The Graffiti Question

Ottawa is in the middle of a serious debate over graffiti. 

A new bylaw is being written up with some strict new measures, including a zero tolerance zone, fines for property owners who fail to remove graffiti, and immediate fines for anyone caught graffing or tagging.  As Ottawa’s only legal graffiti wall the House of PainT is caught in the middle of this and is under threat of extinction.  Check out these articles for more information:

2007 – April 27 – Ottawa Sun – Drawing out her anger: Victim rips city’s graffiti strategy  http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/04/27/4133770-sun.html

2007 – April 27 – Ottawa Sun – Councillor goes to walls http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/04/27/4133769-sun.html

Mike Young Blog – http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2007/02/legal_graffiti_.html

2007 – Ottawa – City Journal – City graffiti strategy has some seeing red: http://www.cityjournal.ca/v4/article-91882-City-graffiti-strategy-has-some-seeing-red.html

2006 – Ottawa – City Journal – Graffiti artists seek new, legal walls: https://houseofpaint.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/city-journal-article.pdf 

2007 – Ottawa – City Journal – City graffiti strategy has some seeing red: http://www.cityjournal.ca/v4/article-91882-City-graffiti-strategy-has-some-seeing-red.html

2006 – Ottawa – City Journal – Graffiti artists seek new, legal walls: https://houseofpaint.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/city-journal-article.pdf

New Pics Posted

 

Just posted a whole bunch of links to flickr sites with House of PainT pictures.

 Check out the Pictures and Videos section for them!

2006 Press Release

HoP 2006 was our best yet, but we’ll top it this year!  Check out the press release here: house-of-paint-aug-5-2006-press-release.pdf

HoP 2005 Press Release

The Urban Collective aka the House of PainT Collective skipped a year, so the next House of PainT festival was in September 2005.  Check out the press release here:  house-of-paint-press-release-2005.pdf

HoP 2003 Press Release

House of Pain became House of PainT in September 2003 – Ottawa’s only legal graf wall and the first ever House of PainT event.  Check out the first press release here: house-of-paint-press-release-wt-image-and-city.pdf

Legal Walls – 2006

City Journal – Dec. 2007 – Graffiti artists seek new, legal canvas

We ah run tings

And Sabra raised her had and said: Let House of PainT have a website! 

  

So we do!  Welcome!