NuArt Festival
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The NuArt Festival is an annual Street Art festival traditionally held in September, in Stavanger (Norway), since 2001. Many associated artworks can be found in Stavanger, at Utsira and in Oslo. Since 2017, there is also a NuArt Festival in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The not for profit event is purely dedicated to street art, in all its forms. It is one of the oldest official "street art" festivals in the world and invites many national- and international artists. The pieces are permanent (and legal) installations in the city landscape.
Nuart consists of a series of citywide exhibitions, events, performances, interventions, debates & workshops surrounding current trends and movements in street art.
Nuart Plus is an associated industry and academic symposium dedicated to street art.
Nuart RAD is an associated, local government initiated street-art project in Oslo.
Exhibits
In Aberdeen, a large mural was painted on the exterior of the Aberdeen Market in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Beattie|first=Kieran|title=Calls for Nuart 'signature piece' to be saved in proposed Indoor Market refurbishment|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1529234/calls-for-nuart-signature-piece-to-be-saved-in-proposed-indoor-market-refurbishment/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Press and Journal|date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202135920/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1529234/calls-for-nuart-signature-piece-to-be-saved-in-proposed-indoor-market-refurbishment/|url-status=live}}
The festival was due to take place in Aberdeen in May 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Ritchie|first=Kyle|date=2021-05-10|title=North-east street art festival set to return|url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/north-east-street-art-festival-set-to-return-237749/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Grampian Online|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510100337/https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/north-east-street-art-festival-set-to-return-237749/}} It returned in 2021, but some elements couldn't take place, such as guided group tours.{{Cite web|last=Ollerova|first=Danica|date=2021-07-23|title=Nuart update: Bonus balloon art by Fanakapan plus plans for the world's largest paste-up wall|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/nuart-update-bonus-balloon-art-by-fanakapan-plus-plans-for-the-worlds-largest-paste-up-wall/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Evening Express|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725065605/https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/nuart-update-bonus-balloon-art-by-fanakapan-plus-plans-for-the-worlds-largest-paste-up-wall/}} Artwork included "the largest paste-up wall in the world".{{Cite web|last=Ollerova|first=Danica|date=2021-08-06|title=Nuart Aberdeen 2021 hailed a huge success - and set to return next year|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/nuart-aberdeen-2021-hailed-a-huge-success-and-set-to-return-next-year/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Evening Express|language=en-US}} In 2022, the festival returned in a full capacity, along with free walking tours.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-61724117 | title=Eye-catching Nuart street art festival returns to Aberdeen | date=9 June 2022 | publisher =BBC News |access-date=2022-06-10 }}
References
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Category:Art festivals in Norway
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