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An living, growing archive of murals in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, considering the street as a museum space

The Urban Art Mapping Eco Street Art Archive documents examples of street art from around the world that address the ecological crisis, environmental justice, ecological regeneration and sustainability. The database serves as a repository for images and a future resource for scholars and artists by way of metadata that is freely available for educational use and research. All image reproduction rights remain with the artist/image producer.

Artists and writers producing work in the streets – including tags, graffiti, murals, stickers, and other installations on walls, pavement, and signs – are in a unique position to respond quickly and effectively in a moment of crisis. Street art’s ephemeral nature serves to reveal very immediate and sometimes fleeting responses, often in a manner that can be raw and direct. At the same time, in the context of a crisis, street art also has the potential to transform urban space and foster a sustained political dialogue, reaching a wide audience, particularly when museums and galleries are shuttered. For all of these reasons, it is not surprising to see an explosion of street art around the world created in response to the Covid-19 global pandemic, even as our movement in public spaces is limited due to public health concerns.