Santurce es Ley

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GenreArt Movement & Festival
FrequencyAnnual
VenueOpen air
LocationsSanturce, near the intersection of Calle Cerra and Calle Hoare
CountryPuerto Rico
Websitehttps://santurceesley.com/

The Santurce es Ley movement began around 2010 in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as a public mural-and‐urban-art initiative aimed at transforming areas of economic decline and underutilized architecture. By inviting both local and international artists to cover facades of neglected buildings with large-scale murals — especially around Calle Cerra and Calle Hoare — the initiative helped turn these streets into a vibrant open-air gallery.[1][2][3]

It is widely credited with stimulating cultural revival in Santurce and positioning the district as one of Puerto Rico’s emerging creative hubs.[4]

Santurce es Ley is distinguished by its fusion of grassroots urban expression with neighborhood regeneration: the murals address social, political and identity themes — from Puerto Rican heritage to contemporary issues of colonialism, neglect and resilience.[5]

  • Street art in Santurce
    Street art in Santurce
  • Como Agua by Danae Brisso
    Como Agua by Danae Brisso
  • Street art of ladies in Santurce
    Street art of ladies in Santurce

Using music, gatherings, street-art tours and communal participation, the movement offers more than aesthetics: it has functioned as a catalyst for collective pride and the re-imagining of public space in a post-industrial Caribbean city.[6]

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  1. ^ https://puertoricoarte.com/santurce-es-ley-back-to-square-one-artists-and-community-embark-on-an-infinite-loop
  2. ^ Fyffe, Gregg (May 11, 2023). ""Santurce es Ley" Urban Arts Festival".
  3. ^ "A Street Art Tour of Santurce". Discover Puerto Rico.
  4. ^ GS, NICOLE (August 26, 2017). "Contemporary art surrounds the streets of Puerto Rico".
  5. ^ "Presenting the works from 'Santurce Es Ley', Puerto Rico". August 25, 2014.
  6. ^ GS, NICOLE (August 26, 2017). "Contemporary art surrounds the streets of Puerto Rico".