Do it for the gram.
Or for the culture.
If you haven’t seen them yet, check out The Talking Walls festival — 17 mural artists painting 16 new murals around Center City Charlotte—debuted this past fall in Charlotte.
Southern Tiger Collective’s Alex DeLarge and IMEK Studio’s Kevin Taylor, with the help of committee members Rob Reilly and Queens University professor Mike Wirth, put together the initiative that allowed for ten local artists and seven national/international artists to come together in the name of Charlotte’s public art.
One of the sponsors was the Hyatt House, who came into Charlotte’s art scene in a heartbreaking way. After glass windows were broken during protests in the wake of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Hyatt House invited artists to paint on the plywood temporarily boarding up the space. Those plywood pieces have become works of art.
Each artist was given $1,000 + supplies (including paint and lifts) + food. They also received creative control — all of the art was the artist’s choice.
The Talking Walls murals can only be experienced, not seen, so drive around and see for yourself:
7th Sin Tattoo
927 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: JEKS
Based in: Greensboro
Abari Game Bar
1721 N Davidson St
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Gus Cutty
Based in: Asheville
Chasers
3217 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Ramiro Davaro-Comas
Based in: Brooklyn, New York
Hal Marshall Building
700 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Artist: Sebastian Coolidge
Based in: St. Petersburg, Florida
Hal Marshall Annex
618 N College St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Artist: Nick Napoletano
Based in: Charlotte
Ink Floyd
1101 E. 36th St
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Trasher
Based in: Mexico City, Mexico
InnerVision
408 E Trade St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Artist: Hoxxoh
Based in: Miami
Mecklenburg Valve
2407 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Denton Burrows
Based in: New York City
Moo & Brew
1300 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: MDMN
Based in: Phoenix
Pizza Peel
1600 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Darion Fleming
Based in: Charlotte
Pure Intentions
2215 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Artist: Arko and Owl
Based in: Charlotte
Salon 1226
1226 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Garden of Journey
Based in: Charlotte
Spirit Square
345 N College St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Artist: Dammit Wesley
Based in: Charlotte
Spoke Easy
1530 Elizabeth Ave
Charlotte, NC 28204
Artist: OBSO
Based in: Charlotte
Tip Top Market
2902 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Scott Nurkin
Based in: Chapel Hill
Tire Maxx
2609 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
Artist: Pucho
Based in: Miami
Tryon Street Alley
200 South Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Artist: McMonster
Based in: Portland
