GREEN CANDY ART ACTION

Public Art Event
Client: Experience Fayetteville Office
Location: Fayetteville, AR 

Artists: Bordalo II (Portugal), Ernest Zacharevic (Lithuania), Marina Zumi (Argentina), Bicicleta Sem Freio (Brazil), Jason Jones (AR),  Gina Gallina (AR)

Service: Concept, Curation, development and Production 

Experience Fayetteville has  appointed global creative house Justkids to create public art programming for the community of Fayetteville.  

GREEN CANDY is born as an awareness campaign that responds creatively to environmental issues with Art Actions aimed to create community conversations around waste and sustainability.  Justkids has conceptualized and curated in this first edition for the city of Fayetteville, inviting local and international artists to create engaging art projects by exploring, formally and thematically, themes around human's  relationship with the environment. 

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Visitors: 5,000+
Artwork created: 6
Digital impressions: 500,000+ 
 

GREEN CANDY is an Art Action aimed to create community conversations around waste and sustainability through engaging art projects. Justkids has conceptualized and curated in this first edition for the city of Fayetteville, inviting local and international artists to explore, formally and thematically, themes of humans relationship with the environment through inspiring and edifying art. Internationally recognized artists that joined the roster for this pioneer event are; Bordalo (Portugal), whose main media to create his artwork is discarded materials found on cities dumpsters, landfills and recycling centers; Malaysian based Ernest Zacharevic (Lithuania) who creates beautiful and compelling murals that encourage spectator’s eyes to consider the hidden magic in their urban ecosystems; Brazilian wonder duo Bicicleta Sem Freio whose bucolic and colorful graphic style brings the essence of primal life to urban landscapes; & Marina Zumi (Argentina) whose public and studio work considers the importance of natural and cosmic balance. As a result of an open request for proposals, notable NorthWest Arkansas artists Gina Gallina and Jason Jones will also be creating site specific street pieces in Downtown Fayetteville. See more of the process in our Instagram: @justkidsofficial
 
GREEN CANDY is an Art Action aimed to create community conversations around waste and sustainability through engaging art projects. Justkids has conceptualized and curated in this first edition for the city of Fayetteville, inviting local and international artists to explore, formally and thematically, themes of humans relationship with the environment through inspiring and edifying art. Internationally recognized artists that joined the roster for this pioneer event are; Bordalo (Portugal), whose main media to create his artwork is discarded materials found on cities dumpsters, landfills and recycling centers; Malaysian based Ernest Zacharevic (Lithuania) who creates beautiful and compelling murals that encourage spectator’s eyes to consider the hidden magic in their urban ecosystems; Brazilian wonder duo Bicicleta Sem Freio whose bucolic and colorful graphic style brings the essence of primal life to urban landscapes; & Marina Zumi (Argentina) whose public and studio work considers the importance of natural and cosmic balance. As a result of an open request for proposals, notable NorthWest Arkansas artists Gina Gallina and Jason Jones will also be creating site specific street pieces in Downtown Fayetteville. See more of the process in our Instagram: @justkidsofficial
GREEN CANDY is an Art Action aimed to create community conversations around waste and sustainability through engaging art projects. Justkids has conceptualized and curated in this first edition for the city of Fayetteville, inviting local and international artists to explore, formally and thematically, themes of humans relationship with the environment through inspiring and edifying art. Internationally recognized artists that joined the roster for this pioneer event are; Bordalo (Portugal), whose main media to create his artwork is discarded materials found on cities dumpsters, landfills and recycling centers; Malaysian based Ernest Zacharevic (Lithuania) who creates beautiful and compelling murals that encourage spectator’s eyes to consider the hidden magic in their urban ecosystems; Brazilian wonder duo Bicicleta Sem Freio whose bucolic and colorful graphic style brings the essence of primal life to urban landscapes; & Marina Zumi (Argentina) whose public and studio work considers the importance of natural and cosmic balance. As a result of an open request for proposals, notable NorthWest Arkansas artists Gina Gallina and Jason Jones will also be creating site specific street pieces in Downtown Fayetteville. See more of the process in our Instagram: @justkidsofficial
GREEN CANDY is an Art Action aimed to create community conversations around waste and sustainability through engaging art projects. Justkids has conceptualized and curated in this first edition for the city of Fayetteville, inviting local and international artists to explore, formally and thematically, themes of humans relationship with the environment through inspiring and edifying art. Internationally recognized artists that joined the roster for this pioneer event are; Bordalo (Portugal), whose main media to create his artwork is discarded materials found on cities dumpsters, landfills and recycling centers; Malaysian based Ernest Zacharevic (Lithuania) who creates beautiful and compelling murals that encourage spectator’s eyes to consider the hidden magic in their urban ecosystems; Brazilian wonder duo Bicicleta Sem Freio whose bucolic and colorful graphic style brings the essence of primal life to urban landscapes; & Marina Zumi (Argentina) whose public and studio work considers the importance of natural and cosmic balance. As a result of an open request for proposals, notable NorthWest Arkansas artists Gina Gallina and Jason Jones will also be creating site specific street pieces in Downtown Fayetteville. See more of the process in our Instagram: @justkidsofficial
 
 
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