WCJUAM®
URBAN ART • DESIGN • MEDIA • CULTURE
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Est. 2016 — New York • Berlin • Tokyo • São Paulo

Urban
Culture
Unfiltered.

WCJUAM is a global collective, studio and journal for urban art, design, music and media. We document the streets, build brands, and turn subculture into cultural capital.

★ Rated 4.9 — 2.4k community reviews • 480+ projects • 38 awards
WCJUAM urban art mural - colorful street culture
● Live: Mural Fest 2026 — 12 cities120K readers / monthOpen call: artists & writers
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01 — About us
Not an agency.
A movement.

WCJUAM started as a zine in a Brooklyn basement. Today it's a 45-person collective of artists, strategists, architects, filmmakers and writers operating across 4 continents.

WCJUAM studio team working on urban design project
Our DNA

We live where culture is made: the street

We don't chase trends — we document them before they explode. From favela galleries to brutalist skateparks, from techno basements to AI labs. WCJUAM stands for World Culture for Joint Urban Art & Media: a platform where raw creativity meets strategic thinking.

Neon urban installation by WCJUAM lab
What we do

Studio: branding, murals, installations, spatial design.
Journal: 120k monthly readers, daily stories on art & city.
Lab: research on future cities, AR murals, sustainable materials.
Events: Mural Fest, Night Walks, Portfolio Reviews.

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2016

Zine launch

First 200 copies sold out in 48h in NYC.

2019

Studio opens

Branding + murals for festivals and startups.

2023

Global Lab

AR murals, city research, Berlin & Tokyo hubs.

2026

WCJUAM 2.0

Platform, membership, 12-city Mural Fest.

02 — Selected work
Made for
the streets

Murals that stop traffic. Brands that feel like crews. Spaces that invite chaos — in the best way. Selected 2024-2026.

Large colorful mural facade project
Mural • Lisbon 2025

Concrete Poems — 1200m² facade

Urban architecture and street culture
Spatial • Berlin 2025

Skate Cathedral — cultural hub

Music stage and festival lights
Festival • São Paulo 2026

Bass & Concrete stage design

Gallery exhibition with contemporary art
Exhibition • NYC 2024

Off-Grid — 42 artists show

Branding design studio work
Branding • Tokyo 2025

Ramen Rave — identity & pack

Digital media lab and technology
AR Lab • 2026

Living Walls — AR murals app

03 — Expertise
Full-stack
creativity
Start project

Urban Art & Murals

Concept, permits, production, documentation. From single wall to district takeover. Eco-paints, large format, 3D & anamorphic.

→ 140+ walls painted

Branding & Identity

Logos with street credibility. Naming, visual systems, packaging, tone of voice for culture-driven brands and startups.

→ 90+ identities

Editorial & Media

Daily journal, photo essays, documentaries, podcasts. We tell city stories that algorithms can't invent.

→ 2.1k stories published

Spaces & Festivals

Pop-ups, galleries, stages, skateparks. Spatial design, wayfinding, lighting and crowd experience.

→ 60+ spaces & stages

Digital & AR

Web experiences, AR murals, interactive maps, drops. Awwwards-level sites for cultural institutions.

→ 12 awards for web

Research & Education

City labs, workshops, open calls, mentorship. Reports on gentrification, nightlife, public art policy.

→ 8k students mentored

“We believe the city is the greatest gallery. No tickets. No velvet ropes. Just walls that talk, beats that move, and people who make it real.” — WCJUAM MANIFESTO 2026

Read manifesto● 45 artists • 12 cities • 1 language: street
04 — How we work
From wall
to world

Transparent, fast, collaborative. You get a dedicated crew, weekly drops and full documentation.

Step 01

Immerse

Walks, interviews, archive digging. We learn the block before we touch it.

Step 02

Create

Sketches, moodfilms, prototypes. You review in 72h sprints.

Step 03

Produce

Paint, build, code, light. Insured crew, eco-materials, safety first.

Step 04

Amplify

Photo, film, PR, AR layer. Launch that lives beyond opening night.

Artist painting mural detail City night lights urban landscape
05 — Journal / News
Fresh from
the streets

Daily notes on murals, music, architecture and people reshaping cities. Click any story to read full version.

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06 — FAQ
Questions?
Good.

Everything about commissions, submissions, membership and collabs.

Colorful abstract architecture
Send wall photos, size, city and deadline via the contact form. We reply in 48h with concept direction and budget range. Average facade (200m²) takes 3-5 weeks from sketch to varnish.
Yes. WCJUAM Journal accepts photo essays, interviews and op-eds. Attach 5-10 works and a 100-word bio. Open call every first Monday of month.
We work worldwide. In 2025 we produced in Lisbon, Mexico City, Seoul, Lagos and Marseille. Travel and permits are included transparently in quote.
Members get early access to Mural Fest, studio discounts, portfolio reviews and print drops. From $9/mo, cancel anytime. 2,400+ members already.
Absolutely — if you respect street culture. We don't do whitewashing or artwashing. We do honest brands with community approval.
07 — Contact
Got a wall?
A brand? A story?

Tell us in 2 minutes. We answer every message. Studio commissions, press, collabs, submissions — all welcome.

Prefer email? [email protected] • +1 (212) 555-0148 • 77 Grand St, NYC
WCJUAM city studio contact