Living Walls 2014 Conference is set for Aug. 13-17 with conversations, exhibits, a bike tour and more. The celebration of street art and collaborative art in public spaces will take place at various venues around Atlanta.
The opening night event on Aug. 13, 7 p.m., at C4 on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will feature a conversation on street art trends between Austin McManus, Photography Director at Juxtapoz Magazine, Rj Vandalog Rushmore, Chief Editor at Vandalog and Communications Manager for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, and Mónica Campana, Living Walls Co-Founder and Executive Director.
An evening of lectures at the Center for Civil and Human Rights will be held Aug. 15, including a keynote speech by Atlanta BeltLine mastermind Ryan Gravel.
The main event will be on Aug. 16 starting at 9 p.m. at The Goat Farm. There will be a gallery exhibit, music and more. Suggested donation of $5 at the door.
The bike tour of the city’s murals will take place Aug. 17 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. starting at Atlanta BeltLine Bicycle on Sampson Street.
For more information on the conference, visit livingwallsatl.com or facebook.com/LivingWallsATL.