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Graffiti Research Lab Masterclass3–7 March, 2008 Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre Evan Roth and James Powderly (Graffiti Research Lab, New York) are dedicated to outfitting street artists with open source technologies for urban communication. The goal of GRL is to technologically empower individuals to creatively alter and reclaim their surroundings from unchecked development and corporate visual culture.GRL have been touring the globe (SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Numusic Festival, Art Rotterdam) demonstrating and teaching new graffiti technologies and DIY skills to diverse public audiences. Their work has been featured in the NY Times, Wooster Collective, TIME Magazine, Visual Resistance and The Village Voice. In 2006, Ars Electronica presented GRL with an Award of Distinction in Interactive Art.
The emphasis was on re-thinking the urban environment with an open-source approach. “Explore the systems that already exist in the city, think of how you can add something, or take something away to tell a whole new story. This is about hacking urban spaces”. Presented by Carclew Youth Arts in association with the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts and the Australian Network for Art and Technology.This project was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Outcomes of the masterclass can be seen at: and The Graffiti Research Lab masterclass was a part of Carclew Youth Arts Breeding Ground Industry Development program. This program invites artists of national or international significance to ignite, inspire, provoke and challenge local practitioners and audiences to profile innovation and stimulate critical debate. Presented by Carclew Youth Arts in association with the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts, Adelaide CIty Council and the Australian Network for Art and Technology
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