We rarely do archive overhauls these days. Since this is a volunteer-run site, there appears to never be enough time to tackle incorrect spellings, generic filenames, and other photo data changes. Over on the s/stencils subreddit, user stopme45 posted and located a protest stencils from Bogota, Colombia. While checking it out, we reviewed the Stencil Archive for Colombia and saw that the city's name had been misspelled. There were only 20 images in this archive, so it was easy to make corrections and changes and reupload all the images from backup files.

We doubt major overhauls will happen any time soon for other archives,…

23 AUG Stencil Pic Uploads

Submitted by russell on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 16:28

Thanks to: Chris C., Josiah, XSacto, r/stencils, r/streetart, and @only_stencil_archive
Music: XTC, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Ozric Tentacles
Photo: @1goodhombre for the win!

>NEW< F CK (IT)

Two from protests in Portland, OR

One from Slovenia

JPS (UK)

In Media…

Peak Leo August Uploads

Submitted by russell on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 18:06

Thanks to: Josiah, @only_stencil_archive
Music: Dian, Phish, Euforquestra, Bombino
Photo: Steve McQueen mural on Fillmore St., SF by Luinova

>NEW< Roadsworth (Montreal)

>NEW< fiddlethief (SF)

In the Upper Haight, SF

On Fillmore St., SF

Just one on Valencia St., SF

Black Lives Matter on…

02 August Stencil Uploads

Submitted by russell on Sun, 08/02/2020 - 15:39

Thanks to: Aiden, Quinn, Arno and son, Brooklyn Street Art, and u/badwolf_tco
Music: Dinner and a Movie 17 (wined and dined in Hampton)
Photo: John Fekner cut outs from his "A Change" show (photos: Icy and Sot for Brooklyn Street Art)

Icy and Sot visit John Fekner’s “A Change” show in NYC, share with Brooklyn Street Art

Just one from Petaluma, CA

Just one in Lower Haight, SF

Just one in…

Your Summer Sunday Uploads

Submitted by russell on Sun, 07/26/2020 - 17:45

Thanks to: r/stencils, r/streetart, @only_stencil_archive
Photo: Found after a nature bath at Bodega Bay

>NEW< Puerto Rico

>NEW< Sr.X (UK)

One from Ecto in Wash. state

Upper Haight, SF

One in the Financial District, SF

One from…

Today's Uploads, 2004-2020

Submitted by russell on Sun, 07/19/2020 - 15:54

Submission thanks to: Skot, Tiago, Amanda, Russell S., Jaime and Brooklyn Street Art, r/stencils, r/streetart, @only_stencil_archive, r/gratefuldead
Today’s Music: Miles, Talking Heads, XTC, Scott Joplin
Photo: video screengrab of Banksy spraying a stencil in London

Banksy hits up a Tube train

>NEW< Almost Over Keep Smiling (NYC)

From the Vaults! Over 200 photos from Klutch’s Vinyl Killers 2 (Portland, OR 2004)

From the Vaults! A…

New Uploads for a Better Monday

Submitted by russell on Sun, 07/12/2020 - 21:33

Thanks to: Esmeralda, Lynn Ray, Raven, Jonelle, Amanda, Jeremy Novy, and @only_stencil_archive
Supporting sound track: Tom Waits, Headhunters, Zappa
Photo: J Herran in the Castro District, from Paint the Void

Buenos Aires

>NEW< FR Arts (DE)

Xsacto strikes again

Clarion Alley’s AROC/Art Forces “Will to Live” mural

Jeremy Novy…

Stencil Uploads for a Sunny Sunday

Submitted by russell on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 17:17

Thanks to: Brooklyn Street Art - Jaime Rojo, r/stencils, r/streetart, @only_stencil_archive
Tunes by: Fare The Well Chicago marathon stream
Photo and art: Coexist (Justice, RIP George Floyd) mural by dragon76; photo by Jaime Rojo for Brooklyn Street Art

Divisadero St. and Lower Haight

One in the Western Addition

>NEW< MDR

Jeremy Novy for Pride 2020

>NEW<…

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