016 PNC Transformative Art Prize for her large-scale mural project in West Baltimore’s Harlem Park neighborhood. At the intersection of N Fulton Avenue and W Lanvale Street, Ali is creating a series of notable murals entitled A Step Forward. Charm City Streets understands that a future community garden will accompany this mural project.
Headlining today’s post … Gaia’s design for the Open Works mural
Open Works provides graphic artists, high-end cabinetmakers, photographers, sculptors, and other creative individuals access to affordable studio space and cutting-edge production resources. It is located in the Station North Arts District across the street from Greenmount Cemetery. You can find full information about Open Works at their website.
Headlining today’s post … Artful Abandonment – a Civic Works Project by artist Adam Stab
Street artists Mateus Bailon, Richard Best, John Gingrich, and Stefan Ways created large-scale murals at Section 1 Project’s Creative Labs in the Clipper Mill Industrial Park. Shiva, a 3D anaglyphic collaboration by Richard Best and John Gingrich; Reclaim, Remain Antman by Stefan Ways; and, dueling waterfowl by Mateus Bailon of Urban Walls Brazil.