Chichester Street Art Festival
Chichester Street Art Festival took place in Chichester, West Sussex, England in May 2013. Street artists decorated a large number of locations throughout the city with street art.
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The festival was jointly organised by Street Art London and Neil Lawson Baker (CEO of the National Open Art Competition), It was curated by Richard Howard-Griffin of Street Art London.[1] It was organised in secret for a year beforehand, going 'live' on 4 May 2013.[2]
Art locations included Metro House, Northgate roundabout, the old electric cinema, a private house in North Street, the Superdrug store and Baffins car park. Sixty-one panels were painted around Chichester Festival Theatre.[1] The artists were: NUNCA, Liqen, RUN,[3] Phlegm, ROA, Christiaan Nagel, Cityzen Kane, The Rolling People, Thierry Noir, Stik, Hitnes, and Dscreet.[2]
“The art will be up as long as people don’t want it taken down, as long as there is no outcry,” Mr Lawson Baker said.[4] However, in September 2013 councillors argued the work should be removed, claiming residents did not understand why it had been allowed in a conservation area.[1]
References
- Dean Adams (27 September 2013). "Cllrs campaign for city strip". Chichester Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- "Street art brightens up city". Chichester Observer. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- "RUN New Mural In Chichester, UK". Street Art News. 8 May 2013.
- http://www.chichester.co.uk/what-s-on/gallery-chichester-street-art-1-5070710