10 Arists and graft writers producing work in the streets create ar of an ephemeral nature that reveals very immediate responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that can be raw and direct. In the context of a global public health crisis, street art has the potential to reach a wide audience, transform urban space, and foster a sustained dialogue. The role of ar in the streets is paricularly imporant at a tme when museums and galleries are shuttered due to the pandemic. For arists working illegally, the lockdown period has, depending on the locaton and mode of work, made it at once easier and more complicated to produce. Working in the streets might require violatng stay-at-home orders and put one at a higher than normal level of risk, both legally and in terms of physical health. At the same tme, in many cites, miles of fresh wall space – ofen in the form of plywood covered shop windows – has served as an invitaton to paint and write. Even as our physical movement in public spaces has been limited due to public health concerns, we have witnessed an explosion of street art around the world created in response to COVID-19. The work of many artists and writers producing works in the street expresses an understanding that we are living through a transformatonal historical moment. Arists and writers convey disbelief and distrust, as well as hope and a vision for navigatng new social norms. We would argue that it is crucial that we document and analyse street ar responding to COVID-19 not only because it is so ephemeral, but also because it captures the complexity of pandemic experiences around the world. Creating a Global Archive of COVID-19 Street Art Heather Shirey & David Todd Lawrence Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Notes on Research in Progress NUART JOURNAL 2021 VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1 10–15