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Black Lives Matter, MuralsDC & the Making of History

We may have stepped away from our blogging for a while but the painting never stopped. Even during a year that saw an initial pause in operations due to the…

MuralsDC Road Trip!

To celebrate the six murals painted in 2019, MuralsDC teamed up with the District Department of Transportation and the DC Circulator bus for a first-of-its-kind MuralsDC tour last fall. The…

The Unveiling

Photos: The New Ben’s Chili Bowl Mural Written by Rosa Cartagena | All photographs by Greta Weber | Published on June 21, 2017 After whiting out its old mural back in January, Ben’s Chili Bowl will officially…

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New MuralsDC Locations and Artist for 2015 Coming to a Neighborhood Near You This Summer!

We are happy to introduce the new locations and Artist

2015 CALL FOR GRAFFITI & AEROSOL MURAL ARTISTS

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Voice of America TV: Mural Artists Help Beautify Washington, DC by Julie Taboh

Graffiti is a crime that afflicts most major U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C. Building walls, especially in low-income neighborhoods, are often defaced by this typically illegal form of artistic expression….

MuralsDC Featured on NPR’s “Participation Nation”

National Public Radio has featured MuralsDC in its month-long blog series “Participation Nation“. The blog’s mission is to collect stories “about the good things Americans are doing to make their…

Mural Bike Tour | Sat., Aug. 18

Miss the first MuralsDC x BicycleSPACE bike tour? Luckily for you, we’ve got another one lined up for Saturday, August 18. The tour will be leaving at 11 AM from…

Behind the Scenes | Apprentice Workshop

Our Youth Apprentices have been attending workshops with one of our lead artists, getting training in the art of aerosol painting. Soon they’ll be taking their talents to the walls,…