Times Square. New York City. December 2016. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Pop the cork, throw the confetti!

Happy New Year to all the BSA Readers and fans and family!

As ever we begin this new year with gratitude to you for the old one. We learned a lot from you and from wise guides who helped us steer this path, leaning on the counsel of fans, artists, cultural observers, museum directors, curators, gallerists, photographers, writers, collectors, documentarians, academics, scholars, hoodlums, naysayers, critics, weirdos, and modern icons; all manner of cultural workers.

What we have found is that Street Art, graffiti, and urban art are still open to everyone who has the courage to tap into the creative spirit.

We’re immensely thankful to the stellar group of talents who each contributed to the BSA end-of-year tradition of sharing a significant photograph and their reflections on the turning of the year in our “Wishes and Hopes for 2017” series.

We’re always impressed by the depth of resources, knowledge, and heart that comes to fore in this annual round-up. In case you missed any of them, here’s the full list:

 Clément Martin  12/31

Roula David and Jesse Corey 12/30

Selina Miles 12/29

Christian Omodeo  12/28

Maria Enriqueta Arias  12/27

Guillaume Trotin 12/26

Tor Ståle Moen  12/24

Wayne Rada & Rey Rosa 12/23

James Finucane 12/22

Tee Byford 12/21

Emil Walker  12/20

Annie Nocenti 12/19

Marcelo Pimentel & Marina Bortoluzzi 12/18

Ethel Seno 12/17

Pedro H. Alonzo 12/16

Fernando Alcalá Losa  12/15

Also, in the event that you missed any of our end-of-year lists:

BSA “Images Of The Year” for 2016 (VIDEO)

BSA Top Stories 2016 – As Picked by You

Top 15 Videos on BSA Film Friday From 2016

BSA’s 15 Most Popular Murals Of 2016

Let’s all bravely face the new year with our best intentions and talents and we’ll see how far we can go.

Our best to you for 2017.

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