PowWowDC Photos

The Washington DC street art scene hit the big time in May with the first Pow Wow DC art festival. Over lunch I hopped on the Red Line to NoMa/Galludet Metro for a quick walk around the murals. Pow! Wow! began as a week long street art event in Hawaii and has grown into a global network of events. The DC version included a mix of 20 international and local artists.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by Drew Merritt and INSA. 7 June 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural near 16 M Street NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural at 40 Patterson St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by Hoxxoh at 1222 First St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by Hoxxoh at 1222 First St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural at First St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Building at 1st & N St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Another view of Drew Merritt & INSA's mural.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by No Kings DC at 100 Florida Ave NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. More detail of No Kings DC mural.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Unknown artist on 3rd St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Caratoes mural on 3rd St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Tubman mural by Naturel. 1215 3rd St NE.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural at 3rd & M St NE.

It is great to see this caliber of street art appear in DC and I hope this is a sign of future works in the area. Thanks go to the NoMa BID and area developers for bringing in these artists to DC. Congrats also to DC artist Kelly Towles for organizing the event with the folks from Pow! Wow!