Chris Stain has a book coming out ths month from Drago Books. One of the earliest artists to discover and support Stencil Archive, Chris Stain has always personified the community-mindedness, radicalness, and kindness that the stencil scene tends to exhibit. While on tour with "Stencil Nation," a young artist in Baltimore recalled a childhood memory of Chris showing him how to use spraypaint... and then giving him some cans to take home and use. This small act changed this artist's life, and neatly shows what a great person Chris is.

Read the interview Stencil Archive had with Chris Stain back in 2002.

And if you live in New York, go to this great show (which will include long-time Stencil Archive collaborator Josh MacPhee).

Congrats Chris!

à la Galerie du Colisée
Lens - rue de Paris
du 15 mars au 10 avril 2012

"PAINT IT GREEN"     (par JEF AEROSOL)

Approche de l'Irlande en peintures. Des visages, des personnages évocateurs choisis par un artiste français mordu de culture irlandaise.
Entrée gratuite.
Renseignements, horaires d'ouverture au
03.21.28.37.41.

Stencil Art /Street Art Workshop
Teacher: Jeremy Novy
Date: Saturday March 17th @ 3pm
Agenda: 3pm to 5pm theory and stencil,5pm-6pm spraying on the roof of AdoreSpace, dinner afterwards.
Material: All materials will be provided, including stencil kit, colors, cutting tools.
Drinks/Food: Drinks and Dinner are included and will be served after the workshop.
Cost: $30 per person, payable through paypal at adorespace@gmail.com.
You need to pay in advance to book your spot.

If you're in Norway this weekend....

Fotofitti....

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fotoffiti/id455569410?mt=8

Turn a photo into a "stencil." Spray it on a wall.

March 2, 2012
How Graffiti Goats Became a Symbol of ... Something
By PETER APPLEBOME

Original is here.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The red goats of Kingston came from nowhere. One day there were new, clunky white planters in the stockade district and then, mysteriously, in October they became canvases for about 37 stenciled goats, red on white, like ghost goats from another world.

And then the red goats went everywhere. Thanks in part to a Facebook page, the goats have become a favored form of graffiti art far from this Hudson Valley town — at the Marcy Avenue subway stop and the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, in Missouri, Michigan and Canada, at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach.

JEF AEROSOL

"HOT SPOT"

Galerie Australe

Saint-Denis, île de La Réunion

http://www.galerieaustrale.com/

http://www.somarts.org/iamcrime/

  What:  I Am Crime: Art on the Edge of Law
    When: March 9–April 19, 2012
    Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
    Free Admission During Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12–7pm,  Saturday, 12–5pm.

    Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8, 6–9pm, fee admission
    I Fought The Law: A Conversation with Artists & Attorneys: Wednesday, March 21, 7–9pm, free admission
    Undocumented and Unafraid: An Evening of Film & Conversation: Friday, April 13, 6–9pm, $5 suggested donation
    Closing Reception: Thursday, April 19th 6–9PM, free admission

I Am Crime: Art on the Edge of Law is an exhibition of more than 30 artists and collectives that challenge, question or circumvent the law through their work.  Curated by Justin Hoover, I Am Crime touches on issues of equity—who gets to break the law, when, and why.

“True Crime,” a collaborative installation conceived by Critical Art Ensemble, invites any visitor to become part of the exhibition.

Here are a batch of photos I've taken over the past few weeks, showing the collabs with Todd Hanson as well as some of the current public art inside Density.

http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Shows_Th…

Show opens tonight, premiering the main wall with three pieces by Scott Williams, the half-tone money series by Russell as well as interactive stencils and cut-outs by Todd.

beer, wine, and free stickers while supplies last.

7-9pm tonight at Density: 593 Valencia St. at 17th....

http://garduhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/major-razor-stencil-art-exhibiti…