- UP Fest 08, The Urban Paint Festival –
Tobacco Factory, North Street, Bristol
Supporting ‘NACOA’ – The National Association of Children of Alcoholics – www.nacoa.org.uk
Sunday 19th of October 2008 - 10am till 11pm
UP Fest - Event
The UP Fest idea was born not to long ago at the beginning of the summer following Banksy’s Cans Festival in London and inspired by the SuperCans event in Southampton.
‘Having been in Bristol now for seven years I had come to understand the city’s connection with Urban Art through the pioneers of the Graff scene that has made Bristol and Urban art so intrinsically linked’, Stephen Hayles - UP Fest Organiser.
So UP Fest has grown to a contemporary freestyle art event, bringing together an eclectic mix of local, national and international artist in support of a locally run charity with national coverage. You can expect a real mix of graffiti, stencil, mixed media and contemporary oils from a group of over 50 established artists producing ‘Live’ art. The whole day and evening will be serenaded by some of the Southwest’s finest Hiphop DJ’s, MC’s and Beat Boxers both inside and out.
UP Fest – The Charity
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA) is a Bristol based charity founded in 1990 to address the needs of children growing up in families where one or both parents suffer from alcoholism or a similar addictive problem.
Their research indicates that there are at least 920,000 children currently living in homes where one or both parents have a problem with alcohol. 70% of these children will try to hide their problems from the outside world. Children of alcoholic dependant parents are three times more likely to become alcohol or drug dependant themselves and three times as likely to consider suicide as both children and adults
Since 1990 the NACOA helpline has responded to over 100,000 calls providing information, advice and support. For these young callers, long term support is essential, helping them to improve their own lives, irrespective of whether their parents seek help for themselves.
Helpline Number; 0800 358 3456
Tobacco Factory, North Street, Bristol
Supporting ‘NACOA’ – The National Association of Children of Alcoholics – www.nacoa.org.uk
Sunday 19th of October 2008 - 10am till 11pm
UP Fest - Event
The UP Fest idea was born not to long ago at the beginning of the summer following Banksy’s Cans Festival in London and inspired by the SuperCans event in Southampton.
‘Having been in Bristol now for seven years I had come to understand the city’s connection with Urban Art through the pioneers of the Graff scene that has made Bristol and Urban art so intrinsically linked’, Stephen Hayles - UP Fest Organiser.
So UP Fest has grown to a contemporary freestyle art event, bringing together an eclectic mix of local, national and international artist in support of a locally run charity with national coverage. You can expect a real mix of graffiti, stencil, mixed media and contemporary oils from a group of over 50 established artists producing ‘Live’ art. The whole day and evening will be serenaded by some of the Southwest’s finest Hiphop DJ’s, MC’s and Beat Boxers both inside and out.
UP Fest – The Charity
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA) is a Bristol based charity founded in 1990 to address the needs of children growing up in families where one or both parents suffer from alcoholism or a similar addictive problem.
Their research indicates that there are at least 920,000 children currently living in homes where one or both parents have a problem with alcohol. 70% of these children will try to hide their problems from the outside world. Children of alcoholic dependant parents are three times more likely to become alcohol or drug dependant themselves and three times as likely to consider suicide as both children and adults
Since 1990 the NACOA helpline has responded to over 100,000 calls providing information, advice and support. For these young callers, long term support is essential, helping them to improve their own lives, irrespective of whether their parents seek help for themselves.
Helpline Number; 0800 358 3456
