Building on his
Love Letter project in Philadelphia, Steve Powers and his crew moved on to Syracuse to transform what has been a colossal barrier between two disparate neighborhoods into a point of interest, a gathering spot, and a conversation.
Powers’ hand-painted signs draw on years of his own work as a painter and graffiti artist, but also on a long tradition of making, advertising, and handcrafting. Coming to Syracuse, a city that exemplifies the model mid-size, post-industrial rustbelt city under reinvention, is part of a national movement of change, a Rustbelt Renaissance, driven by a creative economy.
“The goal of the project is to ultimately bridge the Near Westside community to downtown, which will give access to new markets and resources for residents in the neighborhood,” says Maarten Jacobs, director of the Near Westside Initiative.
Follow the progress of this project on
the official site.
artist: Steve Powers / ESPO
location: Syracuse, NY
The organizers of the 'A Love Letter for You' project in Philadelphia organized a special train ride on Valentines day; Steve Powers provided the commentary as the train went past each mural in the series. Fortunately Luna Park, of
The Street Spot took some great images. See more of Luna's photos & her post about it
here.
See
more Steve Powers work.
artist: Steve Powers / ESPO
location: Philadelphia
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