Tag: public art
DC’s Famous Face
Over the past several years, this poster began showing up on utility boxes throughout the city. The image has become as iconic to DC as a BORF stencil. The image is …
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Muralist Mia Massimino
Recently, I learned an artist was painting a mural blocks away from my house in Takoma Park, MD. I tracked down the artist, Takoma Park resident and recent Blair High …
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Kinetic Sculpture Race
Below are photos from Baltimore’s Kinetic Sculpture Race, a celebration of weird, home-made, man-powered vehicles sponsored by The Visionary Arts Museum. All of these contraptions had to locomote through mud, water, and the streets …
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BORF Returns
Below is an old stencil from the once prolific DC street artist BORF. I took this picture on the way home from the grocery store the other day. BORF is …
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Yarn Bombing in Takoma Park, MD
I learned about the phenomena of yarn bombing after someone knitted a sweater onto a tree outside my local library. More research led me to images of fabulous examples of …
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Graffiti Church
Graffiti artist Hense painted this church in Southwest, Washington, DC. You can read more about the project by clicking here. It’s part of a grand plan to bring a new museum …
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Speed Camera Robot
Here’s an early-morning picture of a speed camera with a robot head. By the time I came back in the daylight to get a good picture, the robot had been …
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Interview: Salvadore Delvisco on Free Art Friday DC
Salvador Delvisco runs Free Art Friday DC (FAFDC), an event that encourages artists in the area to leave their work out in public areas in Washington, DC, offering it up …
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