Event

Herakut and The Giant Storybook Project in Rochester – October 2012

Herakut and The Giant Storybook Project in Rochester – October 2012


From Founder Dr. Ian Wilson:

I have been following the work of Herakut since 2009. Their uniquely recognizable creations have graced walls and gallery spaces worldwide.

When I met Hera and Akut in the UK in 2012, I had no idea that their novel project would make its way to Rochester! I was simply enjoying the company of a couple of genuine people.

Herakut spent 6 days in our “Flour City” and were introduced to many of our friends and supporters. We were even able to arrange for them to speak to a group of roughly 85 students at RIT in collaboration with their School of Design and School of Art.

We were honored to have Herakut share their extraordinary talent and look forward to welcoming our new friends back.

Peace and progress,
Ian

Herakut has posted some fantastic photos and videos of the project and the mural in Rochester, links can be found below. In addition to an article in Rochester’s CITY newspaper, we’ve also posted a few photos of the mural as well as from the student talk.

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The Giant Storybook Project

A timelapse of the Mural by Herakut:

Herakut’s mural in Rochester (Images on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.296537617114328.52259.291081624326594&type=1

CITY paper article, They Might Be Giants

The Mural214 Andrews St., Rochester, NY

Photos from the Talk:

 

Looking back: Photos by Martha Cooper

Looking back: Photos by Martha Cooper

We posted this on our Facebook page a little while back, but we wanted to include this here in case you missed it.

Martha Cooper put up a few blogs about her time in Rochester for WALL THERAPY! on 12oz prophet in September, and there are a tons of photos!

http://www.12ozprophet.com//martha_cooper/entry/wall-therapy-rochester-2012-walls-near-the-market/

http://www.12ozprophet.com//martha_cooper/entry/walltherapy-rochester-2012-walls-around-town/

 

WALLTHERAPY FACTS!

Martha Cooper and one of our many new friends we met during WALLTHERAPY
Martha Cooper and one of our many new friends we met during WALLTHERAPY
Martha Cooper and one of our many new friends we met during WALL\THERAPY

As the dust settles on this year’s WALLTHERAPY event, it’s always good to take a moment and reflect. It’s very easy to miss some really cool details when you are trying to make sure the artists get the right type of cap for their paint or keep everyone hydrated (it was a scorcher that week!)

A few quick stats (we’ll add more here as we find them!)

+ WALLTHERAPY consisted of some of the top street artists working today from countries as internationally diverse as Spain, Germany, South Africa, China, Belgium, and nationally from New York City, San Francisco, and our own beloved Rochester, NY.

+ These 8 internationally-known artists and 3 local artists completed a total of 16 murals throughout the city this year.

+ The artists used several hundred cans of spray paint to complete the murals in addition to several dozen gallons of paint.

+ We lost track of the gallons of water and gatorade we drank during those hot days!

+ Our block party drew over 300 local residents who got to watch the artists paint, ask them questions about their work, and see great DJs like DJ Ease and local bands like ThunderBody and Mikaela Davis for free (featuring some improvised dance routines from local dance troupe One Dance Co. and some visiting breakdancers!)

+ We were incredibly fortunate to have renowned photographer Martha Cooper join us for almost the entire week, documenting our event and the work of the artists. She gave us high marks on the event, and even collaborated with Case on a loving tribute to her beloved Kodak Girl (Did you know she recently released a book showcasing her amazing collection dedicated to Women Photographers?)

+ Almost every local media outlet covered the event, from CITY, to the front page of the Democrat & Chronicle, to a number of local news channels.

+ Our reach was well beyond Rochester, though, with coverage of our event showing up on such renowned art blogs like Juxtapoz Magazine, Arrested Motion, Vandalog, Street Art News, Savage Habbit, Complex Magazine, and even our own dedicated thread on Reddit started by a fan in England.

+ Scores of folks were sharing images via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

+ Speaking of Facebook, we averaged a reach of 30,000 to 50,000 people per week through shared stories and images.

+ This site alone drew unique visitors from from over 85 countries around the world.

+ Thanks to our handy PDF downloadable map, we ran into countless folks, art lovers and curious locals alike, who were visiting all of the murals and discovering new areas of the city they had never been to before. Some traveled by car, while others turned it into reason for a family bike tour. We’ve also been seeing an influx of visitors from outside Rochester who want to see these murals for themselves.

All of our visiting artists (including Martha!) all left incredibly impressed by our city and the people they got to meet and interact with and we look forward to having them come back!

From those of us who worked to put on this event, we want to wholeheartedly thank everyone who came out to see the art, talk with the artists, or just see what all the fuss was about. We have met so many new wonderful people thanks to being out in the streets, interacting with you all, and the positive feedback you gave us made it all worth it.

If you you have any thoughts you’d like to share, we’d love to hear it. Either contact us through the site or email us at walltherapyny@gmail.com

Murals and Updated Maps!

Murals and Updated Maps!

We’ll be posting up more in-depth looks at all of the murals in the next week, but here is an overview in the meantime of the murals that were created as part of this year’s WALLTHERAPY 2012 event in Rochester, NY.

Note: You can find more images on our facebook page or be searching Twitter and Instagram for #walltherapy)

MAPS!
You can download an 8.5″x11″ sized copy of the map with all the mural locations here:

JPG – 309kb
PDF – 2.8MB

We’ve added the maps to Google Maps and foursquare, too!
Click to open a new window:

Murals on Google Maps
Murals on FourSquare

MURALS (BY LOCATION)
(Click on any image to get a larger photo)

ROCHESTER PUBLIC MARKET AREA
FAITH47 – I am She whom Drives the Jackals from you While You Sleep

DALEAST

LIQEN

CASE

CERN

MR. PRVRT

THIEVIN’ STEPHEN

PITKIN ST.
HOWNOSM – See the Forest for the Trees
HOWNOSM - SEE THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES

56 S. UNION ST.
ST. MONCI

AVENUE D RECREATION CENTER
Overall wall

CERN

SILOETTE

ST. PAUL CORRIDOR
ROA

FAITH47

DALEAST

STATE ST
CASE

Some locations still had the lifts and equipment in place when the photos were taken, and updated photos will be updated once they are moved. We are also processing the rest of the photographs from multiple photographers (easily over 7000 images by last count) and will be posting up more images very soon! Feature image on the main page by Martha Cooper

UPDATES AND MAPS!

HOWNOSM mural on Pitkin St. Behind the Little Theatre - 240 East Ave.

Current map of artist locations for WALL THERAPY

Click on the image above to get a high-res version of the map or download a printable PDF version by clicking on the link below.

2012 WALL THERAPY MURAL LOCATIONS – 2.8 MB PDF

Both will open in a new window.

Rochester’s CITY paper has put up a nice update/writeup with some more information about what is happening this week!

http://roccitynews.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/walltherapy-update-getting-started-block-party-and-martha-cooper/

Pictured below: HowNosm have already completed their mural in just over a day!
HOWNOSM mural on Pitkin St. Behind the Little Theatre - 240 East Ave.