SubSurface Graffiti & Hip Hop Expo 2013
Labor Day Weekend – Indianapolis, IN (Fountain Square Area)
Crews and Artists:
Brame UW: NYC-raised writer featured in the Graffiti Hall of Fame / Crazy In Style Artists, Northwest Indiana: Pioneers of graffiti from Chicago’s old school / Deph, Los Angeles: Known for 3-D styles and and rich rendering techniques / Devious, Cincinnati: Painted the robot on back of the New Day Meadery building / DF Crew; NYC, Cincinnati, Denver: A highly influential, nation-spanning crew / FAB Crew/IWS, Indianapolis: Famous for colorful and whimsical murals / Metal Fingers: Closely associated with the freight graffiti movement / Momentum Art Tech, Chicago: Known for concept driven murals
SubSurface 2013 schedule:
Friday, Aug. 30
Post-Graffiti Abstracts closing reception and moderated discussion at Primary Gallery, 6-10 p.m.; featuring SubSurface artists from Chicago, Indianapolis and Northwest Indiana (also open Aug. 31, 1-4 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 31
Live painting in Fountain Square area throughout the day
SubSurface after-party at White Rabbit Cabaret, from 10 p.m. ($5, 21+); hosted by DJ Dicky Fox with TopSpeed, Echomaker, The Proforms and Hinx Jones
Sunday, Sept. 1
Followup live painting in Fountain Square area
Related Events:
Tuesday, Sept. 3
Midwest Graff, a showcase for Midwest graffiti artists, opens at IUPUI’s Cultural Arts Gallery; featuring Tead, Wake Up, Sacred, 6Cents, Steph, Traz, Flex, Oms, Ish; up through Oct. 2
Saturday, Sept. 14
Scratching the SubSurface event, 1-4 p.m., offering neophytes an entree into the graffiti scene via discussions at IUPUI’s Cultural Arts Gallery and a guided tour of walls painted during SubSurface
NEWS – SubSurface Adds Five Walls (NUVO):
http://bit.ly/15lPitK
More info about SubSurface:
http://bit.ly/19SMClt
Photo: DF Crew’s Eras works on his portion of a multi-panel piece at last year’s SubSurface.
Photo credit: Mike Allee