Frank Asher, the owner of Old City Farm and Guild has a challenging task ahead of him – to convert a dead concrete plaza into a living garden full of plants, flowers, trees and animals. This Spring, the garden center moved to the new location at 925 Rhode Island Ave NW, DC and expanded tremendously. They will continue fulfill all gardening needs for the neighborhood and additionally, also start growing fresh produce for the local restaurants.

Albus Cavus has partnered with Frank and Old City Farm and Guild to curate all the paintable surfaces on the property and to exhibit sculptures in the wilderness. Jay Hudson, WHO?, Dan Gray, Jordan Sanders, HUF, DECOY and Chanel Compton and some of our young artists painted murals on the garden sheds during the opening day last weekend. For more photos, visit our flickr…

Luna George visited the artists from West Coasting Tour at the wall and wrote a nice post on her blog. She currently curates a show in LA that features the artists. Click the photos for larger resolution. [Read more →]

The work on the first prototype of this portable creativity space continues with the fabrication. For more information about this project visit www.boxcollective.org.

West Coasting Tour 2013 continues with Con Ojos Indigena Crew Wall in Highland Park, CA with the artists: Mister Bouncer, Werc Alvarez, Codak Smith, Erin yoshi, Isaias Crow and Vyal Reyes.

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Thank you Class Acts Arts / Project Youth ArtReach for another wonderful mural completed in the correctional facilities of Montgomery County, Maryland. More photos by Jeff Gipson.

Photos by Jeff Gipson from Open Kitchn’ event. We collaborated with Rebar. The mural is on 14th and Randolph Street NW. The artists are DECOY, Chanel Compton and Peter K.

On April 3, we are unveiling a new installation in the heart of the Long Branch neighborhood. The mural is a project of the Long Branch/Flower Coalition, Class Acts Arts / Youth ArtReach and Albus Cavus and it was created by the inmates in The Montgomery County Correctional Facility during art workshops.

The event will include remarks from Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams, City Council Member Jarrett Smith, and Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin. All are welcome to celebrate the first of many aesthetic improvements in the Long Branch neighborhood. On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., the mural “Flower Dreams” will be unveiled at 8639 Flower Avenue.

West Coasting Tour continues with a new collaborative mural created by Werc Alvarez, Isaias Crow and Maxx Moses in Chicano Park (Dewey St and National Ave in San Diego, CA).
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After four days and long hours of hard work, The Front Community Center – Casa Familiar (147 W. San Ysidro Blvd., San Diego, CA) features a brand new mural by Isaias Crow and Werc. [Read more →]

The artists on West Coasting Tour are making their first extended stopover in San Diego. This city is full of their good friends and fans and together, they will spend a few days creating new works of art.
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