Artist D.k. Pan’s contribution to the #caphillpsa project. Want a print for your own walls? Artists are giving away a limited number of original #caphillpsa art and prints at Vermillion’s Thursday night opening.

The recent wave of CapHill street art addressing queer culture & gentrification was inspired by one Woo! Girl & a simple #caphillpsa (1/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

Now the #caphillpsa street art campaign has generated enough work & interest to warrant a proper indoor art show (2/13) — Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

The collected #caphillpsa works will be on display Thursday at 11th and Pike’s Vermillion. Show starts at 6PM (3/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

Artists are giving away a limited number of original #caphillpsa art & prints on 1st come 1st served basis during Vermillion show (4/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

#caphillpsa was the brainchild of Courtney Sheehan, who was inspired by Woo! Girl to gather artists to comment on Cap Hill changes (5/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

To the extent that #caphillpsa has started conversations about the gayborhood & safety, Sheehan says it’s been a success (6/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

“I’ve been totally fascinated with the range of responses” some abstract, some incendiary, some warm & fuzzy, she said #caphillpsa (7/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

#caphillpsa wasn’t intended as a safety initiative, tho public displays of the gayborhood may contribute to greater sense of safety (8/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

Social Outreach Seattle’s Shaun Knittel said the real safety work will be working with police and organizing safety programs (9/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

“The Woo! girls are annoying … the bros are annoying … but they’re not the people committing crimes,” Knittel said #caphillpsa (10/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

One pro-safety idea is a weekend shuttle. “The most obnoxious, gay van you’ve ever seen in your life,” Knittel said #caphillpsa (11/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

Expressing views on queer culture+gentrification+safety is hard and the popularity of #caphillpsa has proved art can say a lot (12/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

“This is not something new for artists,” Sheehan said. Now they just have a hashtag to organize under. #caphillpsa (13/13)

— Bryan Cohen (@bchasesc) February 19, 2015

The #caphillpsa Poster Exhibition opens on Thursday, February 19th at 6:00 PM at Vermillion, 1508 11th Ave.

Looking for more to do this weekend around the Hill? Check out the CHS Calendar.

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