The Venice Art Walls are murals along the Venice Boardwalk[1] in Venice, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California.
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_-_228.jpg) Part of the Venice Art Walls, 2022 | |
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| Coordinates: 33°59′11″N 118°28′30″W / 33.98642°N 118.47491°W |
According to David J. Del Grande of the Arizona Daily Star, "Venice Art Walls offers graffiti writers a place to paint and tag, with their creations curated by local graffiti production company Setting the Pace. The Setting the Pace foundation began managing the Venice Art Walls in 2012, and the group has since organized mural workshops for students and young artists."[2]
According to Paste, artists with "prearranged permits can legally tag and create".[3] The site has been mentioned as an example of a deterrent for graffiti elsewhere.[4]
In 2019, Thrillist's Lizbeth Scordo said the "ever-changing" walls between Windward and Market "actually date back to the '60s (though painting them only became technically legal in the last 20 years), and you can watch artists add to the colorful history on weekends".[5]
References
edit- ^ "Best free things to do in Los Angeles". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Del Grande, David J. (August 2015). "Embracing graffiti could help contain it, save Tucson money". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Greetings From Venice Beach, California". Paste. 2016-01-04. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Cruz, Mayra (2018-02-07). "Harris County inmates help remove graffiti through sheriff's office program". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "The Best of Venice, LA's Quintessential Beach Town". Thrillist. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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