SWG3 announces return of Yardworks Festival and opening of new studio

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SWG3 have announced that Yardworks Festival, one of Europe’s biggest and best events dedicated to street art and graffiti, will return from 5-7 May 2023. Now in its fifth year, the festival is a leading showcase of contemporary urban art, and this year will feature the work of more than 100 artists while attracting thousands of attendees across three days.

The event will feature some of the biggest names in street art and graffiti, including Jay Kaes, EPOD, Morf and Aches.  Murals will be created in real-time as part of an open air art gallery as SWG3 trasform their outdoor space into a living canvas

This year also marks the official launch of the Yardworks Studio, an innovative purpose-built space that will provide a home for hundreds of artists, youth and community organisations to create work in. Opening on Friday 5 May, the Yardworks Studio forms part of SWG3’s widely respected and continuously growing arts programme and supports the leading multi-disciplinary arts and events venue’s ambitious masterplan: to reshape SWG3 and the surrounding areas into a world-class cultural destination through the creation of a unique street arts district.

 

 

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