FreeArtWorcester

Worcester Kidz, This is for YOU!

2011-01-23T21:10:00.004-05:00

We found out about an opportunity to support Worcester's finest asset, da Kidz + couldn't pass it up. Friday 4th February 2011 the Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. is hosting “A PRELUDE TO MARDI GRAS” at the Worcester Center for Crafts from 5pm to 8pm. WEDF, Inc. has invited local artists to create a mask to be auctioned off to raise funds for projects in Worcester schools. We decided participating in this event was a better farewell to the city we have called home for the past 4 years. We plan to be at this event so if you can guess who we are don't hesitate to say, 'What up?!'.

In case you are wondering yes, it is a Guy Fawkes mask, spray painted green, lovingly hand painted with our 508 Luv icon + cable ties for hair? horns? ticklers?

WHO LOVES YA WORCESTER?

For more info about the event and how you can donate your mask read on:

A CALL TO ARTISTS

For Immediate Release

Event: “A Prelude to Mardi Gras”

Location:Worcester Center for Crafts

Contact: Kathy Ivanowski (508) 799-3083

Date/Time:February 4, 2011/ 5-8 p.m.

“A PRELUDE TO MARDI GRAS”

Worcester, MA – Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. (WEDF) is proud to present “A Prelude to Mardi Gras.” Worcester Public Schools’ Art Teachers and Artists from the greater Worcester area are collaborating to produce Mardi Gras masks to be sold at silent auction at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2011. Tickets are $10.00 at the door and include a cocktail reception with complimentary hors d’ oeuvres, and the music of local music teacher and blues artist, Jon Short, as well as the opportunity to buy your Mardi Gras mask for WEDF’s “Mardi Gras.”

We invite local artists who would like to participate by creating a handheld or wearable Mardi Gras style masks to contact Kathy Ivanowski, Worcester Public Schools Visual Arts Liaison at (508) 799-3083 or Ivanowski@worc.k12.ma.us.

Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. is organized for the sole purpose of supporting the Worcester Public Schools and identifying resources to meet the needs of the district.

It's Been a Pleasure Worcester, Massachusetts

2010-12-19T13:17:00.003-05:00

Happy Holidays!

Today we have placed 12 new pieces of FreeArt on the common behind the Worcester town hall in celebration of the New Year quickly approaching. We hope you enjoy them.

This will also be the last installment of FreeArt on the streets of Worcester, Mass. since we will be moving back to the UK early in the new year. We have had an incredible amount of fun creating art and sharing it with all of the residents of this city and thank you for all your love and support.

We wish you all peace and love for the years to come!

Peace.

BANKSY: The Master

2010-12-10T13:55:00.003-05:00

UK street artist Banksy at work in Chinatown, Boston.

Peace.

Dream Brother - Jeff Barnard

2010-11-30T11:31:00.001-05:00

Rest in Peace, we're gonna miss our WormTown Taxi.

Jeff Barnard
December 8, 1948 - November 28,2010

Boston Herald Article on Graffiti

2010-10-19T06:52:00.003-04:00

Read article here.

Why is graffiti looked down on while our landscape is blighted by advertising trying to sell us shite we don't need? We didn't ask for those billboards yet we have no choice but to live with them. Set up legal graffiti walls in cities and the 'problem' will be solved....

Peace.

FreeArt Friday: This is It for the Season Peeps!

2010-09-03T12:31:00.005-04:00

Well, what a great summer it has been in Worcester + once again we had loads of fun making + sharing our FreeArt with you! Thanx to all those who have supported us + enjoyed the chase. We love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today and tonight we will be scurrying around town to throw down the last fifteen pieces of our 508 stenciled FreeArt. As they hit the streets we will be updating our location list below, our Google Map as well as our Facebook page. So if you are determined to snag one all you need is right here.

Good luck, be safe + see you next summer!

Peace.

LOCATIONS:
Sears Island
TurtleLove Boy
Girls Inc. Spurr + Providence St
Hurtle + Angelo St.
Bell Pond
Shrewsbury + Granby
Boynton + Elbridge St.
Rutland Terr + Salisbury
Sagamore + MOnadock
Goldstar Diner
Grove St + Glennie (near Jillian's)
Under Ralph's Diner sign
Lucky's Cafe (Northworks)
Major taylor Blvd + Old Lincoln St.
Millbury St + Kelly Square (Hotel Vernon)

We love Sprout Florist in Worcester!

2010-08-16T13:23:00.002-04:00

We've been admiring Sprout's creative endeavors with flowers, guerrilla seed bombings , free wreaths at the Winter Solstice, and general creative love she spreads around Worcester. As a thanx we dropped by her shop recently and left a pressie. Here is the photograph she took for us of her FreeArt in front of her wicked cool spot on June Street. Pay her a visit!

Who has some more photos of their Free Art for us?

Peace Ya'll.

508 in Ya Area (on red)

2010-08-08T20:52:00.004-04:00

A few of these 'new' 508 stenciled pieces on red have been put out tonight along with the 508 on blue. If you find one, give a shout and send us a photo of you and/or the piece in your favourite Worcester location!

Peace.

Price Chopper on Cambridge St.
University Park
Hancock St
Chelsea Ave.
Millbury + Canton
Sigel + Biglow
Sprout Florist, June St.
Elm Park Elementary School
(see our Google Map for more details)

We see you Worcester, Shakin' that A$$

2010-08-06T12:24:00.001-04:00

We see you Worcester, Shakin' that A$$
Originally uploaded by freeartworcester

Feel the Love People, Feel the Love!

Peace

Mutha Nature's Art

2010-08-05T07:49:00.004-04:00

Apparently recent solar activity is allowing some peeps to see the Aurora Borealis further south than usual, like in lower Canada and the US. You can find these photos via Flickr, usernames:
Wiciwato (top) + Miguel Yetman (bottom).

Peace.

Art in The Park 2010, Elm Park, Worcester, MA

2010-07-28T07:08:00.002-04:00

508 we're in ya Area, give a shout

2010-07-24T13:53:00.006-04:00

Eh, People of Worcester! There is FreeArt hitting the streets over the coming weeks, CHECK IT!!

If you see one of our stenciled beauties, show some love. How? Pick it up, take it to one of your favorite places in Worcester + photograph yourself with it or on its own if you don't want to be in the photo. We will understand, we don't share our face easy either. :) If you have a Flickr account look us up and share your photo with us so we can post it here! If you don't have a Flickr account email it to us at freeartworcester_at_yahoo.com OR share it with us on Facebook.
We can't wait to hear from ya!

Peace!

Locations:
4 in Elm Park, 26 July
Park near Ed Hyder's, Pleasant St., 26 July
Easter's Fashions on Pleasant, 26 July
Sever + Plesant Sts., 26 July
Sever + Elm Sts., 26 July
Miss Worcester Diner, 30 July
Java Joe's, 30 July

Summer of LOVE

2010-07-14T11:08:00.002-04:00

Art in the Park is approaching fast...keep your eyes out for some FreeArt in your area!

Peace.

Tis' The Season

2009-12-02T21:29:00.002-05:00

It's off season for Free Arts Worcester but other local artists are still out there doing their best to put a smile on our faces here in Worcester all year 'round. The local florist Sprout is offering local businesses a free wreath to get everyone in the Holiday mood. Don't be a Grinch spread some pine-smelling love!

See ya in the Spring

Peace.

Art in the Park Opening - Elm Park, Worcester

2009-08-05T13:54:00.004-04:00

Tomorrow night Thursday 6th Aug from 6-8pm is the official opening of Art in the Park in Elm Park. the word on the street is that the artists will be there and available for brain picking about their work. The work has been up for a week or so now and we have been over there a few times already showing our out of town guest this lovely exhibition. So much of the work is sooooo brilliant this year we can't get enough of it. Hopefully this will continue to be an anual event and maybe we will submit something! Oooo soo much fun! Enjoy everyone!

Peace.

Art in the Park - Elm Park, Worcester, Massachusetts

2009-07-27T15:15:00.002-04:00

The calibur of work is amazing this year, get down to Elm Park and check out ALL the brilliant work!!!!! The official opening is 6 August, 6-8pm, but you can see them now!

508 We're in Ya Area!

2009-07-27T15:05:00.004-04:00

To celebrate Art in Elm Park we finally got some of that rainy day FreeArt out there!

Peace

Yesssssssssssss!

2009-06-25T17:33:00.003-04:00

Woooohooo! Yippeeeeeeeee! Blueeeeeee Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiies!!!!!!!

Well, being stuck inside just provided time to make a handful of new FreeArt which will be hitting the streets this weekend, rain or shine!

"It's raining so hard...

2009-06-23T09:55:00.003-04:00

we wish we had some FreeArt.

Well here is the voice of New Orleans' own, Irma Thomas. Close your eyes + soak up that voice.

8 of 8...Who's Got 'Um?!

2009-06-12T06:24:00.002-04:00

May St. near Chandler

More Glyphs

2009-06-11T06:18:00.002-04:00

King Phillip + Rte 12

Klimt + Cells

2009-06-10T06:31:00.004-04:00

Patterns, we love 'um. These are inspired by Klimt + leaves.

Top: Outside Burncoat Middle School
Bottom: Dorthy + Hillcroft

Crescents

2009-06-09T13:25:00.003-04:00

Worcester Airport Dr + 122

Hooks

2009-06-08T08:04:00.003-04:00

St. Nicholas + Hilda

On Your Mark, Get set....GO! 8 New Pieces on the Streets

2009-06-07T20:48:00.004-04:00

2 of 8 fresh new pieces on the street right now, so if you don't see yours posted here check back we'll be throwin'em up here all week!!

top: at Lenox + Chamberlain
bottom: Summerhill + Leeds