The University of Akron’s Art Bomb Brigade is back on the streets, planting seeds of color in the community. This spring, UA students have worked with Jeremy and Christy Lile, owners of The Grand Exchange, to design a mural with the local community in mind. The Grand Exchange was born out of a desire to redevelop a space that could foster a sense of belonging and provide a … [Read more...]
UA’s Art Bomb Brigade collaborates with Community Support Services for inspirational mural
3,000-square-foot project, ‘Hope is a Thing with Feathers,’ to be unveiled at May 23 community event -- If you’ve been outside in Akron, chances are you’ve seen one of the Art Bomb Brigade’s many eye-catching murals since its inception in 2016. This spring, 13 students from University of Akron’s Myers School of Art are participating in Art Bomb’s experiential learning … [Read more...]
Beards, bluegrass, beer converge for Art Bomb Brigade’s Flannel Fest Jan. 12
Inaugural fundraiser will help support scaffolding and supplies for student art collective -- The Art Bomb Brigade is hosting its first-ever Flannel Fest, Friday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre, in Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood. The event, which will celebrate such alliterative items as beards, bluegrass and beer, is a fundraiser for the collaborative program, … [Read more...]
UA’s Art Bomb Brigade teams with Firestone visual arts students to create eco-inspired mural
The University of Akron’s Art Bomb Brigade has had a busy summer, as it's now working on its third major outdoor mural this summer. The new project begins this week at the Akron Sustainer, a shipping container turned educational hub. The Akron Sustainer and the Art Bomb Brigade, both winners of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grants, will collaborate to bring more … [Read more...]
Skateboarder, illustrator leads Art Bomb Brigade mural
Jay Croft is a multifaceted artist who represents the hard-working creative Akron spirit. The self-taught artist led the Art Bomb Brigade's recent efforts on its second mural of the season, this time at the Chill artisan ice cream shop in downtown Akron, founded by three Northeast Ohio brothers. Croft, a native Akronite and longtime zine creator, blogger, painter and … [Read more...]
Art Bomb Brigade prepares for cool mural at downtown Akron gourmet ice cream shop
Chill, a new gourmet ice cream shop in downtown Akron, will soon boost its coolness cred with a mural from the University of Akron’s Art Bomb Brigade. After completing their first major mural explosion at the Downtown Laundromat on South Main Street earlier this summer, the Art Bomb crew of local artists and UA alumni have now set their creative targets on Chill. Chill’s … [Read more...]
Downtown Laundromat unveils new mural created by Arts LIFT, Art Bomb Brigade
Hundreds of people showed up at the Downtown Laundromat on South Main Street July 8 to celebrate a newly created mural. They came to show their appreciation for the 3,000 square-foot piece created in their community and to thank the artists who painted it. In only eight days, a team of 23 high school and college students turned 40 cans of paint into a colorful masterpiece. … [Read more...]
Art Bomb Brigade to celebrate unveiling new public art at the funky Downtown Laundromat
The Myers School of Art announces its new Art Bomb Brigade project (funded by the Knight Foundation). The project involves the construction of a 3,000-square-foot mural at the funky Downtown Laundromat of 1035 S. Main St. Art students from UA and local high school students with the Arts LIFT program will work with Matt Miller, Myers alumnus, to paint the mural, which is … [Read more...]
