We would like to invite you to participate in SWEET STREETS - a festival of Urban and Street art in Melbourne. Re-branded from the Melbourne Stencil Festival (since 2004), Sweet Streets wishes to celebrate a range of art styles on the streets and in the galleries, that are integral to urban art culture around the world. Download PDF entry form here.

http://www.dirtypilot.com/

DirtyPilot presents “Mixed Messages” features work from artists Ben Frost, PaperMonster, Justin Lovato, JoKA, and Michael Owen. This group show brings together some of the most unique art styles and techniques. Ben Frost known throughout the world for his manipulation, juxtaposition, of pop imagery. Stencil artists PaperMonster combines stencil and collage techniques to create striking portraits of women. Justin Lovato creates new world with his detailed line work full of characters and imagination. Michael Owen takes on rugged texture, shapes, and figures combined with wonderful use of color to create chaotic and stunning pieces of art. Finally, JoKa brings an unique new way to paint using thousands of small dots through using toothpicks as opposed to a brush resulting in vivid layered images. Mixed Messages brings together art that makes your eyes question what you are seeing, how it was made, and what each artist’s true message is.

(Washington DC) ULTRA invites to watch films with him at The Fridge, 516 8th St. SE (rear alley, 2 blocks from Eastern Market Metro) on June 5th. Come explore the street art/ graffiti phenomenon with three underground films that try to capture this growing medium. The showing will be followed by a discussion panel on art in public spaces. DC's new graffiti paint store, Pintura Fresca, will be giving away a free can of Montana 94 spraypaint to the first 20 guests.

1:00pm VIDEOGRAF 10 (2010)
The return of the Godfather of graffiti videos. The VideoGraf crew is back with all-new content featuring ACET (NJ), EASE (Miami), JESUS SAVES (NYC), SIEK FLYID (NYC), OBSERVE (Miami), INDIE (NYC), SKET (CT) and LEIA (NYC)with never-before-seen interviews with LEE and PJAY and much more.

3:30pm CHOCOLATE CITY BURNING (2009)
DC's piecing crew's fame grew beyond the boundaries of the nation's capitol. This doc follows DEMON, SIME, REI 21 and MEGA as they came into nationwide recognition and all the pitfalls along the way

5:00pm BOMB IT (2008)
This movie travels the world and meets international artists CLAW, CORNBREAD, DAIM, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Blek Le Rat, REVS and many, many more. The debate over public art and public space is introduced in a thought-provoking way.

6:45pm Discussion Panel
Featuring Nick Smith (director of Chocolate City Burning) and DECOY (queen of DC wheatpaste) and other surprise guests.

Galerie Itinerrance
7bis, rue René Goscinny - 75013 Paris
M° Bibliothèque F.Mitterrand
du mercredi au samedi de 14h à 19h
http://itinerrance.fr

Opening June 10th, from 6pm
Supported by Malibu

Solo show June 10 - July 3

Mlidred mostly draws via ink on stickers, but does put up stencils from time to time. This video shows him making a stencil on a board in his studio.

LES BELLES CHAISES SE FONT LA MALLE 6e ÉDITION

SAMEDI 29 MAI 2010 à partir de 14h
sous les nefs des machines - île de Nantes

Pour la 6e édition, Les Belles Chaises changent de cap et s’installent sous les Nefs des Machines de l’Ile. Le voyage, le nomadisme et la déambulation seront donc au cœur de cette nouvelle édition : Les Belles Chaises se font la malle ! Le projet des Belles Chaises laisse toujours la part belle aux pratiques amateurs mais valorise cette année l’aspect éducatif et pédagogique de la manifestation. Le questionnement autour des pratiques amateurs se recentre donc sur l’éducation artistique ainsi que sur ces enjeux.
Autour de la thématique du voyage, les chaises se font supports de son interprétation et de son exposition. Autour de lui gravite un imaginaire qui lui est propre (malle, valise, baluchon...) et qui pourra venir s’apposer à la traditionnelle chaise.
Depuis 2004, Les Belles chaises, initiées par l’École supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes Métropole, interrogent les pratiques amateurs et leur monstration dans l’espace public. Des chaises installées sous les Nefs de l’île de Nantes seront les cimaises des œuvres installées par les artistes amateurs : peinture, sculpture, modelage, broderie, graff, installations, photographie, métal... Chacun y trouvera sa place ! Avec plusieurs centaines d’exposants et des milliers de visiteurs, les Nefs deviennent un espace d’exposition non commerciale, de rencontres, d’échanges et de fête.

Avec 1000 exposants et 25 000 visiteurs, les Nefs deviennent un espace d’exposition, de rencontres, d’échanges et de fête.

http://www.erba-nantes.fr/belleschaises

Dossier de Presse
http://www.erba-nantes.fr/ACTU/SEM161/bc.pdf

http://jinkstencil.jimdo.com/stencils-pochoirs

The Urban Paint Festival is back!

Upfest'10 - 5th and 6th of June 2010

Tobacco Factory, North St / Raleigh Rd, Bristol, UK

http://www.upfest.co.uk/

No Beef...Be Happy! from Peat Wollaeger on Vimeo.