WHAT: Graffiti Artist Legend King Cre8 to Paint the Carlsbad Art Wall
WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2020 (all day)
WHERE: Carlsbad Art Wall at Señor Grubby’s in the Carlsbad Village
Artist Sponsor: Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort
Eric “King Cre8” Walker is a graffiti artist legend from South Central Los Angeles who has been creating art for 40 years. He made a name for himself in the 80s as an accomplished “style writer” and today continues to make a difference through his art, motivational speaking and community activism.
King Cre8, founder and president of the the RTN Crew (Rockin’ the Nation), has been a leading force in the creation and preservation of the famous Crenshaw Wall—a large-scale mural celebration of black history, black music and black culture first painted in the 70s.
In addition to King Cre8’s community activism and art, he has worked with some of the largest corporations including McDonalds, Nike, General Motors, Mars candy and Dodge. He has also exhibited in the Pasadena USC Pacific Asia Museum, California African American Museum, ESMOA, LACMA, MOCA and in included in the Getty Museum Research Institute permanent collection.
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