Act Surface Festival 2022

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Over one weekend, 35 urban artists will transform the built environment of Braddon, Civic and the National Triangle in Canberra. Presented by the ACT Government and curated by acclaimed graff artist PHIBS, Surface is a festival of urban art in the ACT that celebrates the raw energy and rich diversity of this scene. Artists encompassing street art, graffiti, portraits, stencils, Indigenous art, geometric and abstract art will work across 30 walls and structures.

Surface Festival channels contemporary placemaking, urban cultural renewal, and community connection. It explores and broadens existing notions of artmaking and asks us to think about art and its role as a cultural compass, both on and off the street.

The Festival will see blank surfaces on buildings and laneways throughout our city become canvases for colourful urban creations. Local and interstate artists will work across three days painting walls with colourful, textured and wild surfaces.

Watch the artworks unfold and take part in a series of events, talks, workshops, tours and satellite events across Canberra for ACT Surface Festival.

See the website for the full program.