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Wide Open Spaces @ the NVA Foundry

The Foundry at New Village Arts presents the monthly Artists Market featuring artist Tamara Moody. The exhibit, Wide Open Spaces, will be on display in the Foundry throughout the month of June, beginning with a reception at the Artists Market from 5-8pm on June 4. Music is by Rick and Carmine and refreshments will be […]

evrbottle Grand Opening on UpState

WHAT: evrbottle Grand Opening WHEN: Saturday April 19th @ 6:30-10PM WHERE: 2680 State Street Carlsbad Village (map) LIVE MUSIC • WINE • BEER • FLIPPINPIZZA www.evrbottle.com

Bryan Snyder Doodles the Boys & Girls Club

click images to enlarge One of my favorite childhood memories is from spending after-school-hours at the Boys and Girls Club in the Carlsbad Village. I played indoor soccer (team photo on the wall of That Pizza Place) and logged many hours in the Club pool. I was even the foosball Club champion one year. I […]

Introducing the Carlsbad “Coastal Helix”

Carlsbad’s proposed artwork titled “Coastal Helix” by San Francisco Bay artist Roger Stoller is one step closer to becoming the newest addition to an already impressive collection of Carlsbad public art. After a review of 86 applicants submitted by local Carlsbad artists and residents of other cities, the Public Art Advisory Committee narrowed down the […]

Not all Smiles for the Proposed Carlsbad Sign

Carlton Lund, a Carlsbad real estate broker and the former chairman of the board of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, invited community members to a public meeting to discuss his proposed 20 feet tall archway sign to be located near Carlsbad Village Drive, and spanning the width of Carlsbad Boulevard, but to Lund’s dismay, he […]

Introducing ‘Jingle’ by Snyder Art

Doodle, the creation of Carlsbad Village based artist Bryan Snyder, is a mischievous yet innocent character whom Snyder first began to develop in his childhood bedroom decades before maturing as a professional artist. Doodle has taken many looks over the years, but has always stayed true to what Snyder today calls Reminiscence Pop Art, the […]

Viz Art Ink Summer Event

WHAT: Viz Art Ink Summer Event WHERE: Viz Art Ink Gallery in the Carlsbad Village (map) WHEN: Saturday July 13 5PM-9 Click HERE for an article on the Viz Art Gallery opening! www.vizartink.com Wine, beer, music, chocolate and art!

‘Doodle’s Imagination’ by Bryan Snyder

Click HERE to purchase your own limited edition illustration. Check the mural in person at T3 in the Carlsbad Village! (map) Music: Trouble in the Wind video filmed and edited by bryan snyder

‘Doodle’s Imaginaiton’ illustration winner

This month Bryan Snyder painted a new mural in the the heart of the Carlsbad Village titled ‘Doodle’s Imagination’. Snyder invited locals and street art enthusiasts to the wall to experience his creative process. Snyder encouraged photos and presented the opportunity to win a limited edition illustration. Contest entrants took a photo and posted it […]

Limited Edition Illustration: Doodle’s Imagination

click photo to enlarge Doodle’s Imagination by Bryan Snyder • Water color and pencil illustration • Limited of only 50 pieces of art • 9in. x12in. on 140 lb. water color paper • Signed, dated and numbered by the artist • Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity Price: $50       (you DO NOT need […]

Camp Hess Kramer meets Snyder Community Art

The streets of the Carlsbad Village have seen a variety of community projects by Carlsbad artist Bryan Snyder over the past 6 years including scavenger hunts, collage projects, public interaction art shows and many other art happenings, but Carlsbad is not the only place Snyder takes his community building ideas. On the weekend of May […]

TEKST ART on State Street: Interview

What inspired this mural? How did you chose the words? This mural was commissioned by New Village Arts and the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation to celebrate the vibrant and growing art community in Carlsbad. The piece is a reflection on the growing creative community of Carlsbad. A nameless brick mason hunched over, hard at work creating […]

A new burst of color

It’s colors are bright and attracts the eyes of passersby. Energy explodes skyward in heated rays and marine life loiter at the base. As a resident or a Carlsbad Village visitor, you would think the above description would be referencing our daily sunsets. More rare than a sunset, but just as bright, is the newly […]

Snyder Art Auction and Brewbies Beer Fest

WHAT: Pizza Port Brewbies  Beer Fest and Snyder Art auction WHERE: Carlsbad Village Pizza Port (map) WHEN: Fri. Feb. 8 5pm-10 and Sat. Feb. 9 12pm-5 WHY: Proceeds will help benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation TICKETS: $25/ $30 day of Two original Snyder Art paintings created in Snyder’s signature drip technique will be available […]

Viz Art Ink Gallery opens in the Carlsbad Village

On Saturday Feb. 2, Carlsbad resident and artist Greg “Viz” Visintainer introduced his new Viz Art Ink Gallery located at 2906 State Street in the heart of the Carlsbad Village to locals and visitors with a night of complementary food, music by Chris Moberg and special event art discounts. The gallery walls displayed a wide assortment […]

Cementing Your Place

Your story lengthens with each day. The tasks you perform and the creations you make becomes pages within the borders of your life. How interesting is your story and how do you preserve it for future generations?

Berkley Hart and Eve Selis/Mark Twang @ NVA

WHAT: Berkley Hart and Eve Selis/Mark Twang Concert WHERE: New Village Arts Theatre (map) WHEN: Sat. Jan. 5th 8pm Coming off a successful summer tour of the UK, Eve Selis & Marc Twang (in a rare acoustic appearance) and Berkley Hart will join forces once again for this special show. The evening will feature a […]

‘Happy Birthday Doodle -The Mayans’

Bryan Snyder has just completed his largest mural to date titled ‘Happy Birthday Doodle -The Mayans’ and is celebrating by giving away one original Doodle illustration of the the Mayan themed design. HOW IT WORKS 1. Visit Snyder Art’s facebook page and ‘LIKE’ the page. 2. Find the photo of Snyder’s finished mural of Doodle […]

Lauren Tannehill Interview

Simple living, organic gardening and a love for the ocean are all visible in the brightly painted canvases of Carlsbad based artist Lauren Tannehill. Click HERE to read the FULL INTERVIEW and to view her art.

Carlsbadcrawl.com turns 5 years old!

Carlsbadcrawl.com began on November 28th, 2007 with a single photo of the Carlsbad sunset from a balcony over Jefferson St. This photo fused with the thousands of memories of growing up in the Carlsbad Village ignited the desire to share and showcase our Village with the goal of encouraging the development of a more artistic […]


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