{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Church Graffiti: Paint Your Faith","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-05-10T13:30:57Z","description":"Have you ever heard something about an art project where the church collaborates with graffiti artists? Me neither, until I read the “Paint Your Faith” press release...","html":"\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronrts/sets/72157623902100669/\"\u003eAaron\u003c/a\u003e sent me a nice e-mail, calling attention for an interesting urban painting action by four world-renowned aerosol artists - \u003ca href=\"/faith47-lost-spaces/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith47\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from South Africa, \u003cstrong\u003eTiti Freak\u003c/strong\u003e from Sao Paulo, \u003ca href=\"/peeta-italian-graffiti-in-germany/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeeta\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from Italy, and \u003cstrong\u003eIndigo\u003c/strong\u003e, a local artist!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReligious Street Art? WTF?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe event was organized and the four artists have been invited by the United Church of Canada. The urban artwork is a part of their ongoing national “Paint Your Faith” campaign\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaint Your Faith is a community initiative to bring together street artists from around the world to spiritually and visually demonstrate their interpretation of faith as one unified unique piece of expression. More importantly, the mural in turn becomes a new gathering place for the community to create dialogue about life, spirituality and art while beautifying the surrounding milieu.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://www.paintyourfaith.com/about/\"\u003eAbout Paint Your Faith\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, Faith47, Titi Freak, Peeta and Indigo did a nice mural artwork, but why for the church? Has the church - like other big companies - recognized the marketability of street art and graffiti, or why are they working together with artists? What do you think?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1200px; --image-ratio: 1200 / 1576\" data-source-width=\"1200\" data-source-height=\"1576\" data-width-cap=\"1200\" data-height-cap=\"1576\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_467868d78238b6a5.avif 480w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_74821503fb59539.avif 960w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_8ef498ec90f320a3.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_13b3bd5e8f9049ad.webp 480w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_ff5dc37644fb617c.webp 960w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_9150e05a0e9d239a.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_f2cc641d16a53986.jpg\" srcset=\"/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_5fcb2ac54d62d270.jpg 480w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_4bdfc880e9e195fd.jpg 960w, /paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith_hu_f2cc641d16a53986.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1576\" alt=\"paint your faith\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003epaint your faith\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nToday, [Aaron](http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronrts/sets/72157623902100669/) sent me a nice e-mail, calling attention for an interesting urban painting action by four world-renowned aerosol artists - [**Faith47**](/faith47-lost-spaces/) from South Africa, **Titi Freak** from Sao Paulo, [**Peeta**](/peeta-italian-graffiti-in-germany/) from Italy, and **Indigo**, a local artist!\n\n**Religious Street Art? WTF?**\n\nThe event was organized and the four artists have been invited by the United Church of Canada. The urban artwork is a part of their ongoing national “Paint Your Faith” campaign...\n\n*Paint Your Faith is a community initiative to bring together street artists from around the world to spiritually and visually demonstrate their interpretation of faith as one unified unique piece of expression. More importantly, the mural in turn becomes a new gathering place for the community to create dialogue about life, spirituality and art while beautifying the surrounding milieu.* ([About Paint Your Faith](http://www.paintyourfaith.com/about/))\n\nOf course, Faith47, Titi Freak, Peeta and Indigo did a nice mural artwork, but why for the church? Has the church - like other big companies - recognized the marketability of street art and graffiti, or why are they working together with artists? What do you think?\n\n![paint your faith](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/paint-your-faith-vancouver/paint-your-faith.jpg\u003e)\n\npaint your faith ","tags":["Faith47","Peeta","Graffiti America"],"title":"Church Graffiti: Paint Your Faith","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/paint-your-faith-vancouver/"}