Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Facter
I am the subject of this articles, and I have a conflict of interest in this article . I apologise if I have any of the conventions incorrect here in commenting. I have just seen this in a google search, and as I am not familiar with the Wikipedia world I make no comment on the subject of whether this should be deleted or not. I do, however, wish to add comments to assist the discussion. The nature of street art is not like other art. We do not have our work in galleries. We often create our work in grey areas of the law. We are not often reported on, because we do not seek publicity and often go out of our way to avoid it. In my case, I became an advocate years ago and went into the public eye in order to do so. I am involved a lot more behind the scenes than is in newspapers, but I am widely sought out as an expert in these matters within Australia - I don't think regular rules for notability for street artists to necessarily apply but I know nothing of Wikipedia so I really have no idea. Anyways, just to let you know, not all sources have been found. Please note also  https://issuu.com/theweeklyreview.com.au/docs/melbournetimesweekly300113  where I was asked to contribute to the article as a street art expert. Another interview at VNA magazine, the worlds foremost publication on global street art http://verynearlyalmost.com/dev/2015/12/facter-x-uppercup-x-that-one-shot/   I was also one of the featured artists who created work for the Neon Laneway exhibition as a part of White Night Melbourne 2016 http://whitenightmelbourne.com.au/event/neon-laneway/  Neon Laneway was highly acclaimed exhibition and performance within White Night. Although they did not attribute my artwork, which is unfortunately very common in street art, my work for White Night was published on the front page of the print version of The Age newspaper and also on The Age website http://m.theage.com.au/photogallery/victoria/white-night-melbourne-2016-20160220-gmzdql.html?aggregate=&selectedImage=10   as well as on the Herald Sun, although it appears the article is now under their paid subscription blocking. The audio snippet from ArtsHub is actually an excerpt of an interview conducted on The Arts Show broadcast on air on the radio on Highland FM 100.1 http://www.alexmccullochart.com.au/the-arts-show/  - the original recording from the show is here http://www.alexmccullochart.com.au/the-arts-show-3-december-anna-fitzpatrick-dean-sunshine-fletcher-anderson-and-tricky-walsh/   I am also a founding member of Hosier Inc https://hosierrutledge.wordpress.com , which is not mentioned,  which was an committee put together to advocate Hosier lane and to fight against development of Hosier lane https://hosierrutledge.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/keep-hosier-real-rally-at-2pm-tomorrow/  where I spoke alongside a member for parliament in my position as an artist and street art advocate - the event was covered here http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/cbd-residents-to-rally-against-hotel-plans-for-hosier-lane/story-fngnvlpt-1226901101195  with Hosier Inc I helped produce and curate two large scale painting projects called Paint Up, the first featuring the artist Adnate http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/street-artist-adnates-powerful-portrait-in-hosier-lane/story-fni0fcgk-1226839751562 and the second featuring Dvate - all of this was done under the Hosier Inc banner.  Anyways, I just wanted to add these so that the discussion was informed. Apologies again if I have not done any of this correctly but please note I do have a conflict of interest here, but I hope this extra information has been helpful to your discussion
— User:Facterinvurtion, 20:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
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