Defying the odds. The first and second edition of Street Scene in 1984 had a budget of $33,000 each, a fraction of the event’s million-dollar-plus budget in its later years.

Defying the odds. The first and second edition of Street Scene in 1984 had a budget of $33,000 each, a fraction of the event’s million-dollar-plus budget in its later years.

The street art and illustration scene in South Africa has great energy, and I think the difference between us and elsewhere is our rich African context and stories. We’re definitely on par with the ...