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MuralShield Protective Coating applied to 7th Street murals to ward off vandalism
The murals on 7th Street in Little Rock have been defaced several times in the last few months.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Murals with messages of peace and social justice have been popping up along 7th Street in Little Rock since 2016.
But the art really started to spread at the beginning of summer 2020, amid the death of George Floyd and protests across the country, including in Arkansas.
Artist Tatiana Ortiz Brings More Color to Barrio Logan
In Barrio Logan, Artist Tatiana Ortiz moves her brush and with each movement color flows. She has created a mural that “presents a statement of the simple yet powerful gesture of covering our nose and mouth in order to protect ourselves and others. This is an act of love and one of recognition that we are connected now more than ever, not only as a community or a country but as a whole world.” Those words and work were presented by the San Diego Union Tribune in April 2021, right in the midst of the Corona Virus pandemic.
There’s No Place for Graffiti in the Forest!
Trash No Land has seen an increase of graffiti on public lands in the past 2-3 years. So much so, that the staff at Trash No Land decided to do something about it. Remove it and restore the natural features of our great outdoors.
Anti-Graffiti Squad Hits Back
Within 15 minutes, this two-man hit squad is done and ready to go. They jump into their truck, emblazoned with the words "City of Santa Clarita Graffiti Removal Program," and move on to their next destination, just few hundred yards down the road.
45 Murals Protected With our Protective Coatings in 1 Week
Executive Director of the Social & Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), Carlos Rogel, and his team at SPARC'S Mural Rescue Team recently trekked from Venice, California to Durham, North Carolina to protect more than 35,0000 square feet of public art at UHILL Walls with the tried and proven MuralShield Preservation System.