Photo Credit: Graffiti Resource Council
There’s no doubt that many graffiti artists are talented and capable of creating amazing art when it is done with permission in approved areas; however, graffiti “art” becomes vandalism when done without permission in places it doesn’t belong.
That is when science meets art to help parks maintenance professionals either present surfaces that discourage graffiti or use new equipment and materials to eradicate it.
What’s New
“There are some new technologies available, new anti-graffiti coating systems that have been advertised,” notes Heidi McAuliffee, Executive Director of the Graffiti Resource Council (GRC) (www.anti-graffiti.org). GRC is a non-profit organization that began in 1994 as the National Council to Prevent Delinquency. However, organizers changed its name in 2014 to celebrate the 20^(th) anniversary and reflect a new focus on providing practical solutions for cities and municipalities besieged by graffiti vandalism.