SWG3 and Yardworks Studio have announced the return of Yardworks Festival, bringing back the yearly celebration of street art and graffiti. The festival is set to host some of the world’s biggest and best urban artists in Glasgow, with 2024 expected to be the biggest year yet.
Yardworks Festival is taking place on May 4 and 5 at the Galvanizers Yard outdoor space, the leading multi-disciplinary arts venue. The space will transform into a kingdom of colour and creativity, giving local talent the chance to work side-by-side with well-known artists including JEKS, Ed-Mund, Jeroo, AURA, and Katie Scott.
The festival has something for everyone: younger audiences can enjoy the Mini Manoeuvres dance party for children, while parents can head over to the Warehouse space with child-friendly workshops also on offer throughout the weekend. There are also lots of things to do along Eastvale Place, the street leading down to SWG3, which will be closed off to traffic, with artists working throughout the whole road.
Guests can also discover a graffiti maze made from 200 metres of super-smooth concrete and steel as well as SWG3’s purpose-built Yardworks Studio, which now serves as a creative hub for artists throughout the city.
The line-up of artists
JEKS
AROE
ED.MUN
JEROE
INKIE
MOLLY HANKINSON
KATIE SCOTT
AURA
EPOD
PHILTH
JACK LACK
ANDY COUNCIL
MR CENZ
PHILTH
VILE
BONZAI
EPOD
INKIE
CURTIS HYLTON
Gary Mackay aka Gaz Mac, SWG3 Studio Director and co-founder of Yardworks, said: “We’re really looking forward to bringing Yardworks Festival back for its sixth edition, it’s always a very special weekend for us. We’ve got a packed programme celebrating the best in street art and graffiti across two days with a global line-up of artists who we can’t wait for you all to meet.
The festival has become an integral part of our work and laid the foundations for the formation of the Street Arts District and our ongoing year-round partnership with GRID (Glasgow Riverside Innovation District). Our work with GRID will be continuing as we work across Govan, Partick and Yorkhill, to engage artists with their local communities.”
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