Wooster Collective

I felt a desperate need to post this, in light of some of the dark politics at city hall brought on by he-who-must-not-be-named (see it on the CBC website here)

Now, as it stands, I'm actually quite fond of graffiti.

I think it can show the public a simple message...

From CBC Image Gallery

Or bring a little beauty to an ugly place...

Underpass Project, Richard Mongiat, from the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art

and can involve art projects for youth...

Look Up, Live Large – a series of large-scale photo installations mounted throughout the neighbourhood documenting young residents of Villaways. These installations are the culmination of six weeks of workshops with artist Dan Bergeron and the children and youth of our Villaways Art Studio.

From Art Starts

And then you have...




From the "about" section of their website

woo·ster (noun)
A street in the Soho section of New York City

col·lec·tive (noun)
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group: a collective decision.

The Wooster Collective was founded in 2001. This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.

See it here: http://www.woostercollective.com/