What is a Legal Graffiti Wall?
A legal graffiti wall, otherwise known as a “free space” is an area where graffiti is permitted and encouraged. As of January 2008, the City of Ottawa currently has 3 legal graffiti walls.
- The Dunbar Bridge – 1301 Bronson Avenue. The legal graffiti wall is located on the north abutment, excluding the wing walls facing south and the pillars and bridge supports immediately facing the abutment wall on the Honourable George Dunbar Bridge.
- Albert Street Education Centre – Sports Field Retaining Wall a.k.a. Tech Wall – 422 Slater Street east of Bronson Avenue. The legal graffiti wall is located along the south property line of the west portion of the property. The wall faces toward the north and is visible from Slater Avenue.
- Orleans legal graffiti wall, located in the skateboard park at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex.
BRONSON/SLATER Graffiti Wall: By Jacob Earl, taken from flickr and used under creative commons licence
- Dunbar Bridge (Under Bronson at River near Carleton U) by: acodring taken from flickr under creative commons liscense
