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Makeover for murals in Northern Ireland

Belfast City Council is expected to announce this week that paramilitary murals in Shankill Road are to be replaced with material relating to the area's social, cultural and industrial heritage, the Independent reports today.

Painters resist brush with Iraq€™s religious rifts

Baghdad, July 26: It’s art ornamenting life: murals of soothing landscapes and historical heroes covering the blast walls that are now as much a part of Baghdad’s cityscape as date palms and desert dust.

Art of protest: Baghdad mural painters resist brush with themes on Baghdad's religious rifts

BAGHDAD (AP) _ It's art ornamenting life: murals of soothing landscapes and historical heroes covering the blast walls that are now as much a part of Baghdad's cityscape as date palms and desert dust.

Big street art may cut down on graffiti

Up to half a dozen city buildings could be adorned with murals of well-known Edmontonians and local landmarks before winter.

Artist Wyland Begins 'Green' Wall of China Project

WHAT: Renowned environmental artist Wyland, who began his mission to create 100 giant murals of marine life around the world more than 27 years ago, will complete the landmark project in the lead up to the Olympic Games in Beijing. With the help of thousands of children from around the globe, the artist will create a "Great Green Wall of China" spanning more than a mile with life-size canvas segments representing endangered or threatened marine wildlife from 205 nations. Joining Wyland in the effort will be renowned Chinese environmental artist Xikun Yuan. The project is a featured event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival to promote the Green Olympics.

112-Year-Old Still Painting

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Bent over or sitting at a table, gripping a ballpoint pen, marker or crayon, Frank Calloway spends his days turning visions from his youth into lively murals - and at 112 years old, the images of his childhood are a window to another time.Drawn on sheets of butcher paper and sometimes stretching to more than 30 feet long, the works mostly show rural agricultural scenes, with buildings, trains and vehicles straight out of the early 20th century. And his colorful creations are gaining more attention in the art world.The works by a man who has lived about half his life in state mental health centers will be part of an exhibit this fall at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. His caretakers have suspended sales of his artwork until after the show after finding out some of his drawings could sell for thousand

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