People navigate the dark web and use encryption to disguise their identity to engage in criminality. With people staying at home, they have time to learn and be creative. On the future of financial crime on the back of Covid-19, he added: “We see a new level of sophistication. “This type of fraud is certainly becoming more sophisticated than what we have seen in the past and we do recognise that this is directly linked to the pandemic.”
The goods are sold onwards for cash to buy drugs and engage in other criminal activities.”ĭetective Superintendent Pedro said the BPS is working with the Bermuda Banking Association and the Chamber of Commerce to “close some of the gaps that exist in the online purchasing environment, and the due diligence processes conducted by retailers and other companies in Bermuda. “I hope that people become curious,” Hickey says, “that they want to know who the artist is on the billboard or newsrack that they become inspired to buy art or go to a gallery showing… that people become curious for more.Criminals exploited the cover of Covid-19 to use the “dark web” to commit fraud against local businesses, a top detective with the Bermuda Police Service has revealed.ĭetective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said fraud-related numbers during the lockdown were half what they were during the previous three years.īut he added: “What is starting to develop is usage of the dark web to purchase stolen credit card numbers and using those to purchase goods in Bermuda. This growing deficiency is the mission that drives ArtPop Charlotte: to defend public access to art that unites and beautifies our community. With the trope of the “starving artist” persisting in actuality, communities are subsequently starved of exposure to art – the art that keeps us inspired, the art that keeps us curious. Every fall, a call for artists is posted from there, the submissions are juried, voted on, and the work of lucky applicants is selected to be displayed on available media space in the community – if your work is chosen, as Hickey apprises, “get ready for your world to change!”
The 510c3 organization operates through the support of local sponsors and donors and the participation of community creators in 14 cities sprawling from Charlotte to Las Vegas.
“Art is the great uniter,” Hickey beams, “it has the power to heal, to inspire, to bring together divided communities… no one should have that joy and inspiration taken away from them!”Ĭreated to ensure public art accessibility and support for local artists, ArtPop has provided over 200 artists in communities across the country the space to showcase their work, enriching not only the skylines, but the lives of creators and onlookers alike.
After years spent working in advertising and later serving on the board of directors for a local arts council, the epiphany came to combine her experiences and devote billboards to artistry. Between budget cuts and mass digitization, access to and support for local art is growing scarce yet, ArtPop represents a grassroots artistic liberation of sorts – a cultivator of curiosity, community, and commitment to artistry emerging from our very city streets.ĪrtPop, or the Art Public Outdoor Project, is the brainchild of Charlotte art lover Wendy Hickey. Through a grand collaboration with outdoor advertising companies, ArtPop Street Gallery’s mission is to provide local creators a canvas of unprecedented scale, by turning highways, airports, and thoroughfares into cultivators for public expression and discovery. With a gallery spanning Charlotte’s city limits, ArtPop Charlotte has brought the work of local artists to the streets and united the community through an artful urban landscape. Glance up from the line of unmoving car bumpers during rush hour and, thanks to the mission and vision of Wendy Hickey, you may find yourself pleasantly surprised by your surroundings.
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