The Arts Garage Presents: Battle of the Canvas

Philadelphia, PA: The Arts Garage (TAG) located at 1533 Ridge Avenue will host its first annual canvas battle titled, Artist for Social Change | Battle of the Canvas 2010! As the premiere arts venue serving emerging and established artists in Philadelphia, TAG will host this canvas battle on August 28, 2010 from 4pm-midnight. This is an open call for all levels of visual artists, painters and graffiti artists. A 48/96inch canvas will be provided to competing artists and for 8... Read More

KARSO ESK

EAT SHIT KREW flicks stolen  Read More

From Toy to King

Many people have no clue, or don’t care about the motivation behind the many ugly to beautiful scrawls they see in their cities and towns. From gang to art fag, ever last one has to abide by concrete rules that have been set before the generation before got busy. Exceptional letters from Kreis fresh outta Germany. Nuff Respect to the dude, sounds like the PSA I been wanting to hear since 8th grade. Further reading- The Art of Getting Over swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/dv6NzOxAVNg&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0",... Read More

Mike Giant Graffiti Bike x Cannondale for Charity

It’s widely known Mike Giant is an avid bike rider, so it makes sense he’d collaborated with Cannondale to produce this one-of-a-kind Cannondale x Mike Giant Graffiti Bike. It is available now for bidding via eBay to support the Bahati Foundation. The Bahati Foundation was founded in 2009 by the 2008 National Pro Criterium Champion and eight-time national champion, Rahasan Bahati and is focused on empowering inner-city youth through cycling, education, and music. The Cannondale... Read More

Since 1989

How long can you hold your spot?  Read More

Keanu Kills

As a fan of his movies, I love the fact he gets up flicks stolen but golden  Read More

WHOLETRAIN

On February 15th 2010, a terrible train crash occurred in Berlin. The causes aren’t known at the moment, but snow and ice are being blamed for the chaos. Thing that caught my eye was those sweet letters.  Read More

RIME aka JERSEY JOE Prints Available Online

RIME signing a print This is the first release for the Known Gallery Print Program available exclusively through KnownGalleryStore.com. These limited edition signed prints are available through the website for $64.95. RIME aka JERSEY JOE Signed, numbered and embossed with official seal 13 Color Serigraph Printed on 253 gsm/140 lb. index archival-quality paper 18″ X 24″ Edition of 150 LIMITED EDITION “RIME/JERSEY JOE” PRINT. ONLY 50 AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE THAT ARE... Read More

18 K Love with Diamond Chips

Espo did this golden graffiti/mural to showcase that they may be in love. Or are they not? Are they just doing this to kick some shits? Well anyway, they’re definitely making us fall in love with their work. Espo and friends are sending the message of their love of little sweet nothings using mural and graffiti as their canvas. Espo is using graffiti as a means to give back to the community, by selling wall space and making money off of it, so they can bring back art to... Read More

STOP! It’s Hammertime

Near the Barbary This morning, while surfing on Philebrity, I found these awesome camera photo tips from various locations in Philadelphia. And look, you can also see McJAWN‘s very own Nose G‘s sticker on the far right bottom corner of the stop sign near the Barbary. Street Rd. & Huntingdon Pike In the northeast near Nifty Fifties (I personally, like the sticker ones better)  Read More

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    Founded in 2008 by NoseGo and Wen Vo, McJAWN is a homegrown Philadelphia-based art and culture online publication. The amazing people behind the entire operation is a small group of local artists and writers who are dedicated to the art scene.

    Our common goal is to actively inspire and support the art community in Philadelphia by showcasing local artists and galleries. You can find us on the web, at the art shows, on the streets, at the cafes, etc.