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Austin’s Original Graffiti Culture Experience & Workshop

Austin’s Original Graffiti Culture Experience & Workshop

Overview

Explore the underground graffiti scene and paint with a local graffiti artist!

You’ll get beyond the gallery by walking along the railroad in the actual streets of East Austin, a thriving neighborhood with a mix of historic grit and an up-and-coming creative culture. Immerse yourself into the vibrant unsanctioned murals, constantly revolving tags, motivations, vandal etiquette, and techniques from the most prominent local vandals and muralists. Your guide will base the experience off of your interests, so be vocal about your curiosities!

BYOB on property (the painting section)!

To top off your experience, YOU will learn the foundational techniques to leave your mark on Austin’s graffiti scene from an authentic graffiti writer as you spray paint a wall — with permission. During this portion of the experience, your host will demonstrate their craft by personalizing your very own “hi my name is” T-shirt! *t-shirt is provided*

Tour is 90 minutes (2 - 45 min. Sections)

City: Austin

Mon 23 Dec

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $90.00

Make a reservation

Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $90.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Professional spray paint

Customized T-shirt

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Shoes to walk off-road a bit
This experience takes place OUTDOORS, please dress for your comfort.
Private bookings can be tailored for design teams seeking cultural immersion, active bachelorette parties, or families seeking creative inspiration and youthful fun.
Great for groups, teams, and team-building experiences

What To Expect

East Sixth Street

East Austin is brimming with graffiti and street art. After our experience, there are an abundance of food venues and art displays to explore and enjoy. HOPE outdoor gallery used to house many artists' works, but since it has been closed to the public, most artists have moved east of the highway- where our tour takes place.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (6)

barbalva

Feb 2022

This is a really fun adventure. It does start a little slow but quickly you are learning about the Austin Graffiti scene, the different styles and the history of graffiti. The tour does end with plenty of time to test your skills at creating your own style and learning a few techniques along the way.

Mary_D

Jan 2022

Andrew was a welcoming and nice guy. We anticipated seeing and learning more about the graffiti scene in Austin. However, we just walked around the block to see a few graffiti works but hoped for more. The paint your own graffiti experience was fun. Would have loved for him to teach us a few techniques to try.

Response from Host

Jan 2022

Thanks for the review Mary. Perhaps we will put more emphasis on how long we paint. Some people are here purely for the cultural education, others for the act of painting. It does seem that particularly people coming through this platform tend to want to spend more time painting, which is wonderful. Thanks again.

Lisa_C

Aug 2021

Andrew was great! Answered graffiti questions and ended with the group trying it out plus APES created a tag on a t- shirt for us.