Artists take over LA billboards with dreamy portraits and orange sunsets for annual show

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Artists take over LA billboards with dreamy portraits and orange sunsets for annual show
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This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting,For 12 years, exhibition organizer Adam Santelli has given artists the chance to get their work on billboards, some of the most viewed spaces in L.A. “We’re really trying to lean hard into making sure that there’s a space for everybody not only to put their work up ... but to enjoy that work and reflect on that work,” he told LAist.

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Every year, Santelli works with outdoor advertising companies to secure the blank slates, which normally go for thousands of dollars a month.This year, the central theme is community, with several dreamlike portraits and a photo of a meetup under an impossibly orange sunset.

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