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duCret School of the Arts Presents The Aerosol Experience Festival

originally published: 07/05/2019

(PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- The Aerosol Experience festival, a live-painting community event, will take place in Plainfield on Saturday July 13 from 11:00am to 4:00pm. New Jersey native artists Snow, Distort, and Clarence Rich will create four murals throughout the day. Attendees can watch them in action or take part in helping create the art. The event is presented by the duCret School of the Arts and takes place on the lawn of the school.

Each urban artist will be stationed at their own wall where they will be accessible to teach and encourage young and old to create something new and positive for the community. All participants under 18 will be utilizing paint and markers rather than spray paint. Adults can grab a can and join the artist! Participants can choose to paint at one wall with a specific artist or paint at all three.

As a continuation of the event, duCret is offering an Urban Art Class in September.

The afternoon will also include DJ music and food trucks. Attendees are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs and spend the day watch the art be created. The murals will stay on the grounds of duCret for the next six months. 

Register in advance as there are limited tickets available. You may register online and sign in at the event to collect your wristband. duCret School of the Arts is located at 1030 Central Ave in Plainfield, New Jersey.




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ADMISSION COSTS: Teens ages 13 - 17 $5 to Paint; Adults 18+ to paint with one artist of their choice $10; Adults 18+ to paint with all three artists $25; Kids under 12 are free accompanied by an adult.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Snow Style explorer and aerosol magician, Snow is a veteran street scribe who has been involved with graffiti writing and aerosol art for more than four decades. His contributions to the hip hop culture are numerous. Snow worked as an artist and creative director to stars like Wu Tang Clan, Will Smith, Mobb Deep, and Chris Brown. He labors tirelessly to bring his visions and concepts into the world of art, animation, gaming and collectibles.

Clarence Rich, a street artist that for the last 13 years has not only made his mark on the street, but also has challenged the North Jersey gallery scene. His progressive work has inspired a younger generation of urban artists.

Distort earned a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania and a Certificate in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He has exhibited extensively in the Tristate Area, and completed murals in Miami, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York as well as locations across North Jersey. His most recent project, located just outside of the Holland Tunnel, is the largest mural by a single artist in New Jersey. 

duCret School of the Arts helps bring together students of all levels with experts, so as to study specific mediums while also furthering an individual's artistic expression. Their location in Plainfield, New Jersey, a city with 10 Historic Architectural Districts, has helped anchor their students and staff within a place that prides itself on its history and diversity. They have maintained long-standing relationships with the city, its residents and the wider community of local artists by holding lectures, open studio hours, children's art programs, workshops, exhibitions and performances that encourage conversation and learning. 




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