Austin Texas Street Art Hub
Austin, Texas is a short 4 hour plane ride from New York City and we were excited to get away from the New York winter that was extending into April. We arrived on a Friday afternoon and immediately hit the streets. We definitely wanted to see Austin Graffiti Park.
 Austin Graffiti Park–See it before it Gets Torn Down
Note: Demolition has been delayed until October. You still have time to see it.
Street art is everywhere in Austin and we spent several days exploring the scene. Our first stop was Graffiti Park, also know as Hope Outdoor Gallery (1012 Baylor Street). For the past 7 years, artists have been painting on the walls of this abandoned condo. Shepard Fairey, who made the Obama Hope images, was reportedly one of the original artists who painted there. Just like 5 Pointz in NYC which was demolished a couple of years ago to make way for condos, Graffiti Park is being torn down. The plan is to move part of the wall to Carson Creek Ranch. In addition, new walls are being made available for street art.
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- Uloang Graffiti Park Mural
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- Graffiti Park Mural
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- GraffitiParkArtist
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- Graffiti Park Murals
Established street artists and taggers paint at Graffiti Park . Tourists can also purchase a spray paint can and spray something. This makes the walls a wonderful mix of creativity–some very artistic and others personal expressions.
Graffiti Park was full of tourists and photographers while we were there. There were also several artists at work on the wall. We watched Tyler White (3C) who was tagging 3C, his tag. He is an artist based in Fredericksburg and was in Austin for the day.
3c tag by Tyler White
Oluang (Luis Angulo) is a street artist with murals all over Austin. Below are some of his murals in Austin and you can learn more about him in this interview posted by Spratx.
Austin Graffiti Park is being torn down in June 2018. If you have the opportunity to visit before then, it is worth the trip. After June, you’ll still be able to see the work of street artists all over Austin and you can visit the new wall at Carson Creek Ranch.
Oluang mural at Austin Graffiti Park
If you’re a fan of street art, Melbourne’s street art scene is among the best in the world.
If you want o read more about Austin, checkout my post on the LBJ Presidential Library.
What an interesting place. I missed it the last time we were in Austin! I guess I’ll head to Carson Creek Ranch next time!
And, you can see street art all over the city.
This is such a cool place to see! Such a shame it’s going to disappear but hopefully the street art scene will continue somewhere else!
Street art is all over the city. It is a strong scene so I think it will continue.
I think it will. There is street art all over the city.
Ugh so sad that they’re tearing it down. Glad to hear they’re relocating the artwork though! Street art really feels like one of the best ways to get to know a city. And super cool that visitors can also add to it.
Yeah. Love seeing street art where ever I go.
This is so cool. WHY are they tearing it down? I hate that kind of thing. I’ve been wanting to visit Austin but definitely won’t get there before June…I’m sad I missed this! Thanks for sharing it though, nice to live vicariously through someone else 🙂
They are building a new condo on the spot.
Wow! A park for just streetart is fantastic! It’s so sad they are tearing it down!
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It was fun to see in the original location.
Oh no I got excited since I was planning to go to Austin later this year.. so it might get torn down this June?! Looks like we’ll miss it. But hoping to explore other graffiti art in Austin. Thanks for sharing 🙂
There is a ton of street art to see all over the city
Wow! I didn’t know Austin boasts Graffiti Park! Going to bookmark it for when I’m next in town.
It does. It also have street art all over the city. I saw some great street art in East Austin.