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Welcome to your weekly scooop of street art, opps, events, and media curated by the BE team. Since 2012, Beautify Earth has produced, promoted, and advocated for art on the streets through local art productions, networks, and media. Header art by Sian Storey.
Dip into Polo & Pan's recently released album, 22:22, while browsing through this week's street art news. "The Parisian duo of Paul Armand-Delille (Polo) and Alexandre Grynszpan (Pan) make music that flicks like frames through Golden Era Hollywood films, delivered with a deft French touch that playfully imbues house, disco, and electro in service one of the most compelling acts in dance music right now."
Local artist Sian Storey joined Blue Robotics and Beautify Earth at the bi-annual Ocean Business conference in Southampton, UK to paint one of two murals connecting ocean art to technology. This piece is part of a series of work titled 'Ionian Bay.' This mural is part of the Blue Earth Street Art program that supports mural and street artists critically exploring marine ecosystems and technology.
Interested in getting involved in future Blue Earth Street Art projects? If you're an artist, sponsor, or building owner with an interest in marine ecosystems and technology get in touch at hello@beautifyearth.com.
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Blending the beauty of the natural world with ethereal colour, Sian Storey is a Hampshire based artist who captures creatures as you’ve never seen them before. Festooned with beautiful flora, her bird and animal murals are bursting with life. Sian’s work has featured in national UK media including The Guardian, The Times and BBC.
May 1 - 4 2025
Penelles, Spain
"Gargar Mural and Rural Art Festival created by Binomic.cat who wants to promote the artistic culture in the rural world, turning the village of Penelles into a reference point, engaging people in a unique project of which we can be proud. Also, it aims at energising the village and promote tourism. The festival hopes to generate resources that allow us to correct the effects of time and the deterioration of our streets, reinspiring hope in our neighbours."
May 3 & 4, 2025
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
"Now in it's 7th year, the festival will transform the venue into a vibrant hub of large-scale murals, live painting and artwork spanning walls and stacked shipping containers alongside a dedicated programme of free workshops and talks celebrating Glasgow 850 – exploring the city's rich history of graffiti, street art, and hip-hop culture."
Beautify Earth will be hanging out all day on Sunday. Message us on Instagram or email us at hello@beautifyearth.com if you'd like to meet up.
May 4, 2025
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
"Hit the North is a phenomenon. A grass roots street art festival based in a formally derelict area of Belfast which, has beatified hundreds of walls in Belfast and demonstrated the transformative power of creativity, entrepreneurship and most of all art."
May 3 - 10, 2025
Brighton, UK
"Gail is a poet, graffiti poet, & artist known as Brain Pebble Poet. This exhibition showcases her artwork & spray painted poems." Part of this year's Brighton Fringe programme at 35 North Gallery.
October 9 - 10, 2025
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, US
Jnce on the philosophy of street art hosted by the American Society for Aesthetics OCT 9-10 2025! In addition to paper presentations by philosophers, there will be a film screening of City of Kings: Atlanta and a panel discussion of ATL street artists. Please share with street artists, graffiti writers, muralists, photographers, enthusiasts, philosophers, aestheticians, etc."
by Lamonica Curator, Substack -- "Critical thinking involves breaking things down into possible approaches, testing them and finding our coherent answers. This journey—even when it leads to uncomfortable or unexpected conclusions—is where real value lies. So why not practice on art? By teaching ourselves to look at art critically, we cultivate the skills to look at life critically." Read the full article at the link above.
by Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Block Club Chicago -- Friends and family of Dont Fret are remembering him as a loving, humorous and helping hand who enjoyed soccer, fishing and sausages — all reflected in his work.
by Marina Roca Die, Color Matters -- Immediacy, content v. art, size, likes, ads, and dialogue are factors explored in this article on the debated conversation around digital art consumption and communications.
by Medellin Street Art Festival -- Watch this year's festival come to life through behind the scenes footage, interviews, and shots of the murals.
by Ursula K. Le Guin -- The Dispossessed explores the tension between individual freedom and social responsibility, examining the impact of ideology on personal and collective life. Through themes of isolation, idealism, and the struggle for liberation, it also touches on the role of art as a form of expression and a means of challenging societal constraints, questioning whether true creativity can exist within rigid systems.
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apply by: May 4, 2025
compensation: 1056€
location: Bucharest, Romania
about: All artists are invited to apply to open call for artistic interventions within the multiannual Romanian Street Art programme. The three winning proposals will be announced on the 28th of May with installation dates from July to Sept 2025.
apply by: May 5, 2025
compensation: $30,000
location: Kansas City, KS
about: Kansas City aritsts invited to apply for this mural project to improve a retaining wall at the southwest corner of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Swope Parkway. This is the former location of Neighborhoods and Housing Department offices.
apply by: May 5, 2025
compensation: $19,000
location: Gunnison, CO, US
about: CO residents are invited to apply to create a mural on a large wall located just inside the entrance on the north side of the ground floor of Hurst Hall. This area is where students gather to wait for classes and is across from a student study area.
apply by: May 5, 2025
compensation: $12,000
location: Germantown, TN, US
about: The Germantown Public Art Commission seeks to commission one mural that will serve as a movable landmark that celebrates the city’s history, charm, and community spirit while enhancing its identity and fostering local pride. This call is open to both emerging and established professional artists residing 75 miles from Germantown, TN. Public art experience not required.
apply by: May 8, 2025
compensation: $8,000
location: Rahway, NJ, US
about: This call is soliciting submissions from prospective fiber/textile artists to provide art to be exhibited as part of the temporary art installation at the Rahway Rail Station. Submissions will only be accepted from artists who live in Central NJ (Counties of Union, Somerset, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, or Hunterdon). This exhibition will be unveiled in September 2025.
apply by: May 9, 2025
compensation: $25,000
location: Fort Wayne, IN US
about: The project location is an early learning center wing and a pediatric therapy wing located at Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities.
apply by: May 12, 2025
compensation: n/a
location: Los Angeles, CA, US
about: This call for artists is for the PAiD Program Artist Council. The Artist Council is an eight-member group of artists selected to create temporary public artworks and to provide recommendations to help shape the future of Los Angeles County’s public art policy and processes.
apply by: May 15, 2025
compensation: $7,500
location: Caro, MI, US
about: We are looking for artists to contribute the following: - Large scale murals painted on full walls (up to $7,500 stipend) - Pieces of smaller painted spot art (up to $2,000 stipend). Selected artists must complete their murals by September 30, 2025.
apply by: May 15, 2025
compensation: $2,500
location: Telluride, CO, US
about: Artists and nonprofit organizations who live and/or work in the Telluride region are invited to apply for a community program grant. This grant is for larger scale artistic projects in the visual and performing arts displayed or performed in Telluride for the enrichment of the community.
apply by: May 15, 2025
compensation: $2,500
location: Telluride, CO, US
about: Artists and nonprofit organizations who live and/or work in the Telluride region are invited to apply for a community program grant. This grant is designed to support community programming hosted within and intended for the Telluride community.
apply by: May 15, 2025
compensation: $10,000 up to $30,000 each, varies per location and size, all inclusive
location: Buffalo, NY, US
about: The Buffalo Bills Public Art Program seeks to commission professional visual artists, or artist teams, residing in Erie County and Western New York to create new site-specific public mural(s) to be placed in (new) Highmark Stadium.
apply by: not provided
compensation: n/a
location: Wabash, IN, US
about: Open call for artists to particpate in Wabash Walls 2025. Wabash Walls is The Arts Federation's (TAF) public art program. TAF presents the Wabash Walls Mural Festival, which was the first mural festival to take place in the state of Indiana.
apply by: not provided
compensation: n/a
location: Memphis, TN, US
about: The 11th annual festival will take place on October 11, 2025 with a theme of "BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED." Paint Memphis is an annual, one-day paint festival, which creates the largest collaborative mural in Tennessee.
apply by: rolling
compensation: $10,000
location: Norman, OK, US
about: The Norman Arts Council and the Norman Public Art Committee announce the 2024 Mural Incentive Program. This program is intended to enhance the cultural landscape of Norman, OK by providing matching funds to property owners who wish to invest in a mural on the exterior of their space.Murals must be in the City of Norman, Oklahoma's boundaries.
apply by: ongoing
compensation: n/a
location: Los Angeles, CA, US
about: Looking for a great wall for your art? Register your interest to paint one of BE's rotating walls on Venice Blvd.
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