GRL- Graffiti Research Lab

Revolutionary. As our surroundings change so does the youth in our nation, they grow and adapt, the world is becoming a fast paced technology-dependent and tech-savvy population. In return a new source of urban-communication has developed in response to the growth of our Cyber-age. In this site a group of outspoken individuals, Evan Roth, James Powderly and the agents of the G.R.L, have come together using their knowledge and skills to create a new modernized outbreak of "everyday" graffiti. Laser point graffiti has truly caught my eye and apparently everyone else in Europe has been aware of this kind of technology for years now, one person even stated that GRL is like "Hasselhof big", at first their fan base stretched out to most of the eastern side of the world; Spain, Italy, Austria, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, etc. and recently their followers and practice has spread to the states and most western hemisphere! They have even be asked to produce their work on media films like on rapper videos and radical art galleries.http://www.graffitiresearchlab.com/blog/

BRAF- Black Rock Arts Foundation

"The mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation is to support and promote community, interactive art and civic participation."

BRAF was founded by numerous individuals that founded and help produce the well known social gathering and cultural event 'Burning Man'. These individuals organized numerous community-involved art projects in the Nevada dessert, and immediately decided to expand their capabilities and projects outside of the Nevada desert, when they quickly realized how these immense and gigantic projects brought the community together and how it invited individuals "to interact with both the work itself and the community at large". The pieces that have already been made through the surrounding communities are absolutely stunning and such a proactive way to keep young individuals involved in projects outside of their daily lives as well as being a part of of something that literally landmarks their work and ultimately beautifying their cities. http://blackrockarts.org/