"Murarte: urban art performances through free expression" is a new project of the Comune di Torino (Turin Townshall).


Ufficio Spazi Metropolitani together with Settore Arredo Urbano, Progetto Speciale Periferie and BIG Torino 2000 have worked together to design and set up this project to offer walls for artistic performances ranging from Writing to different kinds of street art.

In 1999 the Murarte Project was born as an answer to two demands:

1. the need to acknowledge the expressive and creative potential of young unknown artists
2. the need to create low-cost projects to transform neglected buildings.

This is how a number of city walls will be transformed into a kind of "urban canvas", ready to be painted by young artists of Murarte, who, with a pass and letter of authorisation from the Council, are given at least four months to design and paint their designated wall.

The artists must follow a simple ten-points regulation to avoid any disagreement with the Council or citizens.