By Kelli Gibson Saving Places Anyone familiar with San Francisco’s Mission District can tell you about the giant, colorful murals that cascade across area buildings. Representing a variety of themes, from humorous to political to religious, these murals reflect…
By Jackie Serrato LatinaLista (This story appears in its entirety on Gozamos.com) Murals are as old as the Aztec and Maya writings, and the murals in Pilsen derive from that historical influence. The Chicago muralistas of the late…
By Laura Waxmann Mission Local The artist whose mural on LGBT love that has been vandalized at least four times said on Saturday at a community forum that he failed to foresee the impact and called the vandalism an…
LatinaLista — Mexico’s branch of Amnesty International wanted to create a campaign to raise awareness about human rights violations in Mexico. Whether it be violence against women (6 women are killed each day in MX due to gender violence,…
LatinaLista — The Google Art Project has been on a mission to digitally preserve while exposing art lovers the world over to masterpieces housed around the world — inside some of the most prestigious museums and the busiest street…
By Daniel Ronan PreservationNation “Morally, there needs to be a defense of public art,” says Hector Duarte, an accomplished Mexican-American muralist and painter sitting in his Chicago home and studio of fifteen years. Pilsen, his neighborhood, has been squarely…
By Lea Thompson La Prensa Newly painted murals along Guadalupe street show the incredible growth taking place in the Westside San Antonio community. Local artists and residents recently partnered with the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) and San Anto…
By Kay Valle Infosurhoy.com TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Art is their weapon and the walls of Tegucigalpa are their canvas in the fight against violence. In one of the most violent cities in the world – with 1,035 murders in…
LatinaLista — Dasic Fernández doesn’t care if people call him a graffiti artist, tagger or muralist. All he cares is that he gives an empty space on a wall a soul that connects with people. Chile-born Fernández lives these…
LatinaLista — Her real name is Sandra Fabara and this Ecuadorian transplant to New York City is more widely known by her street alias — Lady Pink. Lady Pink is considered one of the most famous graffiti artists of…
LatinaLista — Tequila and murals. Two very different things with one commonality — Mexico. So, it’s not too surprising that a Mexican tequila producer would create a contest incorporating their product and honoring Latino life in the United States….
LatinaLista — Latino street artists are known for marching to a different beat where they mix culture with art in their colorful murals and abstract graffiti drawings. Many talented street artists from South America have routinely participated in art…
By Rita Sanchez La Prensa San Diego Editor’s Note: In this article Rita Sanchez proudly recognizes the women who have contributed to the Parque and its murals. She features women who have designed, supervised and painted murals since 1973,…
