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Art on the map

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Tracking it Down

Interested in the artwork mentioned on this site? Locate it here.


Word on the street

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Colourful People, Colourful City

Hear from two established graffiti writers who say Halifax’s relationship with the graffiti community has a long way to go.PHOTO: GEOFF TOBIN


Paint a box, spare the tag?

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Colourful Boxes

Local artists in Halifax heading out to paint the town.

PHOTO: GEOFF TOBIN


Boxes - The Bombed and the Beautified

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Colourful Boxes

Here’s a selection of traffic boxes and Aliant communication boxes that have been painted around HRM.


Paint it back?

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Colourful People, Colourful City

Councillor Linda Mosher says she’s sticking to larger murals, giving up on painted traffic boxes and open graffiti walls.PHOTO: GRAHAM NORTH


Hodgson paints outside the box

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Painting the Town

Check out some art that you can’t find in the streets, and read more about live-painter, mural artist, and web designer Sharon Hodgson. PHOTO: GEOFF TOBIN


A quick reference list of graffiti terms

By Geoff Tobin • Apr 5th, 2008 • Category: Graffiti Glossary