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Mural season has begun!
Winter has been absolutely brutal to us this year, but the weather is finally cracking and we are just aching to start painting some walls around Rochester. For 2014, we are going to switch things up a little bit. We are going to be hosting a number of smaller curated events through the painting season starting in April and going through as long as the Rochester weather allows us this Fall. Each of these events are going to be more highly curated by topic, the first of which is WRITES OF SPRING, coming up in just a few weeks! And mark your calendars, we are still bringing you WALLTHERAPY July 18-27, but more on that a little closer to the event!

WRITES OF SPRING
New this year, the WRITES OF SPRING is a typography-focused weekend event April 25-27, 2014 here in Rochester, NY. We’re going to be announcing the locations next week (although if you are paying attention, you MAY find us prepping some walls this weekend!) We’re bringing in another diverse group who all celebrate the art of the letter in unique ways, reaching back into the origins of calligraphy all the way to the absolute deconstruction of the letterforms we know so well. We can’t wait!

Featuring:
Niels Shoe Meulman – Amsterdam – nielsshoemeulman.com
Max Ripo – Spain – ripovisuals.com
Queen Andrea – Brooklyn – superfreshstudio.com
Peeta – Italy – peeta.net
Faust – New York – faustnewyork.tumblr.com
Bones FUA – Rochester – instagram.com/therailrat

See below for samples of their work!

Shoe – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Shoe – Photo courtesy of the artist

Queen Andrea – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Queen Andrea – Photo courtesy of the artist.

BONES – Photo courtesy of the artist

BONES – Photo courtesy of the artist

Max Ripo – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Max Ripo – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Peeta – Photo courtesy of Tabitha Rose Photography

Peeta – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Faust – Photo courtesy of the artist.

Faust – Photo courtesy of the artist.

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CERNESTO’S Cool Chili Seasoning
During WALLTHERAPY 2013, Cern, aka Cernesto Wonder, painted a mural on the outside of Stuart’s Spices. While working on their wall, Cern got quite a chuckle from their Cool Chili seasoning. In fact, he liked it so much that they made up some “special edition” bottles of chili called Cernesto Cool Chili. After the mural was completed, they were so appreciative of the artwork and so impressed with the whole WALLTHERAPY Program and our sister initiative, IMPACT!, that they decided to sell the Cernesto Cool Chili and donate 25% of the cost back to WALLTHERAPY. Cernesto Cool Chili is still available at the links below! Just call or email the folks at Stuart’s Spices and they’ll get some out to you asap!

http://www.stuartsspices.com/spices-seasonings/bbq-rubs/chili
http://www.stuartsspices.com/about-us

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Stay tuned . . . we’re about to launch our 2014 Indiegogo fundraiser! We can’t do this without you, and we thank you so much for your support!

As usual, we suggest following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to get the latest updates!
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All of our events are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted)!
Come hang out!

Due to the nature of this outdoor event, weather is always a factor. We urge you to follow WALLTHERAPY on Facebook and/or Twitter to keep up to date with any changes that might take place should the artists encounter inclement weather.

We also want to extend a HUGE thank you to our new sponsor Podio – www.podio.com – Helping us bring a little order to the chaos that is organizing all these events! Thanks gang!