These Are The Most Instagram-Worthy DC Murals From Pow! Wow!

This year’s POW! WOW! DC, an international art movement, featured the live creation of amazing murals all throughout the city over a 10-day period in May. We found the street art that’s definitely worth being in your Instagram feed.

#Mural by @criomatic_designs for POW! WOW! DC 2017, located off of the intersection of 1 St. NE & M St. NE. / ? by @mrjasperwong // Presented by @noma.bid #NoMaBID /// Supported by @montanacans @montanacans_usa @monsterenergy @olukai @eptmusa @47brand //// #acreativedc #bythings #dccool #igdc #dcist #powwowdc #powwowworldwide #cri #criomaticdesigns

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Small and colorful.

Washington, DC @mrtnswft for @powwowdc presented by @noma.bid

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Dad goals.

Finished #mural「Smurfenstein」by @mattcorradoart for POW! WOW! DC 2017. ▪️? by @iansmash ▪️Special thanks to our sponsors @avanomadc @courtyardhotels @courtyardmarriottusa @skanskausa #FoulgerPratt @wholefoodsdc @eventrentalsdc ▪️#acreativedc #bythings #dccool #igdc #dcist #powowworldwide #powwowdc #mattcorrado #mattcorradoart

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Einstein gets a fresh makeover in “Smurfenstein.”

"My momma call…, Said 'see you on tv, Said sh*t done changed, Ever since we was on.' I dreamed it all, ever since I was young." Murals by my homie, DC local, & #powwowdc Director @kellytowles . . . . #congratulations #postmalone #hoodlumsnhooligans #breakingin #crowbar #allyway #fishingfordonuts #streetkids #streetart #urbanart #markitart #trapart #trapmusic #trapkid #dcmurals #mydccool #districtlife

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Eye-less?

?- #powwowdc @powwowdc

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A Bridge to Terabithia—with tanks.

I've just visited DC and this is probably my favourite piece from this years' @powwowdc – @madsteez . Shoutout to @ramavanp for showing me round, was great to connect ?? . . . #streetart #streetartofficial #spraypaint #urbanart #graffiti_of_the_world #muralart #publicart #streetartnews #be_one_urbanart #rsa_graffiti #isupportstreetart #Streetartphotographer #streetartphotography #dsb_graff #tv_streetart #dopeshotbro #be_one_urbanart #madsteez #powwowdc #streetartdc #washingtonstreetart #streetartwashingtondc #powwow

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Purple flatters this founding father.

More #powwowdc #murals #lotus

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A lotus blooms on the Met Branch Trail.

A nice treat to see POW! WOW! founder @mrjasperwong paint a #mural for #powwowdc at @maketto1351 the other day. ▪️? by @bwj111 ▪️Presented by @noma.bid #NoMaBID ▪️Special thanks to our sponsors @avanomadc @courtyardhotels @courtyardmarriottusa @skanskausa #FoulgerPratt @wholefoodsdc @eventrentalsdc ▪️#acreativedc #bythings #dccool #igdc #dcist #powowworldwide #mrjasperwong

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Smiling ice cream scoops in a classic buggie.

pandas are cute and all, but foxes are my absolute fave #dcmurals #powwowdc #dmvnessa @kimchijuicexyz

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A fleeting fox.

Great colors under a moody sky on this new wall by @mur0ne for @powwowdc at 331 N Street NE.

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A modern Picasso.

Don't over think or force anything, let everything flow and cultivate organically.

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Follow the mural into Dupont Underground.

Kayla Randall

Former editorial fellow Kayla Randall is City Lights editor at Washington City Paper.