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  • Eastern Market with "Heartstrings of the City" mural by FEL3000ft 2015
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  • Detroit artist Sydney G. James with her mural-in-progress 2015
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  • Parisian artist Kashink & her mural with Paul Johnson & Chef Eric 2015
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  • Detroit artist Jonny Alexander 2015
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  • Detroit artist Pat Perry in front of his block-long mural 2016
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  • UK artists Graeme Brusby & Duncan Jago collaborate on their mural 2016
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  • Murals in the Market 2016 artists group photo
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  • Detroit artist FEL3000ft points to mural he is painting with MALT 2017
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  • Detroit artist Rick Williams & New Orleans-based "BMike" Odums 2017
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  • Detroit artist Rashaun "Ruck" Rucker with his mural-in-progress 2017
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  • Detroit artist Rashaun "Ruck" Rucker with his mural-in-progress 2017
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  • Pat Perry's mural featuring the Guardians of his neighborhood 2017
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  • Oakland, CA-based artist Lauren Napolitano @peptalks 2017
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  • College for Creative Studies artist Anthony Lee with his mural 2017
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  • Miami, FL artist Tatiana Suarez painting her mural at sunset 2017
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  • 2018 alley of murals by Ben Marasco & Erik Lundquist, and Nathan Bell
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  • Nathan Bell painting his mural in the Eastern Market alley 2018
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  • Detroit artist Tony Rave's daughters help paint his mural 2018
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  • Los Angeles artist Luke Chueh paints his mural 2018
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  • completed pothole mosaic art by Chicago-based artist Jim Bachor 2018
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MURALS IN THE MARKET

Murals in the Market was recently ranked one of the world's top 5 mural festivals by Smithsonian magazine. After having photographed all four years of this festival, it's hard for me to imagine any one better than this. Primarily set in the Eastern Market on Detroit's near east side, 1xRUN and the Eastern Market Corporation have produced more than 125 new murals created since 2015 by local, national and international street artists. The festival goes on for 8-10 days in mid-September with more than just murals being painted; there are panel discussions, artists dinners, meet and greet opportunities, site-specific installations, block parties, nighttime events that coordinate with Eastern Market After Dark, and more. As a regular attendee & photographer I have gotten to know amazing artists from Detroit, all parts of the U.S., and around the world. Many of us stay in touch via Instagram, as well as meeting up again if/when they are invited to return as participating artists. It has become one of my favorite weeks of the year. 

 

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