Wide Open Walls (Sacramento Mural Festival)
wide open wall sacramento mural festival annual street art event held sacramento california friend sacramento metropolitan art commission conceived event fundraiser public art education developed constituent civic business education art sector build city cultural economy founder established interactive art event engage sacramento resident visitor state capital festival sponsor local national international artist gather ten day late august produce monumental work structure throughout metropolitan area success inaugural year festival inspired state institution private building owner donate wall enduring work public art notable artist participated wide open wall include add fuel apexer camille rose garcia christina angelina aka starfighter far woman collective herakut john pugh john horton jorit agoch maren conrad okuda phlegm raphael delgado shepard fairey shamisa hassani sonya fe stan padilla tavar zawacki inaugural sacramento mural festival hosted dozen artist painted city wall eightday period august festival primarily held city grid midtown artist could easily viewed painting large scale mural pedestrian cyclist festival included tour presentation popup event final rooftop party sacramento mural festival renamed wide open wall wow festival organizer local national international mural street graffiti artist hired paint thirty mural city wall throughout metropolitan area wide open wall received national attention city hosted opening sacramento native greta gerwigs film lady bird filmed city prior opening festival film commemorated mural painted local artist maren conrad festival attendee also able tow view creation shepard faireys fifteen story mural johnny cash standing front folsom prison fairey conceived image part “american civics project” series painted mural hope artwork prompt discussion mass incarceration forprofit prison industry america festival organizer continued promote local artist shared diverse perspective philosophy experience heritage make city state note work stan padilla member royal chicano air force honoring collective mural golden center california state university sacramento donated wall collaborative work completed alumnus sv williams phillip altstatt john horton raphael delgado molly devlin micah crandallbear lopan ernie fresh norm ayles ursula x young jose di gregorio festival recognized art business council sacramento region sacramento region innovation year award festival continued showcase diverse perspective street art expanding sacramento community traditionally underserved economy california native raphael delgado kirileigh jones created colorful floral work large city wall british artist sometime sacramento resident david puck painted series mural concerned mental health awareness los angeles artist eliseo art silva immigrated california philippine contributed mural depicting filipino migration wall california state university sacramento also provided wall artist hoxxoh jilian evelyn scaled version festival took place september featured work sacramento bay area artist festival local resident raised concern investment public art within signaling gentrification city appeal creative class potentially impacting cost living lowincome neighborhood often populated brown black people however local muralist wow contributor aik brown express motivation adding art wall community grew feel work provides sense peace love happiness also dealing discussing societal issue around race politics violence police living america black creating new body work focus issuesthrough family nature spirituality far woman herakut john horton maren conrad obey giant art shepard fairey raphael delgado wide open wall