THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THEIR YOU TUBE channel. THREE TEENAGERS. ARRESTED IN PLATTSBURGH. ACCUSED OF VANDALIZING A LARGE MURAL DOWNTOWN AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY AROUND THE CITY. 18-YEAR-OLD NATHAN BECKHAM OF PLATTSBURGH, ALONG WITH TWO UNDERAGE TEENS, WHOSE NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED… WERE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION OVER THE WEEKEND. GRAFFITI WAS FOUND NEAR THE “JEAN ARTHUR MURAL” ON PROTECTION AVENUE. THE PAVILION ON THE DURKEE STREET PARKING LOT, THE SMITH WEED BRIDGE – NEAR CITY HALL. AND THE J-C-E-O BUILDING ON MARGARET STREET. The graffiti got a lot of people’s attention – and is especially frustrating for anyone whose worked on the city’s public art project. NBC5’S BENNY NEZAJ SPOKE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TODAY AND HAS THEIR REACTIONS. PLATTSBURGH ARTIST JULIA DEVINE AND HER ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE ART HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIOUS MURALS IN DOWNTOWN PLATTSBURGH But DEVINE is disappointed to see – the mural in honor of PLATTSBURGH ACTRESS JEAN ARTHUR defaced. (áááSOTááÑ JULIA DEVINE CO-FOUNDER, OUTSIDE ART 00:06:07:04 – 00:06:19:18 “Graffiti as an art form, there are well- known artists. They’ve been exhibited in galleries. This kind of graffiti is not that kind of ilk.” (áááVOááá) Plattsburgh police investigated vandalism reports in different spots around THE LAKE CITY from PROTECTION AVENUE, to THE PAVILION inTHE DURKEE STREET PARKING LOT, THE SMITH WEED BRIDGE, AND THE J-C-E-O BUILDING ON MARGARET STREET Community members calling the scenes DISRESPECTFUL TO THE ARTISTS THAT PUT IN THE EFFORT TO create THE MURALS (áááSOTááá) LAURIE DUBAY PLATTSBURGH RESIDENT “We appreciate the time and energy that the artists took to paint them and make Plattsburgh nice. And it’s kind of counterproductive to what message we’re trying to send.” 07:51:40:03 – 07:51:50:29 (áááVOááá) CITY OFFICIALS SAY THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE ARTWORK. (áááSOTááá) LAURIE DUBAY PLATTSBURGH RESIDENT “Just try to clean-it up as best as we can.” JULIA DEVINE CO-FOUNDER, OUTSIDE ART “This is the first incident. I think it shows that in general we do have respect for our properties and murals.” (áááVOááá) CITY EMPLOYEES SAY THEY WILL CLEAN UP THE GRAFFITI AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNIN
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Community members react to recent Plattsburgh vandalism incidents
Graffiti was found throughout various notable locations in the Lake City
Updated: 5:46 PM EDT Oct 10, 2023
A recent series of graffiti vandalism in Plattsburgh over the weekend has resulted in the arrest of three teenagers and left the community and local artists disheartened. The defacement of public art projects, including a mural dedicated to Plattsburgh actress Jean Arthur, has raised concerns about the preservation of the city’s artistic endeavors.Plattsburgh artist Julia Devine, along with her organization Outside Art: Plattsburgh Public Art Project, has been at the forefront of creating various murals in downtown Plattsburgh. Devine expressed her disappointment at the defacement of the mural honoring Jean Arthur. She remarked, “Graffiti, as an art form, has its well-known artists who have exhibited in galleries. This kind of graffiti is not that kind of ilk.”Plattsburgh police had been investigating reports of vandalism in multiple locations throughout the city, including Protection Avenue, the Pavilion on the Durkee Street parking lot, the Smith Weed Bridge, and the JCEO building on Margaret Street. Community members have voiced their frustration, deeming the scenes disrespectful to the hard work and effort put in by the artists to create the murals.Laurie Dubay, a Plattsburgh resident, spoke on behalf of many in the community, stating, “We appreciate the time and energy that the artists took to paint them and make Plattsburgh nice. And it’s kind of counterproductive to what message we’re trying to send.”City officials, in response to the incident, have characterized it as an isolated occurrence and the first of its kind concerning the city’s public artwork. Laurie Dubay echoed the sentiment, saying, “Just try to clean it up as best as we can.”Julia Devine also highlighted that this was the first such incident and suggested that it indicated the general respect the community has for its properties and murals.City employees say they plan to clean up the graffiti as early as Wednesday morning.
A recent series of graffiti vandalism in Plattsburgh over the weekend has resulted in the arrest of three teenagers and left the community and local artists disheartened.
The defacement of public art projects, including a mural dedicated to Plattsburgh actress Jean Arthur, has raised concerns about the preservation of the city’s artistic endeavors.
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Plattsburgh artist Julia Devine, along with her organization Outside Art: Plattsburgh Public Art Project, has been at the forefront of creating various murals in downtown Plattsburgh. Devine expressed her disappointment at the defacement of the mural honoring Jean Arthur.
She remarked, “Graffiti, as an art form, has its well-known artists who have exhibited in galleries. This kind of graffiti is not that kind of ilk.”
Plattsburgh police had been investigating reports of vandalism in multiple locations throughout the city, including Protection Avenue, the Pavilion on the Durkee Street parking lot, the Smith Weed Bridge, and the JCEO building on Margaret Street.
Community members have voiced their frustration, deeming the scenes disrespectful to the hard work and effort put in by the artists to create the murals.
Laurie Dubay, a Plattsburgh resident, spoke on behalf of many in the community, stating, “We appreciate the time and energy that the artists took to paint them and make Plattsburgh nice. And it’s kind of counterproductive to what message we’re trying to send.”
City officials, in response to the incident, have characterized it as an isolated occurrence and the first of its kind concerning the city’s public artwork.
Laurie Dubay echoed the sentiment, saying, “Just try to clean it up as best as we can.”
Julia Devine also highlighted that this was the first such incident and suggested that it indicated the general respect the community has for its properties and murals.
City employees say they plan to clean up the graffiti as early as Wednesday morning.