Graffiti and other street art can beautify and energize a city, as well as provide a creative outlet to an expanded group of artists. In a number of cities, artists have successfully partnered with administration to improve neighborhoods and activate communities. How can we make this happen here? Kris Kanaly of the Oklahoma Mural Syndicate will talk about their path to organizing the Plaza Walls project, a successful example in OKC.

Representatives from the Arts Commission will discuss the process for ensuring that street art is legal and can remain on the walls for an extended period and how they are working to make that process easier. The program aims to be a dialog between artists and the city administration so that they can work together toward a goal of increasing art in Oklahoma. This event is organized in conjunction with the Oklahoma Public Art Network and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition.