Home | Stencil Archive

Welcome to the new/updated site! Since 2002, your old-school website for all things stencils. Please consider donating what you can to support the much-needed upgrade. Photo, video, links, and exhibit info submissions always welcome. Enjoy and stay curious.

Donate any amount.

Other ways to support this site:

Visit the Stencil Archive Support page to purchase a copy of Stencil Nation or take a tour.
Find the Stencil Archives' best original photos on Instagram and flickr.

Talibanksy Hits the Streets of Kabul (Video)

Read more »

Stencil Videos

Blek talks about the SF White Walls show (Video)

Read more »

Stencil Videos

Mini-Upload :: BLEK and ABOVE in SF, CA

White Walls had a show opening for the Blek and Above exhibit on Saturday. Got to meet Blek, share an old 1986 French book titled "Pochoir a la Une" which he enjoyed seeing. He was busy the whole week hanging the show so really didn't get out into the streets much. Hopefully that will not be the case the next time he comes back to the City. As for Above, he was not at the show on Sat. when I was there. White Walls director Justin said that he might show up. Would've been nice to meet him after seeing his work begin here in SF around 2002. Above gave away a screen-printed/autographed folder with a screen-printed flyer inside. I saw a guy at the door turn a box over while holding one of the take aways, so I happened to get the last one! Haven't seen any arrows hanging around the City either......

Blek and Above's art wil hang on White Walls until early June.

Blek's Archive: http://stencilarchive.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=50620

Above's Archive: http://stencilarchive.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=10302

Read more »

Stencil Archive News

Twelve Doors (IE) Now Complete

The Twelve Doors are now complete. SUMS gave us the February door http://www.twelvedoors.com/february.shtml and K A R M A competed the 12 month cycle with his cool Celtic Art entitled Dreams and Dedication are a Powerful Combination http://www.twelvedoors.com/march.shtml

Read more »

In the Galleries

7 May : Stencil Only (Bayonne, FR)

May 7, 2010 at 6:30pm

Spacejunk
35 rue Sainte Catherine
Bayonee, FR

Artists participating : Vinz (France) - Odö (France) - C215 (France) - Coeur (France) - Sadhu (France)- Koleszar(USA)- Joe Lurato(USA) - Jana & Js (Austria) - Iamdoom (Holland)- Leckomio(Germany)- Orticanoodles(Italia)- Epsylon Point (France) - Artiste-Ouvrier(France)- NicolasThomas(France) - STF / StéphaneMoscato (France) - Logan Hicks(USA)- Nikodem(France)

---------------------------------------------------

Read more »

In the Galleries

7 May :: Jef Aerosol :: Girls, Girls, Girls

When?
Private View: 6th May
Open: 7th – 22nd May

Where ?
Signal Gallery, 96 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AA, England
www.signalgallery.com
Tel: 07766 057 212

Read more »

In the Galleries

Nabsky's Latest (Video)

Read more »

Make Stencils

Stencil Videos

15,000th photo uploaded tonight

Congrats to SF local CAB for being the 15,000th upload to the Stencil Archive. Since 2002, the good ole' Stencil Archive has been sharing stencil art of all kinds from around the world! This site doesn't work in a vacuum, so everyone that makes the art, takes the photos, and sends them over is much much appreciated!

Read more »

Stencil Archive News

Blek in SF (Video)

Read more »

Stencil Videos

Up on the Roof with Banksy's Haight St. Rat

Last Sunday, I walked over to Haight St. to see and photograph Banksy's rat up above Villain's Vault. I grabbed a chai and tried to figure out how he got up there. While I watched people snap photos, I realized that The Booksmith had a great angle for framing the rat. They were setting up a stencil window already, so I contacted the Booksmith's owner to make sure "Stencil Nation" was going to be in the window and see if she could help me get on the roof. Christin said that the stencil window was in the works two weeks prior to Banksy's apearance, and she gave me the contact info for the two property owners across the street. Gary got in touch quickly and wanted to go up there with me some time later this week. Sami, who owns the Red Vic building where the rat lives, contacted me and wanted to somehow include http://www.350.org/ as part of the Banksy frenzy. Sami planned to meet me today (Thursday) to look at some books and talk about http://www.350.org/ , and Gary finally had to cut the lock to his rooftop hatch and replace it before we met today to go up there. Sami doesn't like graffiti, taking care of her beautiful Victorian and displaying messages of peace and love are her main focus, so she wasn't completely thrilled about Banksy's rat. What she was thrilled about was trying to get her own meme going via the Banksy photos from all the tourists that visit the Upper Haight. She started out by getting her manager Troy to tack on a handmade 350.org sign, which may have blown away by now. I told her that painting a logo up there might be the best idea, and live longer among the elements. I went up there with Troy to snap some photos of the rat with the sign (Sami has a vision and we all are partners!), walking out a door that leads straight to the neighboring wall. Troy is convinced that Banksy stayed at the Red Vic B&B. Two Englishmen were registered there at the time of the crime, and they needed a key to get into the building the night the stencil went up. Troy watched videos and feels that a person who said he was Banksy on one of the vids (with a mask on) looked and sounded like the same person registered at the Red Vic. It seems that if the rat stays on the wall, Sami will have a 350.org logo by it. That is her vision and wish to turn an illegal piece of graffiti into a positive message that will help save the planet. I couldn't disagree with that and told her "It's your building, so you can put whatever you want on the wall!"

Read more »

Stencil Archive News

Subscribe to