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Wide Open Walls is an annual Sacramento street and mural art festival that is held in August, bringing regional and international mural artists to the city for 10 days to transform urban buildings and spaces into public art murals. More than 40 top artists are selected to participate in the event each year and are challenged to create designs at specific sites to work in harmony with existing urban landscapes, serving as permanent gifts to the city of Sacramento. Visitors can observe murals in progress or take self-guided tours of past mural projects throughout the city. Past participants have included Shepard Fairey, the artist responsible for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign "Hope" design. Several other free public events are also hosted annually by the Wide Open Walls organization, including a Mural Jam and a public block party and music festival.
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