Upfest street art festival announces 2024 line-up

Bea Swallow & Jonathan Holmes - BBC News, West of England
The silhouette of a man wearing a hat at sunset, standing in front of a sign that reads Upfest
Dozens of artists will be painting murals across south Bristol [Plaster Communications]

Europe's biggest street art festival has announced its 2024 line-up.

Upfest will run for 17 days from 17 May to 2 June 2024, with artists from around the world invited to decorate walls and buildings across the BS3 postcode in Bristol.

Artists taking part include Artez from Serbia and Audrey Kawasaki from Los Angeles in the US.

Organisers have also asked for final donations to a crowdfunder to raise £10,000 towards the event.

Upfest was started by a handful of artists painting together in a yard more than 15 years ago.

Since then it has grown to take over walls in large swathes of the BS3 area.

A colourful 3D like piece of street art picturing a man wearing a hat. Crowds of people are filling the street
Upfest has drawn huge crowds to Bedminster in previous years [Plaster Communications]

This year more than 200 murals and artworks will be painted across the city and other events will include creative workshops, artists' panels, comedy, theatre and street art tours.

Other street artists invited include Bristolian Inkie, .EPOD, A L Grimes, Aspire, Liam Bononi, Jagung, Georgie Webster and HazardOne.

HazardOne was named by the Huffington Post as one of the top 25 female street artists, and one of the top five British female artists by The Guardian.

A man standing on a red mechanic lift painting a large mural on a wall
The walls of buildings are turned into art [Plaster Communications]

They will be joined by Bristol designer Jody, who painted a huge mural of Greta Thunberg on the side of the Tobacco Factory in 2019.

Upfest festival remains free to attend, with the majority of its funding coming from Arts Council England.

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