Discover Dominica Authority has partnered with Alliance Francaise to host renowned French graffiti artiste Da Cruz in Dominica from December 2 – 6, 2014. The objective of the artiste’s visit to Dominica is to engage the youth and work with local artistes on urban beautification project utilizing graffiti art.
Da Cruz’s first interaction with the youth took place at the Dominica State College where he demonsrated his skill through live display of his work.
Photos of his work can be viewed at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.764918346879448.1073741836.108729159165040&type=1
The artiste will also work with a group of young people on painting a mural as an initiation to graffiti art. A training session will be held with the interested young persons on December 4, 2014 at 10 am at the Alliance Francaise. On December 5, 2014, a mural will be painted at the Roseau City Council Building with the aid of local artistes Trini and Earl Etienne.
Other partners in this initiative are the Division of Culture and Garraway Hotel.
I have an idea. Put your graffiti on especially the outside of the prison walls at Stock Farm. Not too many will see it. It is not a tourist site anyway. Except, those who have homes in that area will be faced with them as they travel to and from their homes. They may not care that the outside of the prison walls are painted with graffiti.
This graffiti would not look beautiful in Roseau and surrounding areas. Please do not paint those areas with that type of thing. You will decrease the value of buildings and the beauty of Roseau and the outlying areas. Think also of the tourists and visitors to Dominica.
What is wrong with some people of this era? You call graffiti beautiful? Anyway, what is the necessity of it? How will it benefit Roseau, Dominica for that matter?
You people want increase in tourism? This is when you will run them away. Those graffiti are not beautiful to look at. Imagine all of Roseau and other areas painted with graffiti. That is not beauty. A good coat of paint on buildings would be better to beautify Roseau.
People are arrested in Ontario of all for painting buildings with graffiti. Those paintings are ugly-looking.
Some people painted certain outside walls with this graffiti. If caught, they will be arrested. The City ordered that the graffiti be removed.
I hope the government does not approve this. Keep your graffiti away from Dominica. I would tell you to get out of Dominica with your foolishness.
Shut your mouth. Dont let this concern you. Be concerned with your Ontario….
Your level of ignorance and relevance to appreciate other cultures is appalling. Graffiti has become the 21st century’s medium of communicating socio-economic struggle. In larger more refined societies like Europe, street art is considered one of the most expressive art forms. Graffiti artists are paid to lively up dull industrial walls with a message relating the culture of the population. It is people like you who stay trapped in the limits of what you’ve learned, afraid of your own imagination who stifle Art and it’s progress in such countries. Our I capability to analyze situations stems from the absence of abstract art on island and even in the caribbean region. Don’t forget there are many previously frowned upon phenomena like homosexuality, interracial marriage, tattoos etc which have become norm in today’s society. Stop stifling your mind. Open it and let your understanding and appreciation for others messages be free.
if it’s so ugly why then is pop culture embracing it , why then are the liberalist movements embracing it , why are they portrayed on the covers of art magazines. It’s boring “white , conservative ” minded people like you that don’t see the beauty of the talents of young people expressing the struggles of society voicing their opinions through ART. It would be better than the nonsense scribbling they do with bland spray paint colours.
We don’t want that crap here. Defacing walls and making the place look ugly. That is just for hooligans. And Duiscover Dominica promotinmg that instead of proper tourism?? Chupes.
When u have no knowledge of a topic, please, zip it up. Inform yourself before you come on here sounding like an ignorant fool, my goodness! Urban beautification is ENHANCED by good graffiti art, so I don’t know where you coming from about crap and hooligans. Are you an artist? An urban planner? An architect? No, then leave that topic alone. SMH
you seem to be confusing grafitti with vandalism. or u must be the type who cant appreciate art
You are correct! It is a lot of crap; not beautiful at all. Dominicans should be consulted on this.
lol so much bad grammar
Nice work
Cool!