This project will be organized by C.R.A.F.T. with the support of several international and local artists, as well as one of Miami’s biggest professional skateboarders. Our goal is to revamp Wynwoods abandoned RC Cola Factory, an un-used and relatively large space, by turning it into the Wynwood Paint and Skate pop-up park. Last year, the 27 world-renowned artists we brought to Wynwood painted several complex murals on select buildings for a beautification project. This year, having noted the relationship between graffiti and skateboarding, the growing number of skateboarders nationwide and the lack of a major skatepark within a 22-mile radius of Wynwood, we will promote the event as an art-based temporary skate park. Both graffiti and skateboarding have been regularly used as outlets for at-risk youth. Without a local place for both participants to showcase their talents, the mediums often lead to heightened criminal activity and sometimes death. The Wynwood Paint and Skate pop-up park will function as a 3-day event during Miami’s 2013 Art Basel festival in order to showcase Miami’s need for a permanent space on-site. Ultimately, we aim to create a venue that will function as a place where youth from both the skateboarding and graffiti worlds can learn, create and play in a safe and controlled environment.