Greece, Lesbos, Mytilene: Aug. 1-3, 2014 - Beach Street Festival

Around 100 writers from all over Greece, Europe and Turkey, 3 Music stages (HipHop-Trap, Reggae-Dubstep, House-Techno).

http://www.beachstreetfestival.gr/

New podcast: The Lantern - about graffiti, street art, art and politics

(just a teaser)

Bookmark or subscribe to the YouTube channel to see it when it comes out (soon).

Music: Prospekt - In this society

Prospekt - In this society

NYC: Streets of the World - closes May 31, 2012

May 11th – May 31st

Free admission: 11:00 – 7:00 daily

Telephone number: 212.966.6675

Email: nyc@operagallery.com

Featuring Anthony Lister, Rone, Kid Zoom, ROA, Dal East, Blek le Rat, Herakut, How and Nosm, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, b., Know Hope, The London Police, M-City, Sixeart, Hyuro, Liqen, Interesni Kazki, Paul Insect, Remi Rough, Nick Walker, Mark Jenkins, Saber, Augustine Kofie, Revok, Faile, Bäst, Swoon, Ron English, Trustocorp, Mare 139, Jose Parla, Eric Haze, Logan Hicks, Aiko.

This is a great show in New York City, on until May 31:

Opera Gallery Presents: "Streets of the World" (Manhattan, NY) : Brooklyn Street Art

Lots of photos of the artwork
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2012/05/10/the-streets-of-the-world-converge-at-opera-gallery-tonight/

Crucial advice for creative people - I wish someone had told me

http://nefffy.tumblr.com/post/4925301035/nobody-tells-this-to-people-who-are-beginners-i

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. 

For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. 

A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. 

We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. 

Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through."

Ira Glass

Estria Foundation's Water Writes mission

Photo: London riots by Fungus

London UK - 2011 August - Fungus "Riot On!"

Call for various kinds of artists 35 and younger: London & Berlin Art Festivals 2012