“THE EMPTY CLUB” & GRAFFITI URBAN WAY-FINDING BY ANDRÉ SARAIVA IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS

The Street-cool visual artist, entrepreneur & nightlife authority, Andre Saraiva, opened a club no one was expecting to pop up in the neon city of Las Vegas: “The Empty Club”. This conceptual space, along with new MR. A characters all over unassuming alleyways and street corners of downtown Las Vegas, is the newest art intervention by the jet setting artist popping up at the intersection of Fremont & 8th street just in time for the Life Is Beautiful 2018, curated by global creative house Justkids.

BICICLETA SEM FREIO FOR FOR NO CURE MAGAZINE

Australian publication NO CURE Magazine chose our very own Bicicleta Sem Freio to design the fall cover as their special feature artists, with a 6 page spread & interview.

Justkids was also featured in this special edition with a 6 page spread and interview with our director / curator Charlotte Dutoit.

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"WILD WILD WASTE" IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION BY BORDALO IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS

Portuguese activist and ecologic artist Artur Bordalo, known around the world as Bordalo II, has delivered his most ambitious trash animal installation to date: Wild Wild Waste. Powered by Zappos.com, the installation debuted a 10,000 square feet world of trash on display during Life Is Beautiful Festival’s in Downtown Las Vegas, curated and produced by Justkids.

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.

INTERACTIVE NEON MURAL IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS

Spidertag’s Interactive Neon Mural #12 curated by Justkids is now on display in the brightest city on Earth and will continue to shine all year round for everyone to enjoy in Downtown Las Vegas.

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.

PEPSI X BICICLETA SEM FREIO

Bicicleta Sem Freio and global creative house Justkids teamed up with PEPSI to deliver the visual identity and fashion capsule for their 360-degree 2018 “LOVE IT. LIVE IT. FOOTBALL.” campaign, connecting art and sport to bring the beautiful game of football to life.

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).

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.

WYNN LAS VEGAS X OKUDA

After its original commission and display at L ife 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.

BLINK CINCINNATI

BLINK CINCINNATI is one of the largest light, art and projection mapping events in the nation, celebrating its fist edition from October 12th to the 15th, 2017. The pioneer event lit downtown Cincinnati, attracting over a million spectators to explore their city in the night.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ULTIMATE SPEAKERS X BICICLETA SEM FREIO

Justkids collaborated with Ultimate Ears brand for a global brand campaign celebrating the transformative power of music with original art by world renowned duo Bicicleta Sem Freio.

UFC CAMPUS X LEGENDS SERIES

Justkids developed, curated and produced international artists commissions to form the UFC collection that currently includes over a dozen portraits of legendary fighters and remains on view at the newly minted UFC Performance Campus facilities in Las Vegas.

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.

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.