The Buschwick Collective 15th Anniversary / Artists Talk

The Buschwick Collective 15th Anniversary / Artists Talk

May 26, 2026

A CONVERSATION WITH FIVE ARTISTS FROM TAIWAN AT THE BUSHWICK COLLECTIVE 2026

KANDY KUO (photo © courtesy of the artist)

The Taipei Cultural Center in New York is exploring the streets of Brooklyn this spring with a fresh collaboration alongside The Bushwick Collective, the sprawling outdoor mural project that has transformed Bushwick into one of the world’s most active public art districts. Marking the Center’s 35th anniversary and The Bushwick Collective’s 15th anniversary in 2026, the partnership will introduce five Taiwanese artists — Mr. Ogay, Colasa, VASTAR, ALLO, and Taiwanese American artist Candy Kuo — to Bushwick Collective Week 2026, unfolding May 28–30 across Brooklyn’s famously paint-splashed streets.

ALLO (photo © courtesy of the artist)

We are honored to have been invited by Joe to moderate a panel discussion on May 28 at Lot 45 in Bushwick, featuring the five participating artists from Taiwan in a lively discussion of their work in Taiwan, the graffiti and street art practices today, and their experience of painting in Brooklyn. The event is free and open to the general public. A reception with music, DJs, drinks, and food will follow.

VASTAR (photo © courtesy of the artist)

We have been on the streets of Bushwick, along with Joe, AKA Joseph Ficalora, the Collective’s founder and curator, since 2012, and have witnessed the transformation of the area around his family’s business into an open-air gallery of muralism and graffiti culture, producing thousands of beautiful, high-quality works. The Bushwick Collective draws thousands of visitors, photographers, artists, and street art enthusiasts from all over the world every year. Between May 22 and May 30, the artist from Taiwan and dozens of artists from New York and other parts of the world will create new walls throughout the neighborhood, accomplishing another successful edition of the Bushwick Collective.

COLASA (photo © courtesy of the artist)
MISTER OGAY (photo © courtesy of the artist)

Event Details

Artist Talk

TIME: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 5 pm – 7 pm

VENUE: Lot 45 – 411 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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Opening Night

TIME: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7 pm – 11 pm

VENUE: Vacations BK Rooftop – 48 Cypress Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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15th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party

TIME: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11 am – 6 pm

VENUE: Three blocks at St. Nicholas Avenue, Troutman Street, and Scott Avenue

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