Unframed: Ashford Mural Festival 2023

UNFRAMED, Ashford’s first mural festival is coming to the town centre this Easter!

A number of national and local artists will take to the streets of Ashford to transform our blank walls into a sea of colour and creativity. All of the murals are in close proximity of each other around the Town Centre and will be part of the UNFRAMED art trail for local residents and visitors to enjoy.

Curated by street art and mural experts Accent London & The London Mural Company, artists include Mr Doodle, Alex Chinneck, Charley Peters, Curtis Hylton, Andy Welland, and many more (see below for full line up).

Visitors to the festival will be able to download a map, scan a QR code at each site, or pick up a physical map from Coachworks, Low Key Tap Room, Picturehouse or Made in Ashford and wander around the town centre immersing themselves in the street art and learning more about each piece. Mural lovers can also join a free, artist-led, family friendly guided tour (see booking below).

Our festival launch event is also free to attend, hosted by Coachworks in Dover Place from 4-10pm on Friday 31 March. There will be DJs, family friendly art workshops, live painting by ODISY, artist talks and great street food.

The mural festival will then run from Saturday 1 April to Sunday 16 April, with arts workshops, street dance and film screenings available to all visitors.

Full list of artists and spaces:

1. Ashford College Students - Leah Bunting & Claudia Otto Planters, Ashford International Station Forecourt TN23 1EZ
2. Tiny Dog Creative x TLMC Coachworks Front Windows, Dover Place TN23 1HU
3. ODISY Coachworks courtyard*, Dover Place TN23 1HU
4. Ashford College Students x Accent London Ashford College Wall, Elwick Road TN23 1NN
5. Danielle Williamson aka Tinybeegle Storage container, Vicarage Lane Car Park TN23 1NU
6. Alex Chinneck Back of former Odeon Cinema, St Johns Lane TN23 1PS
7. Charley Peters Vicarage Lane Car Park, Alleyway St Johns Lane TN23 1PS
8. Aspire Vicarage Lane Car Park, Alleyway St Johns Lane TN23 1PS
9. Mr Doodle Edinburgh Road Car Park, Park Street TN24 8LR
10. Will Redgrove Pilgrims Hospices, 4 Castle Street TN23 1JQ
11. Curtis Hylton Bucksford Law, Bank House, 2a Bank Street TN23 1BX
12. Andy Welland Bright City Church, 28 Bank Street TN23 1BA
13. Hatch Low Key Taproom*, 39-41 Bank Street TN23 1DQ
14. Chris Page  Picturehouse Cinema*, Elwick Road TN23 1AE

*trading hours apply

More info available at loveashford.com