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Art festivals are a great way to bring the raddest art and up and coming street artists to the public's attention.  For a number of years now Street Art festivals like Cans in London and the famous Chicago Street Art fair are fostering local street art development and exposure.  But it's still a growing trend.

The G40 Art Summit in Richmond, Virginia (US) promises some of the best street artists to feature their freshest skills: 

“By inviting 12 of the top mural artists from around the globe to unleash their creativity to 20 large scale walls throughout Richmond, this project is sure to put the city on the map as a street art destination”.

Local art writer Christina Newton explains on Richmond.com “As many opportunities to experience art as there are in a city the size of Richmond, some will unfortunately never venture into a gallery because they think they don’t know enough about art or are shy about venturing into a space they have never been. Public art is important because it can more easily reach a broad audience, not to mention have the ability to move people out of their comfort zone, open our eyes and minds to something new, and beautify our environment.”

Artists included in the G40 this year are:
Jacopo Ceccarelli aka 2501, Italy, Angry Woebots – California, Aryz – Spain, El Mac – California, Gaia – New York, , Jaz – Argentina, Jesse Smith – Virginia, La Pandilla – Puerto Rico, Lelo – Brazil, London Police – UK, Pixel Pancho – Italy, Roa – Belgian and Scribe – Kansas City.