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Murals
In The
Market
Mural
2019
Festival
returns
to the
Eastern
Market
District
in
Detroit
DETROIT
- 1xRUN
is proud
to
announce
the
event
lineup
for
Detroit’s
premier
mural
festival,
Murals
In The
Market
2019,
which
was
named by
Smithsonian
Magazine
as one
of the
"Best
Mural
Festivals
Around
the
World”.
Join us
for the
critically
acclaimed
mural
festival
as we
return
to
Detroit’s
Historic
Eastern
Market
District
for the
fifth
consecutive
year!
Featuring
dozens
of
artists
and live
mural
paintings
throughout
Eastern
Market,
Murals
In The
Market
will
offer
artist
talks,
lectures,
cultural
events
and
more,
plus a
massive
family-friendly
Family
Reunion
Block
Party
featuring
DJ
Premier!
Beginning
on
September
14th,
Murals
In The
Market
and
partners
will
bring
the
legendary
DJ
Premier
to
Detroit
for the
Family
Reunion
Block
Party, a
family-friendly,
all-ages
event in
the
heart of
Eastern
Market.
Supporting
musical
acts
include
J Rocc,
Dez
Andres,
Amp
Fiddler,
Big
Shoes
featuring
Big Tone
+ House
Shoes,
Super J,
Superdre,
John
Arnold &
John
Beltran,
and Efe
Bes! The
Family
Reunion
Block
Party
will
offer a
curated
selection
of
artist-driven
activations,
featuring
local
artists,
vendors
and
more, as
well as
food
trucks
and
full-service
bars. A
limited
amount
of
discounted
presale
tickets
are now
available
here.
Often
hailed
as “The
Godfather
of
Street
Art”,
New York
City
artist
Ron
English
will
descend
upon
Murals
In The
Market
2019,
kicking
off his
politically-charged
Wall to
Wall
Popaganda
PopMart
Pop Up
Tour on
September
18th! In
response
to
Trump’s
push for
a border
barrier,
artist
Ron
English
will be
building
his own
“wall”.
Come by
for a
chance
to pick
up
limited-edition
sculptures,
prints,
toys and
tons
more
from Ron
English’s
Popaganda
Empire.
Murals
In The
Market
will
also
feature
a new 3D
public
installation
from
Tiff
Massey
paying
homage
to
legendary
Detroit
artist
Dave
Philpot,
as well
as a
larger-than-life
parade
from
Dennis
McNett
that
will be
happening
throughout
Eastern
Market
all week
long! In
addition,
we will
welcome
Detroit’s
own Ben
Hall,
who will
be
creating
a new
70-foot
sculptural
installation
that
will
wrap
around
Eastern
Market’s
“Roundhouse.”
Finally,
Ryan
Doyle
will
unveil
his
latest
sculpture
“Phoenix
Rising”,
which
will be
placed
at the
former
Detroit
Water &
Sewer
Building.
Fans can
also
catch
McNett
and
Doyle at
an
artist
talk
discussing
their
work on
September
20th at
MITM HQ.
After
last
year’s
wildly
successful
Community
Push
Skate
Alley,
director
Derrick
Dykas
and his
team
will
build a
temporary
skate
park
from the
ground
up,
which
will
fill an
entire
alley in
Eastern
Market
throughout
the week
of the
festival.
The
skate
park
will be
free and
open to
the
public
starting
September
16th.
Opening
September
17th,
the 5th
Annual
1xRUN
Murals
In The
Market
Exhibition
will
kick off
at MITM
HQ,
featuring
new
original
artwork
and
limited-edition
prints
from a
wide
range of
talented
artists
who have
participated
in the
festival
since
its
inception
in 2015!
In
addition,
1xRUN
will be
showcasing
its
exclusive
collection
of fine
art
prints,
skate
decks,
blotter
art,
hand-painted
multiples,
and more
from its
vault of
over
2,500
releases.
Come see
why
1xRUN
has
become
the
world’s
leading
publisher
of fine
art
editions,
turning
fans
into
collectors
since
2010!
All
week
long,
artists
will be
painting
their
murals.
Fans can
explore
Eastern
Market’s
Historic
District
on their
own with
a Mural
Map, or
they can
join a
group
tour
with
RiDetroit
and
Jason
Hall for
official
walking
and
bicycle
tours.
Visitors
will
have the
unique
opportunity
to walk
and ride
with the
MITM
team,
hear the
stories
behind
the
artwork,
and get
an
inside
look
into how
Detroit’s
Eastern
Market
grew one
of the
best-known
collections
of
street
art in
the
world.
The
Siren
Hotel
will
welcome
all
participating
artists
travelling
from out
of town,
giving
them a
special
taste of
Downtown
Detroit,
while
still
being
only
minutes
away
Eastern
Market.
We will
also
welcome
Pleasantrees
as one
of our
sponsors
this
year,
joining
us to
provide
safe and
clean
alternative
medicines.
Five
years in
the
making,
Murals
In The
Market
continues
to
expand
Eastern
Market’s
walkable
footprint.
Boasting
more
than 200
public
murals
throughout
the
Market
District,
Murals
In The
Market
has
drawn
attention
from
visitors
to
buildings
that
otherwise
may have
gone
unnoticed
or
underutilized.
Foundations
and
sponsors
from
Michigan
and
elsewhere
will
help
make
2019 a
memorial
year.
Organizations
supporting
1xRUN’s
Murals
In The
Market
are:
Knight
Foundation,
Eastern
Market
Corporation,
Motor
City
Paint,
Montana
Cans,
Brooklyn
Outdoor,
Aptemal,
Quicken
Loans,
Paxahau,
Community
Push,
Faygo,
Siren
Hotel,
Detroit
Design
Core,
RiDetroit,
and
Electrify,
Red
Bull,
Detroit
Hustles
Harder &
Pleasentrees.
The
Family
Reunion
Block
Party is
presented
by
1xRUN,
Paxahau,
The
Crofoot
&
Detroit
Hustles
Harder
and
sponsored
by Red
Bull,
Faygo,
Quicken
Loans,
Pleasentrees,
Absolut
Vodka,
Jameson
Whiskey,
Avion
Tequila
and
Collective
Arts
Brewing.
LEARN
MORE
ABOUT
THE
FESTIVAL
+ RSVP
HERE!
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