Wall\Therapy kicked off with a reception for the visiting and local artists
on Friday, July 20, at 1975 Gallery’s elegant new spot on Charlotte Street,
providing Rochesterians with the opportunity to speak with several of the
artists before they began work early Saturday morning.
Missing from the reception were ROA and Siloette, who will arrive early this
week, and Ben Eine, whose circumstances have forced him to back out of
participation in the project. Ian Wilson of Wall\Therapy provided the following
statement:
“The WALL\THERAPY team is sad to announce that Ben Eine will not be joining
us for this year’s event. Nevertheless, we wish him the best of luck.”
Twins HowNosm must to leave Rochester
by midweek. They have really pounded out their mural at lightening speed, but
the work is extremely beautiful. You can check it out on Union
Street just before it hits East
Avenue.
Progress is happening on murals by Thievin’ Stephen, Case, Liqen, and
DALeast on Pennsylvania Avenue
behind the Public Market, where the Art Block Party will take place through 10 p.m. today. Visitors can watch the artists work, enjoy live music, and get goodies from various
food vendors. Check out The Yards above Flour City Bread Company for more
festivities.
Faith47 is working above the North Union Street Bakery. Also near the
market, Mr. Prvrt is painting on the Harman Flooring building along the parking
lot along N. Union and Scio Streets. St. Monci is tackling an enormous wall
along Roc Brewing Co. on S. Union. Cern is painting the Avenue D Recreation
Center.
Once they arrive, ROA will paint at 116 St. Paul
Street (facing World Wide News lot) and Siloette
will join Cern at the recreation center. Some locations are subject to change,
and we’ll keep you updated.
In addition to the world-class artists visiting and working in Rochester,
street art photographer-legend Martha Cooper has arrived in our city to shoot
Wall\Therapy.
More information will follow as murals progress. For updates on the fly,
follow us on twitter: @rocccitynews. Our full story on Wall\Therapy can be
found here.
This article appears in Jul 18-24, 2012.
