In January 2022, Paint the Void organized the world’s largest exhibition to date of pandemic-inspired murals.
The City Canvas: A Paint the Void Retrospective was a snapshot of the mural movement that swept the globe as artists responded to the boarded-up store fronts of the pandemic. As one of the most instrumental organizations in the Bay Area to this movement, Paint the Void remains committed to proving the power of art to heal and unify in times of crisis.
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The Makers
48 volunteers
49 artists
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About the Artists
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"The Paint the Void project proved that the creative soul of San Francisco is still intact… If there’s one takeaway from this project, I hope people are reminded that spaces for communal art are valuable and worthy investments."
- Messy Beck, Paint the Void muralist
- Messy Beck, Paint the Void muralist
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The Audience5,000 attendees over 7 days
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Donations$24,434 raised by PtV during the exhibit’s promotion period
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Press
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“There is such an incredible power to realizing that all these murals were up all over the city in different neighborhoods and now are all together in one space… you can really feel all the energy that went into it."
- Marcy Coburn, Pier 70 Senior Creative Director |
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