Stencil Archive News

Fresh Photos for Stencil Archive, pt. 1

Submitted by russell on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 01:00

Just harvested from the summer gardens, for you to mix and season.

Audial support by Zizek/Assange/Goodman, Amon Tobin, Themetime Radio Hour, and Chemical Bros.

EUROPE :::

Alias
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

Banksy (just one)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

*NEW* idothings (ES)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

Jef Aerosol (just one)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/…

Contact Page Works Now

Submitted by russell on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 21:19

Who wants to contact Stencil Archive with advice, questions, or words or support? Well, if you have tried to contact me via the new Contact page you probalby got two confusing responses: "Message is sent" AND the error "Message Not Sent". Someone on the Saturday Banksy tour gave me heads up about this, so the fix is complete.

All is good and the Contact page is functional.

Drop me an email. Links, news, comments, etc. all welcome.
To submit images for the Stencil Archives, go to: http://www.stencilarchive.org/submit-your-photos

There is FAQ there that will help you set things up for me to easily post on the site.

Thanks - Russell

Getting a 404 Error Page from This Site?

Submitted by russell on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 16:05

Just a quick post to let you know that I am keeping track of the 404 Errors that come up when you try to surf the site.

Links from the older version of the site no long will work.

Links from the initial release of the site (where you may see "gallery3" in the url, instad of "archives") do not work.

I am looking at the 404 hits frequently and creating redirects for the pages that get the most hits. These redirects will take you to the right page!

Before the link "gallery3" became "archives" I posted three stories with links to all the latest uploads to the Stencil Archives. Well, I just corrected all the links in those three posts, so they should take you to the right archive.

Sorry for any confusion and thanks again for visiting!

Wed. I talk about tourism; Sat. I talk during a tour...

Submitted by russell on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 21:33

Join me Wednesday on 24th St. when I speak for only 10 minutes at A Vayable Idea

Join me Satuday with TransportedSF for the Banksy Tour. I will guide you through the six remaining Banksy pieces via a biodeisel bus (drinking and fun allowed).

Some thoughts about Street Art Tourism in SF

Sometime around 2002, when an article about "The Mission School" of public art appeared in the SF Bay Guardian, the alleys where I wandered to photograph stencil art. Of course, this was around the time Banksy was becoming a sensation, Melbourne, Australia's walls were exploding with public art, and Tristan Manco released his book "Stencil Graffiti." As books began to get published, websites like MySpace and Flickr began to…

New Archive for Rocky Villanueva

Submitted by russell on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 08:54

Thanks to SFGate.com, I know who painted these pigeons...

Rocky gets a new achive in the San Francisco Artists section of the collection.

http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Artists_…

Stencil Archive 2011 - back online

Submitted by russell on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 17:24

Dearest fans, artists, and accidental tourists;

After about a solid month of hard work, testing, and tinkering under the hood, www.stencilarchive.org is back online in about 100% in form and content. Now that the site has crossed over into the modern 2011 times, things should be working smoothly for all who wander over to get in on the fun.

Though Stencil Archive will continue to give you all your favorite coverage for all things stencil, just like always, some things have changed.

NEW for 2011 Version

web urls that make sense (stencilarchive.org/archive instead of stencilarchive.org/gallery/archive/###)
hopefully easier to browse on those phones and iPads
tags, geotagging, and more tags in the Archives (if you submit, tag away)
better search options in the blog and in the Archives
easier managment for me under the hood (what? I can install…

12.12.2008: Stencil Nation Book Presentation (Video)

Submitted by russell on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 11:34

Nice video of a presentation I gave during the Stencil Nation book tour.

Preparing for Stencil Archive Upgrade

Submitted by russell on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 22:24

Just got word from my administrator that the Drupal7 upgrade is going to happen soon, most likely tomorrow (Wednesday).

Since it is an upgrade from Drupal5, things will look a bit different. But the content will remain the same. Stencil Archive will still host the photo archives, links, and the main categories on the navigation bar will not change.

The main changes will be the Archives, which you may have already noticed, and the theme of the site. The Gallery3 Archive will have the same theme, but if you look at the http paths, you will see that the photos are not inside the Drupal content. We expect to make the theme seamless, with all the main links being shared in both Drupal and Gallery.

Now that Drupal modules are easier to install in D7, I will personally add enhanced features to the site.

Thanks again for your patience and please contact me if you have any concerns, questions, and/or comments.

New Stencil Archive Uploads Pt. 3: San Francisco

Submitted by russell on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 01:27

All the archive names and directories have been updated. There have been many name changes and some consolidation (for example, there is now a "Random USA" Archive instead of "Eastern USA" and "Western USA"). If you have linked anything within the Stencil Archives, those links are effectively broken. A few updates to the Stencil Archives include geotagging, keyword tags, and social media sharing.

Here's Part 3 of all the latest uploads. The total uploads for the past few days is 275. Thanks to everyone who has submitted over the past month or so!

Next steps again: update Drupal, add site theme to Gallery archives, and enjoy.

Music compliments of KUSF in Exile (save college radio from greedy hands)

:::: SAN FRANCISCO ::::

CAB
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Artists_…

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