The Art Program Welcomes Artists, Both Local And From Around The World, To Showcase Original Artwork On The Festival Grounds
Check out the official art trailer here!
Las Vegas, NV (July 7, 2015) – Life is Beautiful Festival brings back its signature art program and exhibition to Downtown Las Vegas from September 25 – 27. For the third year in a row, the festival will showcase another round of top international artists who will be creating large-scale murals and installations. Also making its debut at the festival is the immersive ART MOTEL exhibition that will feature local and regional artists and creators.
2015 STREET ART PROGRAMMING
Since its inception in 2013, Life is Beautiful has enlisted some of the world’s best street artists as part of its interactive art pillar – one of the four core pillars of the festival.
Charlotte Dutoit of JUSTKIDS returns to curate the street art program featuring exhilarating murals and art installations. The visual art will set the perfect vibrant backdrop for festival-goers as they enjoy the weekend filled with music, food and learning sessions, and will go on to exist in the streets of Downtown Las Vegas.
“Life is Beautiful has transformed the landscape of Downtown Las Vegas and in such a short time, it has become a major US city for the urban art scene,” said Charlotte Dutoit, owner of JUSTKIDS. “Tourists from around the world are starting to visit just to see the original masterpieces created for the festival.”
Kicking off this year’s mural program is German street artist 1010 with his incredible optical illusion piece that is already complete and able to be viewed at 211 8th Street in Las Vegas, NV. 1010 is best known for playing with multicolored, portal-like illusions on buildings around the world and recently created a huge mind-blowing mural on a highway in Paris, France. Joining 1010 at Life is Beautiful this year are international street artists Bordalo (Portugal), Ruben Sanchez (Spain), Bikismo (Puerto Rico), Pixel Pancho (Italy), D*Face (UK), Filthy Luker & Pedro Estrellas (UK), Sbagliato (Italy), MTO (France) along with special guest Josh Ostrovsky, aka Instagram comic sensation, ‘THE FAT JEW’.
2015 ART MOTEL FEATURED ARTISTS + CREATORS
This year, Life is Beautiful will unveil the highly coveted ART MOTEL located at the vacant Town Lodge. This unique experience is specially curated by John Doffing who also created the ‘Painted Rooms’ exhibitions at the Hotel des Arts in San Francisco.
Featured Artists + Creators in the 2015 ART MOTEL include: APEX, Audrey Barcio, Anthony Bondi, Begson, Chor Boogie, Best Buddies, Blackbird Studios, Jim Briare, Cory Bennett, Curated Las Vegas, Eden Art Studio & Gallery, The Stencil Artista, Right at Home, HUBO (UNLV Robotics Lab), I.S.I. Group, Kim Johnson, Jonathon Keats, Zac La Roc, Lil’ Art Bodega, Leticia Maldonado, Meow Wolf, Matt W. Moore, Juan Muniz, Mystic Midway, Casey O’Connell, Spencer Olsen, Recycled Propaganda, Running Leap Pictures, PRZSM, Dirk Schmidhofer, Shooting Gallery, Sin City Gallery, Daniel Smith, Soho Design House, Jesa Townsend-Simon, Trestleworks, Eric Vozzola, 3 Baaad Sheep, Skyworks Aerial Systems, and more.
“Within the 15 square blocks of this year’s Life is Beautiful Art & Music Festival in Downtown Las Vegas is the former Town Lodge Motel,” said Joey Vanas, Life is Beautiful partner. “We intend to transform the now vacant motel and courtyard into an amazing showcase of art and artists, for a unique popup exhibition that will be open throughout the festival.”
Please visit www.LifeisBeautiful.com for more information, tickets and continued updates on the artist lineup, culinary additions and learning panel.
About Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful is an inspirational company dedicated to helping people conquer their fears and chase their dreams. Its signature project, the Life is Beautiful Festival was founded by Rehan Choudhry in 2013 and launched in October of that same year as a highly successful lifestyle event featuring marquee musicians, chefs, artists and speakers. Held in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas, Life is Beautiful attracted more than 60,000 attendees in its first year, grew to more than 90,000 attendees in its second year and expanded to a three-day festival. For more information on the company’s projects and the latest festival news, visit www.lifeisbeautiful.com, or connect with Life is Beautiful socially at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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