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Giant murals have outsized effects on local neighborhoods

March 14th, 2013 · No Comments

“”You can try things out that you’ve never done before,” says artist Alex Merritt, who has painted on several of the walls and credits the experience with giving him the confidence and experience he needed to go back to art school.” Read the rest of the article by Rachel Sadon on ElevationDC.

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Tags: Albus Cavus · DC · Press

D’s Nails

March 7th, 2013 · No Comments

“…the first thing I noticed was a series of magazine-size fingernail-shaped pieces of wood decorated with red, white and powder blue stars and bars, polka dots and bows…” read more about DECOY’s prep work for her solo show at The Fridge DC on Pink Noise

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WaPo Review: Albus Cavus Workshops

March 4th, 2013 · No Comments

By Lavanya Ramanathan (Nov. 2, 2012) “…One by one, the kids, all wearing masks, reach for spray cans, stake out empty corners of wall and begin to add their own bold streaks of marigold yellow, pristine white, cherry red and plummy purple to the eye-catching cacophony of color…”Read the review…

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Tags: Albus Cavus · Classroom · DC · Press

Anatomy of a Mural: Seasons in the City

March 4th, 2013 · No Comments

From Washington City Paper: “…The sun is one of several “protector” figures watching over the mural’s neighborhood setting along with to Mother Earth and Father Time…” Read more

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Meet You at the Corner

March 4th, 2013 · No Comments

Decoy and Murals DC paint a wall (or two) from katie cleary on Vimeo. Katie Cleary, a film maker sent us this documentary about DECOY painting 13th st and Park rd NW. Artist Alicia Cosnahan aka DECOY created that mural as a part of MuralsDC Program in Summer 2012. Thanks Prince of Petworth.

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Tags: Albus Cavus · DC · Press

Olympics 2012: Swimmer

August 1st, 2012 · No Comments

Bobby PORE Moore and Keith Miranda have contributed to the recent commission for an unique illustration for Washington Post story about Olympics 2012. See here…

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Cube of Ideas

August 1st, 2012 · No Comments

Recently, we have provided a box for community expressing their thoughts and ideas about future development of St. Elizabeth’s Campus on MLK Ave SE. We believe in open spaces, sustainable development and design that is based on ideas and needs sprouting from the immediate community and the actual users of the future site. See report [...]

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Tags: Press · Public Art 2.0

Missed Blended?

June 20th, 2012 · No Comments

An intense and beautiful collaboration of 60 artists has transformed an abandoned warehouse in less than two weeks. On Friday night, June 8th, this was the place to be in Washington, DC. If you missed it, see our photos and a review by Travis Andrews of BYT. For the list of artists visit the event [...]

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Tags: Albus Cavus · DC · Press · Shows and Events

Night at the Museum in Review

June 20th, 2012 · No Comments

Please read a review of our Night at the Museum by Eve M. Ferguson in The Washington Informer: “The works propped on easels and hung from clothes lines were not the multi-million dollar pieces that regularly break the bank at auction at Sotheby’s, but for the purchasers of the works, they were just as valuable.” [...]

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Tags: Classroom · DC · Press

Writing On The Wall: Leon Rainbow Featured in Princeton Magazine

July 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Story by Anne Levin / Photography by Andrew Wilkinson For those who associate graffiti only with the defacing of public property, a visit to TerraCycle, the sprawling recycling center on Trenton’s New York Avenue, might quickly dispel that image. In the complex’s gritty courtyard when the weather cooperates, or even when it doesn’t, a group [...]

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Tags: Albus Cavus Artists · NJ · Press