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2022 Artist Registration

Artist registration for Europe’s largest live street art festival, Upfest, is OPEN and will close on February 6th.
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UPFEST 2022 Festival Dates

Upfest is back! Promising to be bigger and better than ever as we announce the return of Europe's largest street art festival on the 28th & 29th May 2022.
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75 Walls in 75 Days

This summer we kicked off the festival season by painting 75 walls across Bedminster. Will Barras was introduced as our 2021 festival artist and a stellar line-up of artist once again transformed the streets of BS3.
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Netflix, Aardman Robin Robin Mural trail Bristol

Netflix, Aardman and Upfest have partnered to bring a very special Christmas mural trail to the streets of Bedminster, Bristol, to celebrate the launch of Aardman’s new animated short Robin Robin.
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Completing the Six Sisters

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Bedminster BID and Upfest are unveiling the plan to complete the ‘Six Sisters’ paintings in Spring 2021, to mark the reopening of the retail streets.
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Lockdown Services from Upfest

Launching four lockdown services from the Upfest Gallery 1. Click & Collect 2. WhatsApp Framing 3. Free Local Delivery 4. Bristol Spray Paint Delivery Buy great Artwork & Gifts from Upfest, Support Artists & Help Secure our Future
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Upfest Projects

Are you a business looking to enhance your surroundings or a creative agency, architect or property developer working with a client looking for something unique? Are you a homeowner or art collector wanting to bring a mural to your home? Then speak to our creative team. Upfest has worked on multiple place making initiatives including the Bristol Hearts, In collaboration with We Are Plaster, Bristol Business Improvement District and Visit Bristol we designed and painted 374 socially distanced giant hearts across 3 sites in Bristol city centre for the #BristolTogether campaign. These hearts were to encourage and promote the safe reopening of our city after the lockdown of 2020. We can work with you on your artistic project in a number of different ways - from concept and creative planning through to delivery - to create artworks that bring your vision to life and have the kind of impact you’re looking for.
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Latest Upfest Print reaches places that Prints were never meant to get to

As part of the Latest Gallery show we have exciting new release from Copyright that is sure to twist your noodles.
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UPFEST Takes on the Virtual World for 2020

Street art fans from around the world will be virtually welcomed to the streets of South Bristol as UPFEST announces 'VIRTUALLY UPFEST' an online version of the world-famous street art festival 25th-27th September.
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