LA 2 LC Aceyalone & 2MEX in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Honored to be apart of this monumental HipHop event in Las Cruces, New Mexico!
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PictoGraff: The Art of Warprayer
Honored to be curating this #ArrowsoulArt event that will give create his and her stories in the city of #lascrucesnm. The power of color will be unleashed on the public Friday May 1st 2015 @westendartdepot 5pm. With #Homegrownm #NewMexico artists #NaniChacon #JayceeBeyale #RepOneTWS #KillaCamTWS Followed by a #Livepainting Showcase Saturday May 2nd 9am at the Branigan Cultural Center and Las Cruces Museum of Art.
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#WaterYouRoots
What happened on this weekend….
On Friday May 1st my brother Jaycee Beyale made it to Las Cruces, New Mexico. With a plan in order to start the initial layout of him and Nani Chacon’s mural design. They were both scheduled to showcase and paint a mural for an event titled “Pictograff” at the Branigan Cultural Center. An event I was contracted to coordinate. With stipend I decided to fund more paint and find a privately owned wall located in the heart of Las Cruces. I wanted to bless the people with a full size cultural piece from 2 of New Mexico’s most respected muralists, Since we will be hosting them for a few days. I knew we would be able to finish 2 murals in 2 days with Aerosol as the medium.
While painting the background on Friday morning the workers from the Las Cruces visitors bureau arrived to find us beautifying they’re building. Seems the building owner, whom I had received permission from days earlier had become ill and was unable to relay message to tenants that we were to begin mural immediately. Therefore began to threaten us with vandalism charges and calling us criminals. Saying we had no permission to paint on a city run business without the proper juried “branding” process. Stating this mural has no significant reflection of the Las Cruces community.
During commotion the local newspaper caught wind that the city might be painting over the mural. Ran the story and in two days I say about morethan half of the Las Cruces population came out in support of the mural and flooded social media with positive and negative feedback of “Public Art” and why they want the mural to stay. We as artists did not expect this whole hurricane would come out of applying paint to a wall. At time we were unsure of ourselves and felt like we were not going to finish this project but continued to push thru the heat and with help from the community and a simple visit from a local elementary school we gathered all the energy needed and won the battle between Art & Business.
NEWS PAPER ARTICAL
TIMELAPS OF ENTIRE WEEKEND
FERAL FRIDAY GALLERY OPENING @ West End Art Depot
Since the late 80s there has been an ongoing monthly ARTS movement landing on the 1st Friday of every month. At least that’s what Wikipedia stated. With the intent to brighten up the darkest parts of the city with beautiful colors, lots of people and of course mind altering paintings and performances that will help one to pause and appreciate the beauty of life. While nerding out on social and political views of our civilized society!
You are cordially invited to come support such a movement with worldclass artists hailing from the Southwest regions of this North American paradise.
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4th Annual Illegal? Arrowsoul Art Show in Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Nearly Every Sign Written will direct the reader to a certain destination. All humans have the erge to leave a mark or message to the next person traveling the same path. Las Cruces or “The Crosses” has been the grounds for ceremony since before timex. Being a gateway to all directions of the compass, many cultures have exchanged styles, technique and visions thru drum beats, dance, wall art and story telling as in Hueco Tanks and the Organ Mountains are blessed with many pieces from different crews since way before timex had your wrists locked.
The first show…
THIS IS LOVE: The Process of screenprinting we take on every fresh print.
Thank you to Johno Collection, Wake Self, DJ Young Native and West End Art Depot for your dedication to the arts.
THINGS
Why do we care about things?
In early 2014 I was contacted by the Rev. Erik, Coming out of Washington D.C. He was visiting El Paso and had some time to come out and learn some screen printing and check out the West End Art Depot. So we linked up and had a really good conversation! Because one person in the conversation was clear across the country, Osa…
Bigup and Thanks Rev. Erik & Osa of Sanctuaries for capturing and repping on the East Coast!
“FRESH COAT FRIDAY” CelloGraffiti Art Showcase Downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico
We will be painting on plastic wrap stretched between 2 pillars, creating a transparent wall to spray paint on.
Instant Art is something I heard on a practice run. So come and get your fliks in…. Shout Out to the community of Las Cruces for wrapping your minds around this colorful project! More to come from the West End Art Depot Crew….
DJ Nervous & DJ Moke will keep the rattle cans shaking throughout the event!
Where I believe the idea derives… http://www.cellograff.com/
3rd Annual Illegal? Arrowsoul Art Show/ Graffiti Battle in Las Cruces, New Mexico
They say things happen in 3’s (Taa’) I guess we’ll have to see these things happen on Saturday February 22nd, 2014. We celebrate an artform that has been practiced for thousands of years in this very intersection to the south. We have always used the walls as a way to communicate in different times! So we come together again during the month of love. Bringing with us beautiful colors for the spring season!
This year will beheld at the West End Art Depot again and also throughout the town at various locations. The battles start when the sun breaks the Organ Mountains and will last all day till 5pm. There after a feast at WEAD for the artist that have participated. Soundchecks and Art hanging session will take place in the Gallery until opening doors at 8pm. Gallery and wallspace available by request at sabawear@gmail.com. If you bring pieces in before Feb. They will be involved for our 1st Friday Gallery Opening.
First Illegal? Art Show…
Indigenous Owned & Painted 