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GERMANY: Streetart Biberach an der Riß – Graffiti Collection and Urban Art Archive

Biberach an der Riß is a town in northern Upper Swabia with a population of about 34,000 inhabitants. The picturesque region is known for its impressive, historic monasteries, churches and chapels, so Biberach also has an interesting ancient old town. The landmarks of the city are the Ulm Gate, the White Tower or the Gigel Tower. But in the meantime there are also some urban artworks that count as famous landmarks and especially the group JUGEND AKTIV has set up several great projects.

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LITHUANIA: Vilnius Open Gallery – Menu Fabrikas Loftas – The Murals Factory Land

If you go to Vilnius and you like huge fantastic murals, you have to visit the OPEN GALLERY at the Menu Fabrikas Loftas in the quarter Naujamiestis. This space is a fantastic streetart paradise which is open all around the clock. It is a little industrial quarter, just a small block between some streets with several factories, but over the years a great collection of creations from national and international artists developed. Check out the gallery and the artworks!

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ROMANIA: Emil Banciu’s Onlinelibrary BANAT MEDIA and the FISART RETROSPECTIVE – Corina Nani & Sergio Morariu Bordan

Emil Banciu’s online library Banat Media offers virtual portraits of artists, exhibitions and art events in Romania. One book in particular caught our interest, the retrospective work on the great urban art festival FISART, which took place in Timisoara from 2011 to 2020 and attracted countless artists from all over the world. We talked in an interview with the publisher Emil Banciu, with the author Corina Nani and also with the photographer Sergio Morariu.

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GERMANY: Streetart Berlin – Friedrichshain – An der Schillingbrücke 3 – Yaam Club – Artist Gallery

The YAAM or „Young African Art Market“ was founded in 1994 and is run by the non profit organization “KULT – Verein für Jugendkultur e.V.”. The focus is on the Afro-Caribbean culture. The multicultural backgrounds of the contributors  and friends are reflected in the music, sports program and food stalls as well as the art and atmosphere of the premises. It is a social place where the most diverse people have the opportunity to meet, express themselves artistically, work and celebrate together. Around the whole place you can find awesome works of urban art. Check out the collection of the great creations!

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FINLAND: Streetart Tampere – Hiedanranta Art Space – Spraycankontrol & Meeting Of Styles at the old Katutaso Kauppa factory

Hiedanranta is an old factory area west of Tampere and a real oasis of urban art. Countless great works can be found on the walls and huge murals on the old warehouse buildings. In 2018 the event SPRAYCANKONTROL took place in combination with the legendary jam series MEETING OF STYLES and some works from this event are still there, but of course new graffiti are also being created regularly. Check out the fantastic artworks!

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SWEDEN: Painter FILIP REM – Multi Layer & Applications – Stokholmsgatan – Gothenburg

The artist FILIP REM paints an abstract world that develops piece by piece during his painting process. The atmosphere has to be right and it is all about a certain expression. Sometimes he paints over a work numerous times in different ways, adds appliqués or even parts he found in an old paint can. In the end, it just has to fit, and if it does, that’s what his feeling tells him. We spoke with the interesting artist in an interview.

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NETHERLANDS: Photographer BART HAGEL – STREETART DAMSKO – Urban Art Map Amsterdam

BART HAGEL aka STREETART DAMSKO is a passionate photographer from the Netherlands who has contributed a lot of great material to the Urban Art Map of Amsterdam. An extensive archive has been created over time with small to large works of art, as well as galleries with countless photos of the super-frequented hot spots. He also did a „5 Questions“ interview series with several artists which we show you now here on the website.

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GERMANY: Streetart Berlin – Schöneberg – Gleisdreieck Graffiti Area – Legacy Hall

In the Berlin „Park am Gleisdreieck“ there is a 160 meters long wall which gets regularly decorated with great works of art. Awesome graffiti and characters can be admired at this area. It is not a free wall and you are only allowed to paint in consultation with the graffiti shop LEGACY BLN in Yorckstraße 53. Check out the fantastic creations!

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ESTONIA: Urban Art Tallinn – Telliskivi Loomelinnak – Creative City – Culture Campus and Streetart Museum

Telliskivi Loomelinnak, or in English “Creative City”, is located in Tallinn west of the Old Town in an old industrial complex and is an art centre with galleries, small shops, various creative businesses, start-ups and catering establishments. The campus hosts more than 800 different cultural events throughout the year. Apart from that, the place is one big urban art museum and the walls are covered with great artworks, from small graffiti to huge murals. As a whole the entire Kalamaja neighbourhood is an artists’ quarter and is painted from top to bottom.

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AUSTRIA: International Graffiti Symposium INDIGO – Presentation of the Vagabundler project

From 14th to 16th June 2023 the international graffiti symposium INDIGO took place in Vienna and we were invited to present our Vagabundler project! In the meantime, the videos of the individual presentations are online, including the one of us. In addition, a book will soon be printed with more papers, essays and contributions from the participants, and we will also be part of it. INDIGO is a graffiti centred academic project funded by the Heritage Science Austria programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). Check out the video and the report.

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