Cinta Vidal for POW! WOW! Long Beach. All photos by Brandon Shigeta.
Last week, 30 street artists and muralists set up in Long Beach, a longtime hub for arts and music in LA county, to provide the city with a series of colorful and varied urban artworks. Ranging from minimalist designs to playful cartoons to futuristic action pieces, the murals brought color and life to community centers, garages, and bridges. The week-long event was a part of POW! WOW! Long Beach, a festival which originated in Hawaii and has since expanded into a global network, with festivals occurring around the world. The POW! WOW! Festival gets its name from a Native American term which refers to a communal gathering with a focus on art and music. The festival hopes to revive this rich cultural tradition.A photo posted by POW! WOW! Long Beach (@powwowlongbeach) on Jul 22, 2016 at 1:27pm PDT
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