Sprayers praise their collaboration with Prague 10 and South Town

Prague - Prague's graffiti artists particularly praise their collaboration with Prague 10 and Jižní Město. This was stated to ČTK by one of the leading domestic "writers". They consult with the management of these city districts about which walls could be designated as legal spaces for their colorful artwork. In return, they are assured that the resulting works will be of high quality and will be created only by experienced authors.
After 2000, several large groups of graffiti artists emerged all over Prague, primarily in the outskirts of the city - in Jižní Město, Kačerov, Modřany, and Prosek.
"As people grew older, many from these communities spread out across Prague, and due to the onset of the internet and mobile phones, these groups and the entire graffiti scene largely became decentralized," said a witness to ČTK who is still engaged in graffiti today and therefore wishes to remain anonymous. According to him, graffiti artists currently gather around the Prague gallery Trafačka or in Meet Factory.
A significant turnaround has also occurred over the years in individual city districts. For instance, Prague 10, Prague 9, Prague 11, and Prague 4 are being accommodating to street art. "In a preventive capacity, we have designated places in Prague 10 where they can realize their artistic ambitions legally. In contrast, we take a decisive and repressive approach against illegal graffiti," comments the position of the office by the Deputy Mayor of Prague 10, Bohumil Zoufalík.
Similarly, the Mayor of Prague 11, Dalibor Mlejnský, views the situation by emphasizing the need to differentiate between elaborate graffiti paintings and so-called "tags" or signatures of graffiti artists.
Some legal surfaces - for example, near the Těšnov intersection or by the Barrandov bridge - are freely accessible. On others, only small groups of experienced graffiti artists work. "Unlike traditional legal spots (walls where graffiti is tolerated), a high standard of quality is maintained on these walls," adds an unnamed graffiti artist, noting that artists themselves suggest to allied city districts which walls would be suitable for painting.
However, not all town halls understand the painted walls according to him. Their costs for removing graffiti reach tens of millions of crowns annually. For example, Prague 1 uses a special protective coating on building facades that allows for easier removal of spray paint. Similar technologies, which dozens of companies offer in the Czech Republic, are also used by the second city district. This district even recently posted a video on its website highlighting that graffiti removal costs the town hall 10 million crowns annually.