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AlwaysLost

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I'm getting ready to take my arts to the streets and I was wondering if any of you knew some cities that are both friendly to travellers and appreciative of having art pasted to their walls.

I have to Conquer KC (which surprisingly has a very strong street art scene) first, but I might like to branch out and see something new.

I want to do Eugene and Portland next year but I'm afraid it will be the rainy season before I can get there this year.

I don't know if this thread will go anywhere but I appreciate your suggestions and input!
 

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I grew up in KC but now live in a town of ten thousand. A town which has only ten thousand people but as many art galleries as the entire KC metro. Santa Fe a town of just sixty thousand people sells more art than all of Chicagoland. New Mexico has a lot of good towns to sell art.
 
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I grew up in KC but now live in a town of ten thousand. A town which has only ten thousand people but as many art galleries as the entire KC metro. Santa Fe a town of just sixty thousand people sells more art than all of Chicagoland. New Mexico has a lot of good towns to sell art.

Hmmm interesting that would have to be a winter thing. Is there a lot of graffiti and paste ups?
 
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No. These are more western natural art themed, nothing urban like graffiti. Rapid city south dakota might be another to check out and they have loads of graffiti. The midwest has its spots

Sante Few is awesome though. I went there on vacation as a kid. Amazing art scene. All sorts of pueblo and Navajo stuff...got to go to this place call Akama Mesa and actually hiked down the way the Natives did back in the day. Had to drop down holes into caves and stuff it was dope.

KC has a great scene but I kinda want to get out this fall.
 

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Providence Rhode Island is super into the arts. Shepard Fairey got his start here. I imagine if you do street wheat paste stuff you probably know who he is. There's loads of graffiti around too...which is frowned upon by politicians & art snobs but us regular folk dig it. Also if you make it out this way hit me up. That goes for anyone reading this/on this site.
 

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This is a mural my friend did at one of the art festivals here a couple of years ago
 

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This is a mural my friend did at one of the art festivals here a couple of years ago

That is epic bro! I cant do anyhing like that yet lol, I think Shepard Fairey is my biggest influence Hes amazing but I prefer his Lichtenstein esque posters to the Obey thing. I'm bored with the repetitive image branding. But Ive leaned a lot from him and its like u said its art that any of us can do and you don't have to be rich to make it.

I may try to come there someday I'd love it yo have someone local to go out and hit spots with!
 

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Out here in San Antonio, there is a really strong graffiti art presence, I've got a few friends who are serious about it and slap shit up all over the place. I'm not sure if it's just because I know these streets well or if it is as dominant as it feels. Definitely worth hitting boots to the ground down here though. Downtown, Southside and various other places you'll see it around every corner. San Pedro near I-35 there is a whole stretch of buildings covered wall to wall, Southtown is the arts district. Virtually every interstate overpass and it's surrounding area has work on it. Slaps and an art jungle in areas between the jail and metro central. Not to mention the abundance of trains that stop all over the place begging for some decor :)
 

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