Legal Graffiti Wall

 

From locals shaking a can of spray paint for the first time, to seasoned street artists ripping burners as they pass through town, Sudbury’s only legal graffiti wall has seen a lot of action since 2018.

Up Here worked with the City of Greater Sudbury over the course of 2017 and 2018 to create Sudbury's first legal graffiti wall as a pilot project.

On August 14th, 2018, City council officially passed resolution CC2018-188 amending By-law 2011-277 to permit a Legal Graffiti Wall installation on the south wall of 71 Cedar Street, fronting on Old City Hall Lane, in downtown Sudbury.

 
Collaboration by KWEST and TRAV MSK, August 2019

Collaboration by KWEST and TRAV MSK, August 2019

 
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A safe space for all

The Legal Graffiti Wall provides a safe space for young and not-so-young artists to practice graffiti without fear of reprisal. Legal graffiti walls are used as successful graffiti abatement programs across the world. By providing a space for people to tag freely, it lowers instances of illegal tagging on public and private property.

 

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We’ll occasionally post some of the best photos from the wall here.