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Love of Urban Design® Week welcomes Tampa Bay Fashion Experience
LOUD Love of Urban Design® Week is expanding its creative footprint — and we’re thrilled to officially welcome the Tampa Bay Fashion Experience to this year’s celebration of culture, design, and artistic excellence. The Tampa Bay Fashion Experience and Foundation, known for championing emerging designers, advancing fashion education, and elevating creative talent across the Gulf Coast, joins LOUD Week in a powerful alignment of vision and purpose. Their commitment to develop
Karine Melissa
Nov 192 min read


LOUD Week® Featured Artist: Kenneth “The Art Monster” Hunt
Kenneth “The Art Monster” Hunt is a contemporary American artist known for his bold fusion of graffiti, fine art, and storytelling. His work transforms raw emotion into color, blending street energy with deep cultural reflection. Rooted in Chester, PA, Hunt uses his art to inspire youth, build community, and prove that creativity can change lives. Through his ART LIFE Youth Program, he mentors young artists to channel their voices and visions into purpose, power, and profit.

TEAM LOUD
Oct 141 min read


LOUD Week® Featured Artist: Lump
Anthony Lumpkin, known artistically as “Lump,” was born and raised in the heart of Dade County. Emerging from the vibrant streets of Miami during the late 1970s—the era that birthed Hip-Hop and the drug trade—Lump’s art tells the story of both the beauty and the brutality of his city. Though raised in a two-parent household, he was not untouched by his surroundings. From graffiti walls to painting portraits of presidents on the halls of Florida A&M University, Lump has paint

TEAM LOUD
Oct 112 min read


Inside BLOOM: The Meaning Behind This Year’s LOUD Week® Theme
Every year, LOUD Week® brings together artists, designers, and dreamers for a celebration that’s more than just an event — it’s a movement. This year’s theme, BLOOM , captures the essence of growth, creativity, and transformation that defines both the artists we spotlight and the community we serve. BLOOM represents the moment when potential meets opportunity. It’s that beautiful intersection where hard work, faith, and creativity burst into something extraordinary. At LOUD

TEAM LOUD
Oct 112 min read


For Immediate Release: LOUD Week® BLOOM, commemorates five transformative years of LOUD producing world-class fashion and art experiences that celebrate the power of community and creativity.
LOUD WEEK® RETURNS — MIAMI GARDENS IGNITES WITH ART, FASHION, AND CULTURE DURING MIAMI ART WEEK 2025 MIAMI GARDENS, FL (October 2025) — LOUD Love of Urban Design® proudly announces the return of LOUD Week , taking place December 3–6, 2025 , during Art Basel/Miami Art Week — a global celebration of art and culture that draws millions to South Florida each year. Now in its 5th year , LOUD Week has become one of Miami’s most talked-about urban art and fashion experiences — me

TEAM LOUD
Oct 93 min read


We Don’t Blend In: The Rise of Loud Color in a Muted World
Muted doesn’t move us. In a world obsessed with minimalism, quiet luxury, and beige-on-beige, we choose color. Loud color. Color that...
rchlvasco
Jul 291 min read


From Concrete to Canvas: Turning City Spaces into Art
The city speaks — not just through noise or motion, but through its walls, sidewalks, and alleyways. What many see as plain concrete,...
rchlvasco
Jul 241 min read


Councilwoman Linda Julien Presents LOUD® Week: The Official Art Basel Event in the City of Miami Gardens during Miami Art Week
# LOUD Week 2025: Miami Gardens Celebrates Urban Art and Creativity Miami Gardens, FL — Love of Urban Design® (LOUD®), in partnership...

TEAM LOUD
May 73 min read


Uncle Nearest Whiskey Brings Flavor and Legacy to LOUD™ Week in Miami Gardens with Art, Fashion, and Roots & Revival
Uncle Nearest Whiskey Joins LOUD ™ Week to Celebrate Art, Fashion, and Community Heritage As Miami Art Week approaches, the City of...

TEAM LOUD
Nov 27, 20242 min read


LOUD Love of Urban Design® celebrates the creatives of our culture.
Urban creatives identify with the cultural and artistic manifestations of the brown and black communities to promote collective...
KarineMelissa
Jul 1, 20231 min read


Gabrielle Oke + Love of Urban Design
Gabee Paints ABOUT Gabee Paints As a 1st generation immigrant from a Nigerian household, I had hoped that after a BA(Philosophy), an...
KarineMelissa
Dec 28, 20204 min read


Kimlayn Batchelor-Jeffreey + Love of Urban Design
Kimlayn Cultured Art & Design ABOUT KIMLAYN As a self taught artist, my desire to design and paint has been a key part of my life from...
KarineMelissa
Dec 28, 20203 min read


Fashion Designers Expo announces the launch of LOVE OF URBAN DESIGN (LOUD)!
Fashion Designers Expo has announced its team's transition into a new project. Love of Urban Design (LOUD) will be a true representation...
KarineMelissa
Sep 10, 20201 min read
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