Tonight: <i>Streets of Art</i> Screening

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Tonight: Streets of Art Screening

Ian De Beer

"Do we want to make murals that directly reflect the culture here, or do we want to actually create the culture with the murals and the public art?" - Max Collins

Allentown: a frequented street among Buffalonians, whether it be for the little shops, the food or the cluster of bars. The street's reputation for being the art district of Buffalo strengthened after the Allen St. Street Art Collective transformed the walls into a living, breathing art exhibition.

Streets of Art is a 25-minute film by local filmmaker, photographer and mover, Nathan Peracciny. Produced by Peracciny Media Co., sponsored by Friends of the Buffalo Story and in association with the ASSA, this film explores the concept of placemaking, the significance of street art, and gives introspect into artists and why they do what they do.

The music of the film are original productions from local musician Anthony DiGesare and Mammoth Recording Studio.

The film tells the story of ASSA Founder Mark Goldman, and features artists Ian De Beer, Julian Montague, Chow Monstro, Patrick Gallo, Septerhed (Los Angeles), Rust Belt Division, Max Collins, and Dave "Chino" Villorente (Brooklyn).

Chow Monstro

"'The work we do is not for the faint of heart,' meaning, it requires a lot of soul to be artistic, in any aspect, it requires a lot of soul to be passionate about what you do. It requires a lot of soul, and just time in your life to be good at what you do. And to work hard at it is taxing, it's taxing on the soul, it's taxing on your loved ones, it's not easy. So I think, to me personally, what I do is pretty serious. It looks like art and it's fun, but this is my life, this is my time here on earth, this is what I'm choosing to do with what limited amount of time I have." - Septerhed