Tape Art
Tape Art duo Michael Townsend and Leah Smith invite the public to work with them as they create large-scale, temporary murals on the BMAC facade.
One mural will be created August 2–4 and another August 16–18. All are welcome to drop by and lend a hand anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The murals will remain on view through Sunday, August 27, at noon, at which time all are welcome to help the artists peel off the tape and bid farewell to their temporary artwork.
Smith and Townsend are members of Tape Art, an evolving group of public artists who create large-scale temporary drawings and installations out of low-adhesive tape. Founded in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1989, Tape Art is cited as the world’s first tape artist group. All Tape Art creations are intentionally temporary. Over the past 33 years, Tape Art has created over 500 large murals and thousands of smaller drawings on walls around the globe. Tape Art’s extensive teaching practice has resulted in the introduction of tape drawing to over 50,000 people in a wide range of settings, including schools, community centers, senior living facilities, hospitals, and prisons. In 2022, Smith and Townsend collaborated with the ArtLords to create the Honoring Honar public art installation around Brattleboro.
ADMISSION: Free
