Save or Cancel Publishing is launching the book Un-hidden Street Art Guide, which continues the cultural platform’s efforts to promote contemporary art in public spaces.
Following a series of publications dedicated to urban art, including Un-hidden Street Art in Romania (2019, 2021, 2022), Street Art Bucharest (2021), Viața Zidurilor în Spațiul Public (The Life of Walls in Public Spaces, 2022), Deciphering Streets Through Art (2024), and Romanian Street Art (2025), this new book gathers remarkable works by local and international artists in Romania.
The guide offers an exploration of urban space through independent street art, connecting the works via 15 thematic routes across Arad, Brașov, Bucharest, Cluj, Constanța, Iași, Ploiești, Reșița, Târgu Jiu, Timișoara, and Sibiu. The publication acts as a tool for visual education, cultural activation, and alternative tourism, addressing both locals and visitors.
The editorial project supports urban regeneration by archiving ephemeral art in print while encouraging community involvement in the cultural life of cities.
The printed edition of Un-hidden Street Art Guide features a carefully curated and up-to-date collection of urban culture in Romania, mapping recent activities of independent artists working in public spaces, as well as cultural organisations and festivals supporting this phenomenon, such as Artown (Ploiești), Citizenit (Arad), FISART (Timișoara), Memoriile Cetății (Timișoara), Outline (Bucharest), PeWall (Constanța), RegenerArte (Iași), SISAF (Sibiu), Streetwise (Bucharest), and Un-hidden Romania (Romania).
The Un-hidden Street Art Guide is available online at feeder.ro/shop, and will soon be accessible on eMag and in the Bucharest Metropolitan Library network.
The editorial project Un-hidden Street Art Guide is produced by Save or Cancel (Cristina Popa, Andrei Racovițan) through feeder.ro and co-financed by AFCN.
The project does not necessarily represent the official position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN shall not be held liable for the project’s content or any use to which the project outcome might be put. These are the sole responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
Partners: Biblioteca Metropolitană București, BSBSA (Belgrade Sofia Bucharest Street Art), digitizArte.ro, Igloo, IQads.ro, La pas prin Brașov, Litera 9, Modernism.ro, Munteanu, PRwave, Revista Atelierul, The Institute, Un-hidden Romania, Zeppelin, Ziarul Pozitiv
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Since 2009, Save or Cancel has been a platform for communication and dissemination of arts and culture, promoting and facilitating their role in contemporary society.
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