by Trenton Goodloe
Street art in the city of Kalamazoo is prominent on downtown buildings. Some of it is planned art on walls. One easy way to find popular art murals and paintings is the Kalamazoo Wall Crawl, a self-guided tour through the Kalamazoo area. Find it at: www.XXXXX.com. Some of the wall art is not sanctioned and thus is termed graffiti, which is also present on downtown-area buildings but not as welcomed.
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- This vaccine graffiti, by artist unknown, can be seen on 248 W Kalamazoo Ave., behind the MetroPCS store front.
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- This abstract painting by artist Rockey can be seen at 230 N. Kalamazoo Mall, and is located on the side of an apartment building on the east side of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.
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- The painting, “Glass Jars,” by artist Meredith Adams, can be seen at 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo, and is located on the side of the Park Trades Center building.
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- This graffiti art, called “tagging,” is by an unknown artist. It can be seen at 234 W Michigan Ave. and is located directly behind Theo & Stacy’s restaurant.
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- This graffiti painting of a crying man can be seen at 230 N Kalamazoo Mall, located in an alleyway next to the “Rocky” abstract painting.
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- The painting, “Fireflies on a Midsummer Night,” by artist Conrad Kaufman, can be seen at 124 S Kalamazoo Mall.
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- This graffiti art, by an unknown artist, can be seen at 312 W Michigan Ave., and is located on the west wall in an alleyway near Studio Grill.
