Urban Street Arts and Community Celebrations Returns for the Eighth Year on Saturday 15 July from 12pm – 6pm
Outdoor Exhibition starts on Sunday 16 July – 15 September 2017.
One of London’s most unique street art experiences is back! The annual Whitecross Street Party and curated outdoor street arts exhibition, The Rise of the Nonconformists returns with a spectacular line up of performances from artists and from its local community. The party takeover offers an opportunity to witness some of London’s finest street artists painting live on the day and opportunities to get involved in making and performing, to create a family-friendly atmosphere that will have you returning for more. Join us for a fine cocktail of live music, dance, puppeteering, theatre, street performers, family activities all with the complimentary dash of the unexpected.
The Whitecross Street Party
Curated along part of Whitecross street from Old Street corner and in Fortune Street Park, the programme is spread across two live music stages, a dance floor, a sound system, families activities area, an arts making area, across four live painting sites, with roaming performers, arts, crafts and food market stalls. This mix of eclectic showcases is an inspiration for all from professional and international artists to emerging local talent.
The Rise of the Nonconformists Outdoor Exhibition
Breaks most social norms– it is a street art exhibition mounted on buildings for eight weeks from Sunday 16 July to 15 September 2017.
The Whitecross Street Party and its exceptional outdoor street art exhibition ‘The Rise of the Nonconformists’ started back in 2010 when a small team of disorganisers took inspiration from the local dissenter’s graveyard. This hallowed ground where prominent nonconformists William Blake, Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan and Susannah Wesley’s spirit were laid to rest provides the perfect setting for the event which encourages peaceful nonconformists to rise once again. The lively street art party and two-month hosted by City YMCA, London working with the London Borough of Islington, artist Teddy Baden and Creative Producer, Anila Ladwa.
The Whitecross Street Party is a fantastic family-friendly event for both the avid art lover and those that like something a bit different.
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