DCDW Pop-Up Block Party at the Brookland Arts Walk

We celebrate provenance & place through our colorful collection of illustrated city & neighborhood maps.

For more than 80 years Globe Poster Printing Corp. promoted the people’s entertainment, including vaudeville, burlesque, movies, circus and carnival acts, and found its groove in the 1960s with posters for top R&B and rock acts like Mavis Staples, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and the Beach Boys. When they closed shop in 2011, the Maryland Institute College of Art stepped in to preserve the archive and to ensure the Globe story didn’t end. Today, Globe’s legacy endures as the Globe Collection and Press at MICA, a working press, a teaching tool, and a source for research.

Chalk Riot creates pavement art and murals for special events, campaigns, placemaking initiatives and decor. Founded in St. Louis in 2013, the all-women street art crew is now based in Washington, D.C. and have created nearly 350 pieces in 4 countries and 12 states to date. When not creating commissions with corporate clients, Chalk Riot advocates for the strategic use of sidewalk chalk as a tool for positive social change. Notable clients include Google, Vevo, Bleacher Report, Greenpeace, and Lime.