While in Austin, we went on Saturday afternoon to the Hope Outdoor Gallery aka Castle Hill Graffiti Park. Now I didn't know much about it then.... At the corner of 11th and Baylor, just off North Lamar.
As with the Treaty Oak in Austin, this place is a block off of a main street but you might miss it. The neighborhood streets are called Castle Hill and it is a large hillside. At one point, there was construction but for permitting reasons, it was halted. Someone took action thereafter to make this area somewhat usable.
The concrete beams are exposed in a modular fashion. The levels are filled in with dirt so you can walk and climb on it. In the modular areas, grafitti artists ply their trade. I talked with one, Atomos, who said that what he had done would be painted over in a day or two. He also said he was a registered artist there.
Not only was it a visual piece of art, but also it had physical aspect of walking through, climbing up and over. It was a lot of fun. For a beautiful day, there were many people there, all taking pictures and having fun. All at no cost.
Very unique - definitely worth a trip.
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