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Over 130 Stencil Uploads to Distract You

Thanks WNCW for the tunes to back me up on this latest upload to the Stencil Archive. Thanks to all the folks who continue to submit photos in the wild and of their own cut outs. Here's hoping you all can take a break from the anxiety of a non-stop 24/7 news feed on all the troubles in the world. Time to check out some stencils!

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Stencil Archive News

18 Mar: Stencil the World (St. Louis, MO)

St. Louis' First International Stencil Show!
http://www.stenciltheworld.com/

Reception: 7-11p, March 18
On View: March 17- April 20
Location: Gallery AM - Art Monster, 2617 Cherokee St.

Stencil World: SAINT LOUIS will happen during SGC (southern Graphics Council) Which Will bring in thousands of Print-makers from all over the country to view this exhibition of Stencil Art (the oldest form of printmaking)

This exhibition will feature some of the Best artists from around the Globe.

Including: c215 (Paris), Logan Hicks (Brooklyn) Dude Company (Lille, France), Joe Iurato (New Jersey), HAHA (Melbourne), Buxtonia (Vermont) Czarnobyl (Berlin), koleszar (Phoenix), Peat Wollaeger/stenSOUL (St. Louis), Burn 353, Josh Smith (Adelide) a1one (Iran), David Soukup (Chicago), Chris Stain (Brooklyn), Jef Aerosol (Paris), Mat Curran (N. Carolina) and many others.

A large-scale stencil mural will be sprayed on Cherokee Street, featuring stencil from show participants.

Sponsored by Schlafly Beer

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In the Galleries

[u]: Link for ghalamDAR (IR)

Stencil Arhcive has updated the link for Iranian artist ghalamDAR.

go here to see and read more: http://www.ghalamdar.deviantart.com/

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Artist News

(de)Appropriation Project (SF, CA)

deappropriationproject.net is the third archive of the (de)Appropriation Project: the continuing documentation of a wall fronting the jail cells of the former Mission Police Station at 1240 Valencia Street, San Francisco.

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(de)Appropriation Project (SF, CA)

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Collections, Blogs, Community

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Photo Collection from Spraygraphic Vinyl Records Show

Highlights, with Stencil Pics here and there:

http://www.spraygraphic.com/vinylrecordshow

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In the Galleries

[u] 4 March :: DIVERGENCE Jakarta International Stencil Art Exhibition 2011

North Art Space - Pasar Seni Ancol - Jakarta
March 4 at 7:00pm - April 3 at 10:00pm

Participant:

Above (United States)
Arie Diyanto
Aswino Aji
Btoy (Spain)
Czarnobyl (German)
Farhansiki
Farid Stevy
Goin (France)
Glam Rury (Poland)
JAH
Jinks Kunst (France)
Leckomio (German)
M-City (Poland)
Mathew Curran (United States)
Pisa 73 (German)
Reflect
Sigit Bapak
Stenzila
UBC

At : North Art Space, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol

OUTDOOR : 28 Februari – 3 Maret 2011

OPENING : 4 Maret 2011-- 19.00 WIB

EXHIBITION : 5 Maret - 5 April 2011

Curated : Selo Riemulyadi
Frigidanto Agung

Perkembangan seni stencil di Indonesia belum mendapat pengapresiasian yang baik dalam wilayah seni visual maupun grafis. Hal ini dibuktikannya melalui pameran-pameran yang berskala nasional semisal: Trienalle Grafis, Bienalle dan ajang pameran-pameran. Berbeda dari media lain, perkembangan seni stencil selalu melibatkan publik serta teknologi terapan, yang telah memperluas kemampuan untuk menghasilkan lapisan makna tak terbatas.... Perjumpaan antara medium hingga ruang telah mengubah cara di mana orang memandang realitas.

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In the Galleries

Snoop Stencils (Video)

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Stencil Videos

Stencil World (St. Louis, MO) Approaches

Stencil World: Stencil Art from around the Globe

Reception: 7-11p, March 18
On View: March 17-20
Location: Gallery AM - Art Monster, 2617 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO
http://stenciltheworld.blogspot.com/

Confirmed Artists: c215 (Paris), Dude Company (Lille, France), Joe Iurato (New Jersey), HAHA (Melbourne), Buxtonia (Vermont) Czarnobyl (Berlin), koleszar (Phoenix), Peat Wollaeger/stenSOUL (St. Louis), a1one (Iran), David Soukup (Chicago), Chris Stain (Brooklyn), Jef Aerosol (Paris), Mat Curran (N. Carolina)and many others.

A large-scale stencil mural will be sprayed on Cherokee Street, featuring stencil from show participants.

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In the Galleries

25 Feb:: Political Poster Jam (Oakland)

February 25, 2011 8 -11pm

Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St.
Oakland, CA 94607

The Oakland Standard will honor the history of political posters in the Bay Area, and the Museum's acquisition of the All Of Us Or None (AOUON) collection with an evening of printmaking and conversation.

The Oakland Standard has invited the San Francisco Print Collective, Great Tortilla Conspiracy, and street artist Eddie Colla to host informal drop-in workshops. There will be stencil, linocut, digital, and screenprinting methods on display, and an ample supply of paper, T-shirts, and tortillas for printing practice. The workshops will use imagery that pays homage to the AOUON collection, especially the iconic images of the Black Power movement. We've commissioned local artist-activist Jesus Barraza to create a special poster for the event.

At 9 pm, eminent poster artist and former Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas, artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez, and archivist Lincoln Cushing will speak with Carol A. Wells, director of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Amoeba Records will DJ the event, with a short set by Favianna. We'll project images and video of historic poster-making and poster-hanging and highlight some Black Power posters from the Museum's All Of Us Or None Collection.