A Cultural Happening event held in Hunts Point

<p>Dozens of graffiti artists gathered at The Point's Campus for the Arts and Environment Saturday to celebrate graffiti and 25 years of The Point's community outreach.</p>

News 12 Staff

Aug 25, 2018, 10:00 PM

Updated 2,063 days ago

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Dozens of graffiti artists gathered at The Point's Campus for the Arts and Environment Saturday to celebrate graffiti and 25 years of The Point's community outreach at the event, A Culture Happening

The organizer of the event, Sade TWM says this is also a celebration of a new business launch, the Ngozy art collective - a website where local artists will be able to sell their art
Artists at the event say they owe it to the streets of the Bronx, where most of them found their love for graffiti. 
The organizer also says he wants the younger generation to learn from artists who can guide them in the right direction.
Well-known artists made an appearance at the event, including members of the TATS Cru.


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