The second OpenWalls Conference (OWC), a festival of urban art aiming to bring street art closer to society and to encompass artists, institutions and local residents, will be held this month.

With programming that includes creating murals, workshops and talks, the OWC wishes to generate debate that will lead to the creation of a model of urban art management for Barcelona. Among the many activities which will be happening all over the city, the CCCB will host two seminars presenting national and international projects related with public space management fostering art work. From 22 to 26 October, the OWC 2014 will complete its programme with specialist seminars for institutions and professionals in urban art and urban planning, practical workshops and routes through the areas where murals have been created. Further information: website of OpenWalls Conference 2014.

PROGRAMME

Friday 24 October

5 p.m. | PANEL 1
Nicolás de la Carrera (Senegal) > Festival XEEX
Veronica Werckmeister (Basque Country) > Muralismo Público
Monica Campana (USA) > Living Walls

7 p.m. | PANEL 2
Leon Cullinane (Norway) > Nuart Festival
Todd W. Bressi (USA) > City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Teresa Latuszewska-Syrda (Poland) > Urban Forms Foundation

Saturday 25 October

5 p.m. | PANEL 3
Javier Abarca (Madrid) > Urbanario
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada (Cuba/USA) > artist
Will Shank (USA) > curator. Former chief conservator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

7 p.m. | PANEL 4
Lee Nathan Bofkin (United Kingdom) > Global Street Art
David Demougeot (France) > Bien Urbain
Jens Besser (Germany) > Urban Script


Translation: Julie Wark.