SWG3 has announced the return of the hugely popular Yardworks Festival this summer.
The festival, one of Europe’s biggest and best events dedicated to street art and graffiti, will once again see the outdoors space of the west end arts and events venue transformed into a concrete playground where colour, creativity and collaboration collide.
On Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June, visitors will be welcomed into the Galvanizers Yard as urban artists from across Glasgow, the UK and Europe come together to paint, draw and inspire.
For the audience, Yardworks Festival represents a weekend of witnessing murals being created live, from scratch, in front of you while enjoying a range of delicious street food and drinks. There will also be child-friendly art workshops and activities on offer throughout the weekend for even the youngest of aspiring artists.
Gary Mackay aka Gaz Mac, SWG3 Studio Director and co-founder of Yardworks, said: "We are delighted to announce the return of Yardworks Festival for 2022. Over the years the festival has grown so much that it is now a staple of the worldwide street art scene with people from all over the globe travelling to the heart of Glasgow to celebrate with us.
"We’re so proud of the festival and all the incredible artists who are involved in it.”
Since its inaugural edition in 2017, the festival has attracted the global elite of the street art and graffiti scenes with 2019’s artist list featuring names like Smug (Australia), Does (The Netherlands), Mr Baker (Germany) and Welin (Denmark), alongside UK artists such as Voyder, RogueOner, Mark Worst, Soda, Curtis Hylton and Philth.
For local artists, it’s a chance to learn from the best, meet their heroes, and get inspired by what people are doing elsewhere.
The full line-up will be announced soon and tickets on sale now here. Standard Tickets are £5 day per day and £7.50 weekend. Residents of G3/G11/G51 receive a discount with prices at £3 Day, £5.50 Weekend. Under 16s Go free – no ticket required.
