POW! WOW!
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POWWOW is an international mural arts festival founded by Jasper Wong in Hong Kong in 2009. In 2010, the first edition of POWWOW as a week-long mural arts festival was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. The festival has since exhibited in 17 cities worldwide with the purpose of city beautification and community building. [1][2][3] Past festivals have also featured local restaurants,[3] partnerships with local sports teams,[4] illuminated art installations,[5][6] and musical performances from artists such as Eminem.[2]
While POWWOW shares the name of the Native American Pau Wau gathering, the festival's name originates combining the "Pow" of comic book action bubbles with the "WOW" of a reader's reaction.[1][3]
In April 2020, POW! WOW! celebrated its tenth anniversary by releasing a 256-page hardcover book through Paragon Books.[7] All international editions of the festival are represented through a photo reportage of a mural created there at least once.
Notable participants
[edit | edit source]Festival years
[edit | edit source]| Festival | Location | Festival Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| POW! WOW! Hawaii | Kaka'ako District, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | 2011—2019 | [2] |
| POW! WOW! Long Beach | Long Beach, California, U.S. | 2015—2020 | [9] |
| POW! WOW! Worcester | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | 2016—2019 | [4] |
| POW! WOW! DC | NoMa neighborhood, Washington, D.C., U.S. | 2016—2019 | |
| POW! WOW! San Jose | San Jose, California, U.S. | 2017—2019 | [10] |
| POW! WOW! Korea | Seoul, South Korea | 2017—2019 | [1] |
| POW! WOW! Rotterdam | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 2018—2020 | [11] |
| POW! WOW! Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | 2020 | [3] |
References
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