Festival celebrating urban art and graffiti to take place in West End

The annual event, renowned globally for its celebration of urban art and graffiti, will take place over two days on May 4 and 5. It will convert the Galvanizer’s Yard into a vivid platform showcasing exceptional creativity and colours. Local Glasgow artists will benefit from this platform to exhibit their abilities along with global urban artists such as JEKS, Ed-Mund, Jeroo, AURA, and KATIE SCOTT. These artists have established their names by consistently producing enchanting, unique pieces within the urban art scene. Since its inception in 2017, Yardworks has consistently held a spot on the urban art and graffiti scene’s calendar. Embodying a powerful collection of talent from all across the globe, each year’s event surpasses the last. This year is set to be larger in scale — testimony being the acclaimed artists from various countries such as JEKS, Jeroo, AURA, Ed-Mun and Katie Scott. One of the attractions to look forward to includes a unique design by Brazilian artist Ed-Mun that Yardworks has commissioned. This one-off design is slated to be the centrepiece of the 2024 merchandise. Gary Mackay aka Gaz Mac, the SWG3 Studio Director and co-founder of Yardworks, said: “We’re really looking forward to bringing Yardworks Festival...