POW! WOW! D.C.

“I wanted to bring POW! WOW! to DC because of the impact that street art has on this community. Art transforms the urban landscape, and this allows the public to watch those transformations and celebrate the process. It will be rad.” – Kelly Towles

On Saturday May 20^th from 11am-5pm we’ll be celebrating the official kick off of POW! WOW! DC with +25 Vendors, Live Art, Foods Trucks, & Music. The event is family & pet-friendly and is free & open to the public.

“POW!” being the impact that art has on a person. And WOW!” being the reaction that art has on a viewer. Together they form “POW! WOW!”, which is a Native American term that describes a gathering that celebrates culture, music and art. Centered around murals and art, POW! WOW! has grown into a global network of artists and organizes art exhibitions, lecture series, schools for art and music, creative community spaces, concerts, and live art installations across the globe. The festival brings over a hundred international and local artist together to create murals and other forms of art. As a homegrown and independent art festival, POW! WOW! is now recognized as one of the best mural festivals in the world. It is also much more than an internationally relevant art festival, what also makes it unique is that POW! WOW! showcases the city that it is in. Whether it be Hawaii, Long Beach, Washington D.C., Tokyo or Taipei, POW! WOW! highlights the artists, restaurants, stores and people that make it special.