south side art bombing

Saturday, Sharon called. "What the heck is going on at the 5-points?" I had no idea. I hadn't seen anything while we were walking earlier in the day. "Well the Old Ale House is covered with faces."

Yesterday, I forgot to walk down. Today I did. The public Art Fairy hit the south side. I had no idea. I would have gone down there to play!

It was part of New Vox Gallery's one-day public art project called StreetFluence.

The faces are people from the neighborhood, blown up, made into stencils and spray painted onto plywood. The artist is Tom Evans.

Up at the vacant lot that was the Fountain Hill Opera House, appears a city scape. I'm not sure if it's done. You have to be right on top of it to see it. Maybe it is. It's signed. It is Jason Schwab's vision of the neighborhood.

Another project was yarn bombing. Apparently that is what it is called when you put leggings on lamp posts and things. I believe that these were done by Lavanya Patricella.

My walk wasn't long, but playing Sherlock Holmes was fun.

Back in the days of mailing lists I wouldn't have missed this. I really don't want my email box stuffed with none essentials, but I also don't want to miss cool stuff. Most of my local galleries are on FB. Maybe I should make a second professional page, not have any "friends", but just like a whole bunch of arts organizations?

As much as I love to walk. Everyone knows art is my true love. I don't like missing things in my 'hood.