How did it come about? There was a lot of vandalism across the Northeast, leading to a lot of complaints from local authorities. Northumbria Police was looking for someone to act as a link between local authorities and graffiti artists and I realised that there was a need for a collective space for art, using it as a means of rehabilitation. I began to design projects and workshops across the city.
Why is it needed? I grew up in the Northeast and I have always seen aerosol graffiti art and wondered why there is not a space for it. The transport authority complained every year that a million pounds worth of damage is caused and I thought: why not channel some of that money into youth work? We're trying to show the general public that aerosol art needs an outlet and there are lots of great artists who could act as role models for young people.
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