The good old days where street-art was seen as a form of free service to the public, a message against the government, against injustice in situations of power and authority, against the corporate world, are over.

In recent years, carefully coordinated and organized street-art events are growing.. One of these festivals is Artscape in Sweden.  With the goal of changing the population’s opinion of urban art, it’s organized by Tor Hedendahl and Daniel Wakeham.

This summer, 23 artists from all over the world will join Artscape in taking over almost the entire county of Värmland, including 10 of its 16 municipalities. Between July 24 and August 18, large-scale public art will be created in Arvika, Filipstad, Forshaga, Grums, Karlstad, Munkfors, Sunne, Säffle, Torsby, and Årjäng.