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Tiny Torrefarrera, A Locally Sourced Mural Festival in NorthEast Spain

Tiny Torrefarrera, A Locally Sourced Mural Festival in NorthEast Spain

It’s their 5th annual street art festival, Torrefarrera, although you may more accurately call it a mural festival. For a small village of less than 5,000, they have about 40 murals now, and an interactive map online to help you find them, even fund them if you like. Deeply rooted in history and regional pride this northern town is convenient to the A-2 motorway which connects Barcelona and Zaragoza.

Nauni Dank. “Boy or Girl?.. It doesn’t matter!!” Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

A municipality in the province of Lleida and an autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, their festival has been drawing people out into the street and into the community in a way that appears to be gratifying to many in the community. They even frame it as an inclusive competition to garner most votes for favorite and present awards at a public ceremony. Sponsored by the municipality, local institutions, and a paint company, you’re unlikely to find transgressive, or even disagreeable themes – but possibly educational.

Nauni Dank. “Boy or Girl?.. It doesn’t matter!!” Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

Photographer Lluís Olivé Bulbena took a drive a few hours north of his home recently to capture some of the new walls that went up during the September festival. Looks like he captured many of this years locally-sourced artistic participants who range from former graffiti writers to commercial artists, including Gasic Painter (from Tarragona), Dil (Lleida), Folk & Miedo (València and Alacant), Nauni 69 & Dank (Almeria), Txus Montejano (Lleida), and Saiko 134 (Terres de l’Ebre).

Nauni Dank. “Boy or Girl?.. It doesn’t matter!!” Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Dil. “Dance to life” Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Miedo 12 & Folk. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Miedo 12 & Folk. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Miedo 12 & Folk. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Txus Montejano. “We exist as long as we are remembered”. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Saiko. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Saiko. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Saiko. Torrefarrera 5th Street Art Festival. Torrefarrera, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
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GarGar Festival Penelles Mounts the Show Slow in 2021

GarGar Festival Penelles Mounts the Show Slow in 2021

It’s been a struggle to mount art events in the last year and a half for many reasons. That includes the 6th edition of GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival in Penelles, Spain.

Malpegados. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)

Instead of grouping all the artists and events and fans together for one short period of high activity, the organizers this year decided “to progressively invite the artists in smaller numbers so they could paint more confidently and feel protected from the virus.”

Now that all the 2021 murals have been painted, BSA collaborator Lluis Olive-Bulbena traveled an hour and a half from Barcelona to capture fresh paint! We thank him and we invite you to enjoy GarGar!

Inspiring Bricks. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Miles Elah. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Miles Elah. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Miles Elah. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Miles Elah. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Duo Amazonas. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Harry Bones. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Harry Bones. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Harry Bones. Zabou. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Harry Bones. Zabou. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
SAV45. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
SAV45. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Mateu Targa. Detail. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Geiser. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
DIL. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Musa. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Mina Hamada & Zosen. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Mina Hamada & Zosen. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Wedo. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Pablo Astrain. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Pablo Astrain. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)
Tope. GarGar Murals and Rural Art Festival 2021. Penelles, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena)

Click HERE to learn more about GarGar Festival.

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Sacred Gallery Presents: “Who’z Got Game!” A Group Exhibition (Manhattan, NYC)

Sacred Gallery

We wanted to let everyone know that Sacred Gallery NYC is pleased to announce “Who’z got game!”, August 10th (8-11pm), at Sacred Gallery NYC.
This group gallery exhibition, curated by KIDLEW, showcases some of the best names in the NYC street graffiti scene. Starting with artists from the late
60’s and working up to modern day, Kidlew personally went after the best names in the game to bring you a true NYC graffiti Subway map show.

The gallery will be auctioning off a true 4’x5′ NYC subway map that exhibiting artists will collaborate the night of the gallery opening. 100% of the proceeds from the won auction will
go to The Coalition For The Homeless (http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/). The auction will be on display and available for bidding all month, and will close on the 31st.

BAMA
LAVA 1 2
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JAMES TOP
BOM5
COPE2
INDIE
DIL
PYTHON
SIEN IDE
SEE TF
ZIMAD
SEXER
MERES
HALOZ
SINXERO
RAVE
RWK
ARMY OF ONE
JESUS SAVES
SHIRO
KIDLEW
ANGEL “LA2” ORTIZ

This is a strict RSVP ONLY event so you must email
Kevin@SacredGalleryNYC.com to be put on the list.

Opening Reception:
August 10th. 8-11pm

Sacred Gallery NYC

424 Broadway 2nd Floor (Between Canal and Howard)

New York, NY 10013

www.sacredgallerynyc.com

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Soapstone Gallery Presents: “Graffolution”

Billi Kid

Billi Kid M.I.A. (Photo © Billi Kid)
Billi Kid M.I.A. (Photo © Billi Kid)

“GRAFFOLUTION”

July 15 to August 15, 2010

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, July 15
7PM -11PM

Soapstone Gallery
11 W. 36th Street NYC

CURATED BY:
Frankie Velez & Mike Mcmanus

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Subtexture, Matt Siren, See One, Reskew, Sae Ster, Eric Orr, Meres,
Joe Russo, Rob Luciano, Billi Kid, Jeneveive, Fumero, Victor Roman,
Josh Goldstein, Masahiro Ito, UR New York (2esae & Ski), Peat
Wollaeger, Veng (RWK), Daniel "Krave" Fila, Royce Bannon,
Charlie Green, Toofly, Erotica, Abe Lincoln Jr, Clark Fly Id, Ribs,
KA, Ellis G, Joe Iurato, Slave, Sane 2, Gigi Bio, Haloz, Anera, Armo,
DIL, TMNK (Nobody), Grimace, Shine, Nemo, Etaks.One, Oliver Rios,
Bader Israel and Sienide.

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