This weekend we saw the completion of ‘Cities of Hope'; a street art convention which lasted for nine days and brought more colour and awareness into Manchester. The project was developed by 'Vestige' a not-for-profit social justice organisation, involving nine international street artists and locally based charities to express and bring attention to nine global issues.
Artists participating were:
Case – disability
instagram: case_maclaim
Axel Void – existentialism
axelvoid.com
C215 – homelessness
c215.fr
Faith 47 – gay rights
faith47.com
Hyuro – war children
hyuro.es
Martin Whatson – the environment
martinwhatson.com
Nevercrew – immigration, integration and supporting refugees
nevercrew.com
Phlegm – sustainability
twitter: #phlegm
Pichiavo – conflict
pichiavo.com
Dale Grimshaw (as special guest) – globalisation and conflict
dalegrimshaw.com
Also featured are many well-known names:
Mateus Bailon, Jay Sharples, Nomad Clan, Akse and Tankpetrol covering the theme of ‘iconic Manchester'.
