how to
make the
perfect picture.
- Step 1: Grab your camera and stand on the feets in front of the painting
- Step 2: Someone else poses in the Street Painting
- Step 3: The Street Painting comes to life!
- Step 4: Share your photo on social media use #worldstreetpainting
JUNE 2025, JOPLIN
colorS the world!
route66
Get your kicks
Route 66, The Mother Road” was established in 1926, and ultimately stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles and crosses seven states. Route 66 across Missouri stretched 317 miles and connected a variety of large cities and small towns, traversing rolling hills and valleys. Heading westbound the route traveled through these cites and towns in Missouri: St. Louis, Cuba, Rolla, Lebanon, Springfield, Carthage and Joplin. Joplin is the place where we will build the largest 3D gallery in the world with Street Painting.
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Things to do
Joplin is located in the beautiful Ozarks of Southwest Missouri, Joplin is where Historic Route 66 unites with a pair of interstates (44 and 49) and is the hub where Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Fayetteville join forces. Make your first stop at the Visit Joplin Route 66 Visitor Center, where our staff will help you find the area’s hidden treasures, share Joplin’s history, and give you inside information on the Four States area. Explore our attractions, and meet our two-hundred-plus restaurants. Kick off your shoes and stay awhile in one of our open rooms. Get your kicks on Route 66.
Mural Art Tour
Joplin’s visual and performing arts community is thriving, so it won’t take much time for you to discover a lot about this city. Trace the history of Joplin by taking a tour of its many murals to get to know Joplin even better.
meet the
artists
The Netherlands
Ruben Poncia is a multidisciplinary artist from the Netherlands, active as a professional since 1996. He began his career painting large-scale billboards for cinemas and theaters—an art form that has
USA
Tracy Lee Stum is an internationally acclaimed American street painter, author, and entrepreneur known for her stunning 3D chalk art. A graduate of Tyler School of Art, she discovered street
France
Jean-Marc Navello began his career as an Art Director at an advertising agency. He later continued as a designer for movie posters, which introduced him to and discovered his passion
Germany
As the granddaughter of painter Bernd Gagel and Eleonore Gagel (Guinther), Melina Berg was interested in painting, drawing and the world of colors from an early age. Under the guidance
Japan
Canaco Matsumoto is a unique Japanese Madonnara artist living in Tokyo, Japan. She accidentally fell in love with street painting in 2006 when she went to Florence to study interior
USA
Jan Riggins is an artist from Fort Worth, Texas in the United States. Although she earned a degree in clarinet performance from the University of Oklahoma, her love of performing
Italy
Fabio started making art in 1993 after studying architecture in Venice and joined CCAM, the main association for street artists in Italy, as “Maestro Madonnaro” in Grazie di Curtatone and
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kerim is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. He enjoys traditional and digital art the most. Since childhood what Kerim much engaged in art. As a
USA
Naomi Haverland‘s lifelong passion for art has led her to become an expert in both large-scale murals and street paintings, which she has been creating since 2011. Her unique style
Mexico
Roberto Carlos from Guadalupe, Mexico travels the world with his art. From the Netherlands to France or America, his signature is everywhere. He loves to collaborate with artists to improve
USA
Chris Carlson is a professional street painter from Denver, Colorado. Chris specializes in anamorphic 3D artwork and has been practicing this artform in cities around the country for over 12
USA
Nate is a street painter, muralist and fine artist based in Chicago, USA. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his
