About

The first graffiti art competition in Tāmaki is now in its second year. You might remember that Khai and Wiremu were joint 2016 winners. Will they return to defend the title?

Put forward your sketch before the deadline for a chance to compete. The best two will be selected and will have the opportunity to go head-to-head in a live graffiti battle where there can be only one champion.

12 Jan – Graf demonstration and launch of the competition period. Demo by local graf artist to build hype and promote competition.

16 Jan to 18 Jan – Local artists to send in a graf piece for judging based on a word/theme.

Midnight cutoff.
24 Jan – Two Winners announced
27 Jan – Winners battle each other from 11am – 4pm based on the same word/theme. Judge(s) announce winner at 5pm. Prize pack TBC.

Gary Silipa

Gary Silipa is a visual artist from Auckland, born and raised in Tāmaki.

He is a member of TMD and identifies with being a Post-Graffiti Pacific artist where he’s spent the last few years investigating his art practice outside of graffiti.

Gary keeps busy teaching and making art, and running the first art gallery in Tāmaki which he founded in 2015 – The Good, The Bad.

Website: thegoodthebad.co, thegoodthebad.gallery
Instagram: @tgtb
Facebook: thegoodthebadgallery