Walls in Segundo Barrio are getting a fresh coat of paint as the Borderland Jam brings graffiti artists back to El Paso for a weekend of live art and music.
Borderland Jam, a graffiti show, returns this year at Frontier Food and Cold Storage in Segundo Barrio, at South Cotton Street and Fourth Avenue, after celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024.
Artists have begun to black out murals dating back to two years ago to make way for new work from April 17 to 19. The weekend will be filled with live art, food, music and more.
Artists from all over come together in one space in the Borderland to create one-of-a-kind art that will remain up for a year, maybe longer, until the next Borderland Jam.
The Borderland Jam returns to El Paso after five years. A little over a hundred artists from Spain, Germany, from East to West coast and locals gather to paint during Presidents Day weekend at the return of the public graffiti art show hosted in South Central El Paso at the corners of South Cotton Street and E 3rd Avenue.
Artists to watch include Eazy 83 and Sobek from Boston, Dave Foto, a New York photographer and Duzit from Philadelphia.
Jade Perish from Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jher Kovet from Denver are also participating, along with Crete Kopy Ones from Los Angeles.
International, national and local El Paso artists gather to paint during Memorial Day weekend at the 2024 Borderland Jam public graffiti art show at Segundo Barrio in El Paso.
Local artists to watch from El Paso and Juárez include Rick Uribe (ENKS) and Deko, who will collaborate on a wall together. Borderland Jam’s main coordinators, Martin “Blast” Zubia and Cyk, are also among the local artists.
A group of artists from Mexico will also work on one of the larger walls, including Codes, Febol, Grimes and Deber.
Gaby Velasquez may be reached at gavelasquez@elpasotimes.com; @gabyavelasquez on Instagram.
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