Carlsbad Art and Culture

On Wednesday, February 26, Bryan Snyder presented a Calavera Hills Middle School’s Career Day sharing his experience being a professional artist.

On Saturday, February 15, 2020, ‘Street Activism’ opened at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

Exhibiting artists included Carlsbad artist Bryan Snyder, as well as Gregory Auerbach, Bert, BRISK ONE, Celeste Byers and Aaron Glasson, Erik “ANTI” Caudillo, Robbie Conal, Brett Crawford, DYSE ONE, Shepard Fairey, David Flores, Channin Fulton, GANE ONE, Mike Giant, Kai, Christopher Konecki and Carly Ealey, Mr. KOOK, Gloria Muriel, MDMN, Morley, Persue, Plastic Jesus, Marissa Quinn, Bobby Ruiz, Katie Ruiz, Shark Toof, Teachr, VYAL ONE, WRDSMTH.

WHAT: Sidewalk Activism
WHERE: Oceanside Museum of Art (MAP)
WHEN: February 15–June 21, 2020

The street has long been a site for unmediated commentary, debate, and advocacy, from both groups and individuals acting on their convictions to further a cause. As opposed to spray paint and graffiti-related messages, street art holds a different aesthetic, engages a larger audience, and is arguably judged on its ability to cultivate change by advocating, motivating, or educating the public. Representing a diverse number of issues from a broad perspective, the artists featured seek to empower and move important political ideas forward in the best venue they know, the street.

The exhibition will be organized into three different strategies for practicing sidewalk activism: emotion and beauty, humor, and manipulation of media. In addition, San Diego Street Art Document will contribute artwork from their collaborations and documentation of graffiti and street artists working in San Diego.

Curator Dr. G. James Daichendt is a professor of art history at Point Loma Nazarene University. Daichendt has written several books on street art and graffiti including biographies featuring Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, and an upcoming 2020 publication featuring Robbie Conal. He has been dubbed Professor Street Art and regularly writes art criticism for several local and national publications. View Daichendt’s TEDx Talk on street art here.

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, February 15 & 16
WHERE: Señor Grubby’s (map)

Carlsbad street artist Skechy will be bringing his subversive street art to the Carlsbad Art Wall.

On January 4, 2020, Bryan Snyder invited the community to help repair Carlsbad’s historical mural titled ‘Four Stages of History’ located in the Carlsbad Barrio.

Multiple long-time Barrio families, local artists and community members spent the day at the mural, often painting themselves under the direction of professional muralists.

Mural restoration is still underway and will be completed in the next weeks.

Looking for a new mural or mural repair? Schedule a consultation today:
Bryan Snyder
760.521.8713
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WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19–20
WHERE: Señor Grubby’s (map)

International muralist Chimp with be painting the Carlsbad Art Wall during his U.S. mural tour in collaboration with Street Artist in Residence.

The Chimp is a New Zealand street artist, focused on experimentation with different styles and colours. Subjects for his art range from animals and birds to graffiti letters, abstract objects and personal motifs. Drawing from a young age, creating things, Skateboarding(downhill), a love for Hip Hop and support from family and friends have all contributed to the development of Chimp’s art. These elements all paramount in creating the opportunity to begin this aerosol campaign, from the age of 16.

On Saturday, August 17, Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder will be installing his next public art installation titled ‘Doodle’s Umbrella’ at Cafe Ground Up in the Carlsbad Village.

Snyder’s upcoming installation will include a painted Doodle character, a halved umbrella specifically created for this installation and real flowers growing out of flower pots placed on top of the umbrella.

“The growing flowers are an important part of this installation,” Snyder said. “Without the community’s engagement, the flowers—and the artwork as it is intended—can not survive.”

Shortly after installation, Snyder will begin inviting the community to water the flowers with a specific water can located behind the counter of Cafe Ground Up.

“The benefits of public art are widespread including stimulating local economic growth,” Snyder said. “One of the goals of this project is to introduce the community to one of the Village’s newest businesses.”

All photos posted to Instagram and tagged @SnyderArt and #DoodlesUmbrella will automatically be entered to win an original painting by Snyder. The winner will be chosen through a raffle format at a later date.

Snyder’s projects in the last two months include a giant shark installation, a mural at Legoland, restoring a historic mural in the Carlsbad Barrio, a Carlsbad themed mural on the Carlsbad Art Wall and mural at the Dollhouse Boutique.