DC is getting a paint job. The international festival POW! WOW! is back for just ten days, spreading murals by 20 different artists across the District in NoMa and Eckington. Get a look at our favorite works in progress.
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A graffiti artist and his muse.
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Face paint.
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A trippy ode to nightlife.
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Pharaoh, is that you?
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A liquor-store remodeling.
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Round and round.
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A maze in the making.
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A cherry blossom beauty.
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The Met Branch Trail gets the 90’s treatment.
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Clouds on clouds.
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Elemental beauty.
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A look behind the scenes.
Elliot joined Washingtonian in January 2018. An alum of Villanova University, he grew up in the Philadelphia area before earning a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, and DCist.com, among others. He lives in Bloomingdale.
