Japanese artist ONEQ created this mural, Hara Hara, in Asbury Park in 2023. It is one of the many murals in the area organized by the Wooden Walls Mural Project.
The hearts are by Amberella.
Sep 182026
Sep 182026
2011 mural by Shepard Fairey surrounded by work from Danny Clinch and RC Hagan’s 2016 collaborative mural project
The updated Shepard Fairey mural (2026) by photographer Connor Kane (images from PlusOne.ap Instagram account)
The updated Shepard Fairey mural (2026) by photographer Connor Kane (images from PlusOne.ap Instagram account)
Lots to do in Asbury Park, New Jersey, this weekend! Tonight marks the beginning of Wooden Walls inaugural three-weekend art party, PlusOne. It will include new murals, immersive installations, exhibitions, art tours, and more.
Artist Shepard Fairey has returned for the first time since 2011 and has updated his original mural and added several more. The first image above is from 2024 and shows the original mural, plus a few leftover pieces from a 2016 collaborative project (the images of musicians) between photographer Danny Clinch and RC Hagans . The second images are the recent updates, courtesy of PlusOne and photographer Connor Kane.
Raw Power, an exhibition of artwork by Fairey presented by Wooden Walls and Jonathan Levine Projects, is showing in two locations in Asbury Park– The Art Spot (where it opened yesterday, 9/17) and Parlor Gallery (opening tonight 9/18). The works will be on view in both locations until 10/18/26.
Also part of PlusOne’s programming, the 4th Annual “March of Medusa” procession created by multidisciplinary artist Dennis McNett, aka Wolfbat, is taking place on Sunday (9/20). The procession route is along the Boardwalk from the Carousel House to 4th Avenue Pavilion.
The full schedule for all three weekends can be found here and the press release for the event here.
May 032025
Bradley Hoffer’s works in the foreground, Michael McLoughlin’s photos on the wall behind
Images to the left and right by photographer Mike McLoughlin
Asbury Park in New Jersey is most famous for its music scene, but recently murals and other artworks are adding another reason to visit this seaside town. Many of these pieces would not exist without the hard work of local Jenn Hampton, who started the Wooden Walls Project in 2015. The collaborative arts initiative has worked on numerous projects in the area with local artists and others from farther afield.
One of these projects is New Jersey photographer Mike McLoughlin‘s Art Lives Here- a series of portraits of local arts community members. Each portrait is based on a famous work of art. All of them can be found here.
Below are a few of the murals and works created in collaboration with Wooden Walls. They are located around Asbury Park Boardwalk‘s Historic Steam Plant building and the Carousel Casino Complex. They include works by Porkchop and Bradley Hoffer who currently have a joint exhibition on view at The Art Spot.
Hearts by Amberella, work by Tina Schwarz and mural by Keya Tama
Mural by Keya Tama
Work by ONEQ (@negiyakisoba)
Work by JMikal Davis aka Hellbent
Work by Joe Iurato (left) and Beau Stanton (right)
Ray Geary “St. Shadi and the Madd Doggs” Pigmented resin on board
Work by Pau Quintanajornet (@artofpau)- “Yemaya and her Sea Birds”
Sculpture by Hyland Mather (@thelostobject)
Mural is by Porkchop and Bradley Hoffer
Mural by Porkchop of Yemaya
May 032025
Currently at The Art Spot in Asbury Park are the incredible cardboard creations of multi-disciplinary artists Michael La Vallee (aka Porkchop) and Bradley Hoffer for Anti AI: A 2025 Cardboard Odyssey. Along with the exhibitions, the gallery also serves as a studio for La Vallee and a shop selling items by him and others, including a large section of modified clothing items.
Outside of the gallery are two large murals, pictured below. The first is by Porkchop and Hoffer and the second is by artists Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks.
Mural by Porkchop and Bradley Hofffer
Mural by Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks (with Bradley Hoffer section from the previous mural)
This show is on view until May 8th, 2025.