{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Like it. Art - Street Art Festival in Russia","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/kazan-urban-art-festival.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-07-30T13:50:07Z","description":"Recently Europe’s biggest street art festival Like it. Art finished up. Here are some first impressions of the finished murals from Kazan!","html":"\u003cp\u003eWith a line-up reading like the who-is-who of Europe’s urban mural artists - including \u003ca href=\"/amateur-magazine-10-dxtr-edition/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDXTR\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/nychos/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNychos\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePixelpancho\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEtam Cru\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eArsek \u0026amp; Erase\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/ecb-mural-in-london/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eECB\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and many more - the probably biggest European street art festival \u003cem\u003eLike it. Art\u003c/em\u003e, which took place in Kazan, the capital and largest city of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, just finished. \u003ca href=\"/like-it-art-pixelpancho-mural-russia/\"\u003eAs promised\u003c/a\u003e a few days ago, I managed to get some impressions from there\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"like-it-art-festival\"\u003eLike it. Art Festival\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLarge and medium scale graffiti appeared on the walls of around 40 objects across the city. The festival arranged under the project MadeInKazan also encompassed public master classes, lectures of the European artists, the best canvases exhibition, \u0026ldquo;Trash-truck hunting\u0026rdquo; night painting session and a graffiti contest.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe painted venues became immediately spectacular and even enjoyed the attention of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who together with Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin visited one of the festival sites on 20th July 2012. Ilsur Metshin said that the street-art festival would be held in Kazan annually.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://kazantimes.com/arts/graffiti-festival-in-kazan-a-week-of-street-art/\"\u003eThe Kazan Times\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 3060\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"3060\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"3060\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_867f432b7618f734.avif 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_c4319a65db9cbd32.avif 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_d14e65fcbec8eea6.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_2f18c4c14fda1421.webp 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_621f41406833a933.webp 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_ac82db2976111035.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_91e155c26e5eb297.jpg\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_eb355a50cdf7ae50.jpg 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_fa2696a428005fe5.jpg 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan_hu_91e155c26e5eb297.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2395\" alt=\"Etam Cru Mural in Kazan\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eEtam Cru Mural in Kazan\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2968\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2968\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2968\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_8e6b2134bfdafb23.avif 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_390f5bb22bf3c04f.avif 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_86f9336ab6063db1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_85a5f10d7532811f.webp 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_f8a48e631a573419.webp 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_ef8cb1a1195767ee.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_e2a01d98ae8504af.jpg\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_4b4c04e07b0fdaff.jpg 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_4c7e93aed98a314e.jpg 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan_hu_e2a01d98ae8504af.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2323\" alt=\"Snake Mural in Kazan\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eSnake Mural in Kazan\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2452\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2452\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2452\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_8d5327e5f779318c.avif 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_54675ea780ba23b5.avif 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_c2a5214027499c66.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_4e5393c60104bebe.webp 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_d07368ce00f52037.webp 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_43516bc90d818082.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_f8f22384d14b5fe6.jpg\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_6a1d77de75749a4f.jpg 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_8bafa10e291fd31c.jpg 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan_hu_f8f22384d14b5fe6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1919\" alt=\"Like it. Art - Kazan\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eLike it. Art - Kazan\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2800\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_f333913e19997c59.avif 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_62c636b86b2c97c9.avif 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_501d007bb5c19418.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_e2804e1581cba915.webp 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_9ec9d009669908ec.webp 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_b15e5c6257c2cd36.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_2706d5106ea0f71d.jpg\" srcset=\"/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_a8504b4b184975da.jpg 480w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_e8da4cf33b00c230.jpg 960w, /like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival_hu_2706d5106ea0f71d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2191\" alt=\"Like it. Art - Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eLike it. Art - Festival\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nPhotos by Maxim Pranov - if you have any other photo sources, write a comment!\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a line-up reading like the who-is-who of Europe’s urban mural artists - including [**DXTR**](/amateur-magazine-10-dxtr-edition/), [**Nychos**](/nychos/), **Pixelpancho**, **Etam Cru**, **Arsek \u0026 Erase**, [**ECB**](/ecb-mural-in-london/) and many more - the probably biggest European street art festival *Like it. Art*, which took place in Kazan, the capital and largest city of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, just finished. [As promised](/like-it-art-pixelpancho-mural-russia/) a few days ago, I managed to get some impressions from there...\n\n\n## Like it. Art Festival\n\n\n*Large and medium scale graffiti appeared on the walls of around 40 objects across the city. The festival arranged under the project MadeInKazan also encompassed public master classes, lectures of the European artists, the best canvases exhibition, \"Trash-truck hunting\" night painting session and a graffiti contest.*\n\n*The painted venues became immediately spectacular and even enjoyed the attention of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who together with Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin visited one of the festival sites on 20th July 2012. Ilsur Metshin said that the street-art festival would be held in Kazan annually.* ([The Kazan Times](http://kazantimes.com/arts/graffiti-festival-in-kazan-a-week-of-street-art/))\n\n![Etam Cru Mural in Kazan](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/etam-cru-mural-kazan.jpg\u003e)\n\nEtam Cru Mural in Kazan ![Snake Mural in Kazan](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/snake-mural-kazan.jpg\u003e)\n\nSnake Mural in Kazan ![Like it. Art - Kazan](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-kazan.jpg\u003e)\n\nLike it. Art - Kazan ![Like it. Art - Festival](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/like-it-art-festival.jpg\u003e)\n\nLike it. Art - Festival \nPhotos by Maxim Pranov - if you have any other photo sources, write a comment!\n","tags":["Mural Art","Street Art Europe","Graffiti Europe","Urban Art Festival"],"title":"Like it. Art - Street Art Festival in Russia","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/like-it-art-street-art-festival-in-russia/"}