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Graffiti Sponsorships - A Heart for Toys
Did you know that 20,000 Toys worldwide have no access to fresh spraypaint and that Every day 5000 toys do scrapcan tags over good pieces? Because of his big heart for Toys and the fact that this is only the tip of the iceberg, graffiti writer Lush just found the new “charity” ToyVision, a humanitarian fund for graffiti toys, who are in desperate need for some spray paint and guidance from the elders…
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Poster Boy: The War of Art
Last Saturday, Poster Boy hit London for the launch of his book “The War of Art” and to promote his defense fund for urban artists (K.A.R.A.T.E.) at Pure Evil Gallery. The book documents his ad-alterations in New York City’s subway and shows some interesting collaborations with other street artists. It’s highly interesting because it also introduces you to the politically background (keywords are ad-busting, public space and artistic freedom)…
The earnings will be used to support the “Kids Are Really Against The Empire” (K.A.R.A.T.E.) defense fund for urban artists. The people behind the idea of helping protect and defend artists working in public space are currently considering applying for 501(c)(3) status, which means to become a non-profit organisation in the U.S.A…
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Poster Boy: Kids Are Really Against The Empire!
Amazing, famous New York based urban artist and ad-alterer Poster Boy will be in London on Saturday for the “The War of Art” book launch at Pure Evil gallery! Additionally they will officially kick off a legal defense fund for artists called “Kids Are Really Against The Empire”…
Kids Are Rallying Against The Empire (K.A.R.A.T.E.) is a grass roots effort we hope to eventually turn into a non-profit organization. Sadly, when dealing with the legal system most artists don’t know, understand, or are intimidated into forgoing their rights. Artists are often poorly represented in court and do not have financial access to proper counsel. K.A.R.A.T.E. is committed to helping artists defend themselves in court for art-related crimes conceived in public space. (Poster Boy)
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