< span>The Layup urban art festival returns for a 4th edition, on May 2, in an XXL location in the heart of Toulouse. For the occasion, around forty artists offering a complete panorama of the current urban art scene responded to participate in this unique experience open to all. Between art and other activities for young and old, the program for these two months promises to be rich!
A season in XXL format in the heart of the Pink City
Building on its success in previous editions, the 4th season of Layup sees even bigger plans in 2024 with a site XXL made available by Novaxia Investissement in downtown Toulouse. Former Orange premises and pending a buyer, this 3,500 m2 location located in Saint-Michel, will be therefore completely transformed by artists from the local and international scene, with monumental frescoes, in situ installations, exhibitions of paintings and photographs or even live graphic animations.
< p>This large-scale and urban culture projectis therefore an open-air exhibition dedicated to urban art, and a place of exchange and discovery for young and old curious people, amateurs or passionate about (urban) art… All in a good vibes, festive, friendly and gourmet atmosphere!
40 artists responded
Who says a large-scale edition, says artists who live up to the event! So, many of them responded to take up the challenge of “repainting” the walls: 100Taur, Alexone, Tilt, Hopare, Ceaf, Sidka, Dyva, Haek, Difuz, Kret, Lars, Half Studio, Maye, Mist, Mummies , Mondé, Gauthier, Genet, Taroe, Morcky, Ndek, Niack, Padre, Nicolas Giquel, Popay, Peso, Sethone, Piet Rodriguez, Reda Ibrahim, Reinier, Landwehr, Smole, Sébastien Preschoux, Steph Cop, Yeyeweller, Fabien Snas, Veks , Stom 500 or even Cerso.
All, selected according to their style, provenance, popularity and parity, will take possession of the building from May 2 (and until June 23, 2024) to transform < strong>this immense space into a true giant work of art and to make it a unique and colorful place to live!
A rich and varied program intended for young and old
In addition to the temporary and daily exhibition of Layup, several thematic events are on the program:
- Weekend of May 4 and 5, 2024: film screenings, meetings with artists and round tables led by quality speakers (festival organizers, film directors, journalists, sociologists, etc.);
- Bridge of May 9 and 10 and weekend of 11 and 12 May: workshops for all ages, introductory hip-hop classes, a creators' market, a dance battle...
- Saturday June 1st: workshops initiation to graffiti will be offered free of charge upon reservation, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.;
- Weekend of June 8 and 9, 2024: more than 2,000 pairs of sneakers will be on sale + an immersion in urban culture with workshops for children, various food trucks, live painting and many other surprises... All animated by a DJ set throughout the weekend!
- Weekend of 15 and 16 June 2024: a food court will be specially installed in the hall among the monumental frescoes to offer a wide range of local artisans and producers. Hosted by the committed culinary agency "les bons buffets", it is the guarantee of "eating well".
A Kids area and a food court
The idea is to create distinct spaces for the public, with precise and distinct themes. Thus, the two open halls would only accommodate monumental frescoes, as well as large installations; the exhibition space as well as the free expression walls would be located along Boulevard André Delacourtie in a more secure room.
The exhibition is also intended for families , funand open to all generations, a Kids space will be installed to give pride of place to children and let them express themselves through different artistic activities and Graff for little ones and teens with a local artist.
The food court, installed along the two halls, will create a nice and gourmet place where visitors can chat and sit for as long as they want and without pressure, eat at the food truck or simply have a drink between two rooms.
An easily accessible and inclusive event
Event which aims (in particular) to "desecrate" art and make it accessible to all wallets, entries are often free to participate so that the financial aspect is not a barrier.
Project also inclusive and wanting to open the discipline to those who do not necessarily have access to it, the organizing teams are keen to work in close collaboration with socio-cultural structures such as the youth institute blind people, JAL, arts en act, Racaille or Each one…
So you have two months to discover this exceptional place located on the Saint-Michel side, but to start, see you on May 2 for the memorable inauguration evening in the presence of the artists, where all visitors will be able to enjoy a DJ set, food trucks and a bar…