LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2018: CURATED BY JUSTKIDS

Wrapping up the sixth edition, JUSTKIDS teamed up once again with Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival to greet attendees and the Downtown Las Vegas community with brand new multi-media art pieces from some of the most notable international artists & installation makers around the globe.

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ALEXANDRE BAVARD AT THE JUSTKIDS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM IN SAN JUAN

 Global creative house JUSTKIDS hosted French artist Alexandre Bavard as the winter guest of its arts residency program in San Juan Puerto Rico. While on the island, the multidisciplinary artist developed new works spanning his Neo-archeological sculptures, print works, costumes and textiles as well as his performative practice. The culmination of these new explorations and body of work was on view during the second edition of MECA International Art Fair, celebrated November 16th till the 19th at the Ancient Spanish Navy Arsenals Museum in Old San Juan.

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THE UNEXPECTED 2018

Conceived, curated and produced by Justkids, The Unexpected project brings contemporary public art to Arkansas through immersive public art experiences that generate cultural exchange between creatives and community development. October 2018  marked the fourth edition of The Unexpected, bringing together works by Alexis Diaz (Puerto Rico), Pref (London), Cody Hudson (US), Ana Maria (US),  Add Fuel (US), Yatika Fields (US), and Buffalo (US).

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TENNIS ART COURTS X US OPEN & CHASE

Justkids has teamed up with Ink and movement, & the US OPEN  to reimagine the look of public tennis courts in 5 cities across the United States. With this inspiring project  50 years of USTA are celebrated by uniting  5 cities, 5 artists & 5 National Junior Tennis & Learning organizations to artistically restore the public courts that have built US Open champions and will now change the lives of young players. 

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WYNN LAS VEGAS X OKUDA

After its original commission and display at Life is Beautiful Festival ,  Justkids is pleased to have aided in the acquirement, logistics, transportation, art handling and installation of "Smiling King Bear"; a pop-surreal sculpture by famed Spanish contemporary artist Okuda San Miguel. The permanent installment of this piece at Wynn Las Vegas adds a new level of modern vigor to its world-class art collection. 

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THE DIVINE SPARK THEATER BY DOZE GREEN

Legendary New York artist Doze Green introduced his metaphysical reinterpretation of life with “The Divine Sparks Project” openign July 22nd, 2017 and kicking off theweek long art programming for UNEXPECTED in Downtown Fort Smith.

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8TH STREET MARKET x ALEXIS DIAZ, CYRCLE & BICICLETA SEM FREIO

Ropeswing Hospitality reached out to us for the commission of 3 indoor and outdoor murals by internationally renowned artists Bicicleta Sem Freio, Alexis Díaz and Cyrcle to inaugurate their newest development concept: 8th Street Market. The 80,000 square foot development  has completely transformed the former Tyson plant at 801 SE Eighth St,  featuring  restaurants, a brewery and even a culinary school.   Our art production ran parallel to Bite Festival, and served as an official debut of the urban attraction  to North West Arkansas. 

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OKUDA RAISES UP UNIVERSAL CHAPEL IN DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH

Okuda created this masterful piece titled Universal Chapel during The Unexpected project of 2016, curated by Justkids. This colorful temple to human sensibility sits on 1300 Garrison Avenue, located directly across from Immaculate Conception, a historic Catholic church and ornate cathedral in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansasas.

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CRYSTAL WAGNER'S LITHOTROPH GROWS IN DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH

Lithotroph is the most ambitious public sculpture installation yet by Pennsylvania based contemporary artist Crystal Wagner. 

Her colossal piece is wrapped around the remaining facade of the historical landmark Reynolds Davis building, bringing a jolt of wonder  to the Old West urban landscape of Downtown Fort Smith. Interested in the dialog between architecture and natural forms, Wagner's Lithotroph is an pseudo-organism born of the modern world with the biological utility of an organic growth.  

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SHEPARD FAIREY, D*FACE AND FAILE TAKE OVER THE PLAZA HOTEL

Justkids takes over the three 21 story towers of the iconic Plaza Hotel & Casino as the playingfield for legendary American artists Shepard Fairey,  Faile and UK artist D*Face. Each spent a week staying and working at the Downtown hotel with their crews to bring the City of Las Vegas the 3 largest art murals ever painted in the city.

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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC ART PROGRAM 2017

Circled around an idea of expanding the city’s already rich street art portfolio, JustKids, in partnership with Life is Beautiful Festival, came back  with  its own  star-studded art lineup featuring artists from all around the globe.  The streets of Downtown Las Vegas have been transformed to an open-air gallery featuring the best of contemporary visual culture. 

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GREEN CANDY ART ACTION

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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UNEXPECTED 2017

The Unexpected project brings urban and contemporary art to Arkansas through immersive public art experiences. July 2017 marks the third edition of the annual event that gives artists an opportunity to express themselves in an unlikely environment while building a beneficial cultural capital where it’s needed. Right in the heart of America.

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JACK DANIELS x BICICLETA SEM FREIO

Bicicleta Sem Freio teamed up with Jack Daniel's for their "Perfect Gift" regional campaign. Inspired by their stay at the iconic Jack Daniel's antique distillery in Lynchburg Tennessee, the illustration duo delivered challenging  artworks and unique portraits drawing with the signature carbon used to distill their famously smooth whiskey.  

 

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