Visit these international murals festivals, and next week watch for our SHINE: St. Petersburg Mural Festival announcements on http://shineonstpete.com

1. MURALS
S H I N E S T. P E T E R S B U R G M U R A L F E S T I VA L
J O I N S M U R A L F E S T I VA L S A R O U N D T H E WO R L D

2. SHINE, ST. PETERSBURG, FL
• 2 weeks in September
• About 17 artists
• More than 15 murals
• Not-for-profit public art project, intended to
illuminate the power of art in public spaces by
revitalizing areas, inspiring dialogue and uniting our
community
• "We hope this becomes contagious and other businesses
will want murals. It's so much about educating the
community.” Leon Bedore, curator of SHINE Festival.

3. OPEN WALLS, BALTIMORE
• July 14th, 2016
• More than 15 national and
international artists
• About 24 murals
• Unparalleled street art project
• “Baltimore is kind of rough. But because
(OWB) is there it invokes something
different and the space actually is
transformed.” Jeremy, local artist
http://www.stationnorth.org/photos/openwalls

4. MURAL FESTIVAL, MONTREAL
• June 9-19th 2016
• About 30 national and international
artists
• 500 murals in Montreal
• MURAL’s mission is to democratize
urban art.”
• “We are a greenhouse for talent and
creative genius” André Bathalon, Mural
Fest co-founder
Photographer: Daniel Esteban

5. NUART FESTIVAL, NORWAY
• September and October
• About 20 artists from Europe and the
USA
• Annual independent international
contemporary street and urban art
festival
• One of the most important festivals in
its field.
Largest mural in the world by Ella and Pitr, about
226,040-square-foot

6. LATIDO AMERICANO, LIMA, PERU
• March
• More than 20 national and
international artists
• Censure from the government
• “Now we just paint more and more,
because we can’t stop and cross arms.
The most impressive thing for us were
the reactions of the people who taught
us how much value has our work for
them.” Entes, artist, founder and
principal cultural manager of the
movement.
Mural de Steep para Latido Americano.

7. LIVING WALLS, ATLANTA
• 10 days in August
• About 20 national and international
artists a year
• More than 60 murals
• “LivingWalls seeks to promote, educate
and change perspectives about public
space in our communities via street art.”
Monica Campana , Executive Director
and Founder
Photo from the Huffington Post

8. RVA STREET ART FESTIVAL, RICHMOND
• 3 days in April
• About 30 artists
• “Supporting youth art education, discovering
local talent, and bringing life to our beautiful
city”
• ”The arts help students develop the thinking,
social, and motivational skills needed for success
in school, work, and life. Our beneficiaries help
our young people discover the arts and make
our city a better place to live and work.”
Pinterest

9. POW! WOW!, HAWAII
• DuringValentine’s Day week, in February
• POW! – It’s the impact that art has on a
person ; WOW! – It’s reaction that art has
on a viewer.
• POW WOW is a Native American term
that describes a gathering that celebrates
culture, music and art.
• “Before we touched the neighborhood, not too
many people cared about it. It was a forgotten
district in the middle of Honolulu,” Jasper
Wong, Creator of the project
Mike Johnston, POW!WOW! SXSW, 2015

10. URBAN FORMS FESTIVAL, POLAND
• Permanent street art exhibition
• 10 national and international artists
• About 40 murals
• We want to change city space by raising
its quality and aesthetics.We see artistic
activities as important tools in education
and social revitalization.” Teresa
Latuszewska-Syrda, President of the
Festival
http://www.livinginlodz.com/murali-i-graffiti/

11. ALL CITY CANVAS, MEXICO CITY
• A week in May
• 9 artists
• 8 murals
• “First we wanted to show young artists that if
you do a good job doing what you like, you can
actually earn money and travel around the world.
You can take your art to other cultures and if you
are good enough, you could influence someone
else.” Gonzalo Alvarez, Organizer of the Festival
El Mac. Detail. (photo © courtesy of All City Canvas)

12. WALL THERAPY, ROCHESTER
• A week in May
• Between 15 and 20 artists a year
• About 15 murals a year
• Art and community intervention project,
using public murals as a means to
transform the urban landscape, inspire,
and build community.
• “Mural art can enhance the life experience -
an arguable effect of the arts in general,”
Dr. Ian Wilson
Pebbles (May 17, 2015 - May 26, 2015) by Andreas Englund

13. LOS MUROS HABLAN, NEW YORK
• A week in August
• A world famous international urban art
and music festival
• Building a cultural bridge between New
York City and Puerto Rico.
Don Rimx

14. BIEN URBAIN, BESANCON, FRANCE
• A month between June and July
• About 15 international artists
• The goal is to get students to explore
the field of urban arts, especially by
the sensitivity through practice.
http://www.undressed-design.com

15. OPEN WALLS, BARCELONA, SPAIN
• 3 days in October
• About 35 national and international
artists
• An international meeting that
addresses public space artistic
interventions
Zosen. Mina Hamada OpenWalls Conference 2015.
Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

16. ST + ART, DELHI, INDIA
• Between February and March
• About 20 national and international artists
• About 20 murals
• Primary objective: making art accessible for wider
audiences while having a positive impact on society.
• Art has the potential to create a positive impact on a city
and its residents, while also paving the way towards making
people more conscious about their environment.” Arjun
Bahl, co-founder and festival director of St+Art India By RUKKIT

17. MURAL FESTIVAL, DOTHAN, AL
• A day in March
• About 50 artists
• About 20 murals
• Arts festival that transforms Dothan’s
downtown area into an arts district
• “We really feel like we engaged the community
in a more artistic way,” Cathy Cole, Director
of the Dothan Downtown Group
Tuskegee Airmen

18. INDIAN WELLS ARTS FESTIVAL
• 3 days in March
• More than 200 artists for
the Festival
• Ranked one of the “100
Best Fine Arts Shows in
the country”
“The Arts – Moving Hearts Around theWorld” 2010

19. MURAL SOCIAL CLUB FESTIVAL, UKRAINE
• 2 months between May and July
• More than 30 national and international
artists
• About 30 murals and several intallations
• “Our main goal is the popularization of art in
Ukraine.” Dmytro Palienko, Founder of Sky Art
Foundation that has initiated this festival.
“Earth and Sky” by Fikos

20. DUNEDIN STREET ART FESTIVAL, NZ
• 10 days in October
• The Dunedin Street Art Festival will
create a unique, world-class street
trail through the Warehouse Precinct
and adjoining areas.
• Large walls on main streets to small
spaces nestled in alley ways will be
transformed into eye-catching murals
representing our past, present and
future.
“Tuatara” by RoaTimelapse

21. OUTERSPACE PROJECT, ATLANTA
• A week in June
• About 16 artists
• 15 murals
• An event series that merges public art, live
music, design, action sports and culture.
• OSP's goal is to enhance outdoor spaces,
generate positive energy, expand the mind,
and engage the public through urban
beautification and creativity.
By Arlin

22. BIG WALLS, CHICAGO
• 2 weeks in May
• To immerse students in the creative
spirit by using urban spaces and
reclaimable resources to revitalize and
transform the South Loop business
district into one of the city’s major
cultural asset
• Showcasing the diversity of artistic
styles emerging in this vibrant form Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s “Stop telling women to smile”

23. LE M.U.R, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
• From September 2014 to June
2016
• A wall allowing young talents to
express themselves
• 35 square-meters of wall for
ephemeral creations
By Mr. Pee

24. UPFEST, BRISTOL, UK
• 2 days in July
• More than 250 artists from 25 countries
• Europe’s largest, free, street art & graffiti
festival
By Skie One

25. RFK MURAL FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES
• A week in May
• 28 national and international artists
• Painting a serie of murals throughout
the Robert F. Kennedy Community
Schools
• Promoting the arts in school, sending
an inspirational and positive message
to kids By David Flores. (DeborahVankin / Los Angeles Times)

26. WONDERWALLS, WOLLOGONG, AUSTRALIA
• 3 days in October
• About 12 artists
• Art exhibition, free artists talks and
multiple large scale murals being
painted in the Wollongong CBD.
• “It’s about beautifying places and
making places people actually want to
be in.” Mr Freedom, artist and
responsible of public artworks
By Sofles

27. HUE MURAL FESTIVAL, HOUSTON
• A week in October
• About 27 artists in 2015
• Artists from around the world to add
unique design to Houston's cityscape
during week-long festival.
• "All of these artists bring such a diverse
set of skills, techniques and
backgrounds.” Gonzo247 , artist and
founder of HUE Mural Festival
By Cope

28. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF URBAN
ARTS, CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
• 4 days in December
• About 25 artists
• Urban galleries have become
tourist and cultural
attractions for visitors.

29. VILNIUS STREET ARTS FESTIVAL, LITHUANIA
• A month between August and
September
• About 5 artists a year
• “We destroy nature at a pace so
that soon we will be forced to
imitate it in the cities and play the
animals ourselves” Sepe and
Chazme By Millo

30. COMMUNITY MURALS, WHEELING, WV
• Architect of Change is promoting positive
change for adults with mental illness who
attend the Marian House by giving them the
chance to create a dynamic mural.
• To give them a voice in their community, which
will help to foster a feeling of empowerment.
• An additional benefit of this mural is that it will
beautify the EastWheeling community.
• Public art has proven success in changing the
way a city or community is perceived and has
helped cities create a special and recognizable
identity
Photo from pghmurals.com

31. PHOENIX FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
• 3 days in December
• About 80 artists
• Annual celebration of arts and culture in the
Valley of the Sun.The festival serves to
stimulate both economic and cultural
growth, and encourages the entire
community to explore artistic, cultural, and
educational activities surrounding a central
theme.
• “They really deepen the impact and
understanding of how arts and culture plays
into our daily lives,” Joseph Benesh, Event Co-
Chair and Center Director
By El Mac NG UTI and David Choe. Courtesy of Paint Phx

32. LOMAN MURAL FESTIVAL, NEW YORK
• 5 days in August
• About 20 artists
• “We conceived of this festival as a
revitalization of the artistic energy of
downtown Manhattan.Though the
events of the festival will only last a few
days, the resulting artwork will leave a
permanent, and extremely positive,
mark on downtown Manhattan’s
neighborhoods.” Wayne Rada,
Organizer
By Buff Monster

33. UNEXPECTED, FORT SMITH, AR
• A week in September
• About 10 artists
• 64/6 Downtown is a nonprofit committed to
the revitalization of downtown Fort Smith.
• “The objective and magnitude of the Mural
Project is a commitment to an awareness of and
appreciation for the visual arts in Fort Smith.
John McIntosh, leader of the murals project.
“Mole with aWorm” by Roa

34. ART BCG ONE FESTIVAL, PHILIPPINES
• A week in May
• About 10 artists
• About 12 murals a year
• Showcasing the inclusive nature of
public art by creating murals that can
be enjoyed by the entire city of Manila
as well as an international audience. By Kris Abrigo

35. ALT!ROVE STREET ART FESTIVAL, ITALY
• 10 days in May
• About 30 national and
international artists
• About 45 murals
• The festivals main thought is:
‘It’s possible to wonder about the
concept of urban area by means
of abstractism.‘
By Massimo Sirelli

36. St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
100 Second Ave. North, Suite 150
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.518.5142
www.stpeteartsalliance.org
Email: info@stpeteartsalliance.org
Produced by Célia Autet-Henry
July 22, 2016