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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Streets are Talking

On the other side of this week begins the workshop we should all consider attending. The Streets Are Talking: Experiencing Contemporary Street Art  lead by Michael Owen, artist in residence at the Creative Alliance. The Workshop will span 4 mondays beginning on may 9th and continuing every monday until  May 30th.

"Michael Owen and 3 visiting street artists (including GAIA and Billy Mode) present hands-on exercises, conversations, and demonstrations to leave you with new skills and perspective, no matter what your medium is now."
Via Creative Alliance

Michael is well known for his large murals spreading a message of Love around the city. As lead artist for the Baltimore Love Project he has been featured in the Baltimore Sun and the B! Daily. His goal is to create 20 LOVE murals throughout the city, so far he has loved on Mt. Washington, Highlandtown, Carrol Park, and Hollins Market, with 5 more walls in the works. Outside The Love Project Michael has created other large scale murals nationwide including The Celebration Between a mural spanning the 1/4 mile stretch of the Highlandtown to Greektown underpass. For more information on Michael visit michaelowenart.com. for more information on the LOVE Project watch their video at kickstarter.

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