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Photo credits: Adrian Gutierrez – @illogicaltruths A line could been seen quietly forming outside the Art Theatre on a cool November night. Unlike most nights, the facade of the nearly 100-year-old art deco building is playfully decorated with red dots indicating that a special event is taking place. On this cool November night, Imprint Culture Lab...

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POW! WOW! annual mural-making festivals leave legacies of beautified walls, create landmarks for locals and tourists alike, generate community, and foster civic pride. But being there during the painting is an opportunity not to be missed, and this is the third year I've been able to take my family to the opening event, which happened...

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From July 16-22, POW! WOW! Long Beach will be bringing 20 artists from around the world to paint murals around the city as well as take part in a full slate of art-related events. In addition to providing aesthetic value, the public art will draw attention to the International City, stir civic pride, provide landmarks for...

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Since Wendy, Eloise, and I paid a visit to Pow! Wow! Long Beach last Wednesday, a lot has happened. Murals have been finished, closing parties have taken place, and artists have moved on. But dropping in even for just a little bit of time when the artists are at work has value. I think it's...

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Around this time of year, we gather as much of the crew as possible to share a meal and discuss highlights from Imprint's previous 12 months. I scribbled down everyone's thoughts on their favorite articles as quickly as I could! Tanya Raukko: "I was really intrigued by Matt Jay’s interview of the 'laboratory for publication' duo,...

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Of course this is a blog for Imprint, a group of people that had everything to do with bringing Pow! Wow! to Long Beach and really made the wheels roll once it came along. But I can't claim any responsibility or take any credit for the event. Kudos go to Julia (above, left), Tanya, Jeff,...