Banksy • Cans Festival • 2008

[Pistol]

I will be there on Saturday and if as good as I expect will return on Sunday as I am meeting in The Spice of Life, Cambridge Circus for a mates birthday in the evening! Can't wait! It's my birthday on Monday too what a weekend! ;D

[themightyreds]

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If you’re the sort of person who is even vaguely interested in stencil
art you might want to consider getting your sweet ass to London this
weekend for the first inaugural CANS FESTIVAL.
It promises to be the largest mass gathering of stencil artists the UK
has ever seen and spans an entire London street. Interested?
Then visit www.thecansfestival.com

I'm going!

[mocksy]

Already been posted:

banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=18432

[Curley]

Sorry but this is yesterdays news.
6 pages of it here

banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=18432&page=1

[themightyreds]

Sorry Curley....
bit lagging on the news - was offline yesterday!

[Curley]

Apr 30, 2008 9:07:21 GMT 1 themightyreds said:

Sorry Curley....
bit lagging on the news - was offline yesterday!

;D ;D

[They call me Stephen]

All 3 days will be brilliant...think i'm going to try and pop in for all of them over the course of the weekend. It'll be great to see the finished results on Monday. Cant wait ;D

[Jef Aerosol]

woww, I'm just only discovering this thread... Never heard about that event till now... Funny nobody mentioned it at Amaze... It's very short notice but I'm dying to take my cans and stencils and put them into the car and drive over to London on saturday ! I've just sent an email to the address mentioned at the bottom of the poster to have details and know if the artists list is still open but haven't got a reply yet. I guess I'll ring some of the fellow artists to ask them a bit more about all that....

[daveanthony28]

Nice one Jef ! must say this events causing a big buzz with artists and us fans !

[killerkellah]

hi guys, i know details are a bit sketchy, but does anyone have an idea of opening times for the weekend?

[carbon]

street art is not a spectator sport

[Jonny Wednesday]

Note to self: get new blade for angle grinder and sharpen chisel



looks great - wonder if its time to introduce my six year old to street art

[felix]

Apr 30, 2008 14:06:13 GMT 1 carbon said:

street art is not a spectator sport

Really?

[doublehelix]

Apr 30, 2008 14:06:13 GMT 1 carbon said:

street art is not a spectator sport

All are needs an audience.

[mcnuts]

Apr 30, 2008 10:54:57 GMT 1 Jef Aerosol said:

woww, I'm just only discovering this thread... Never heard about that event till now... Funny nobody mentioned it at Amaze... It's very short notice but I'm dying to take my cans and stencils and put them into the car and drive over to London on saturday ! I've just sent an email to the address mentioned at the bottom of the poster to have details and know if the artists list is still open but haven't got a reply yet. I guess I'll ring some of the fellow artists to ask them a bit more about all that....

jef, not to sound daft, but it says its open to EVERYONE .... no need for emails or shouldering rubbing, just show up...

[Montubu7]

Apr 30, 2008 15:13:34 GMT 1 @mcnuts said:

Apr 30, 2008 10:54:57 GMT 1 Jef Aerosol said:

woww, I'm just only discovering this thread... Never heard about that event till now... Funny nobody mentioned it at Amaze... It's very short notice but I'm dying to take my cans and stencils and put them into the car and drive over to London on saturday ! I've just sent an email to the address mentioned at the bottom of the poster to have details and know if the artists list is still open but haven't got a reply yet. I guess I'll ring some of the fellow artists to ask them a bit more about all that....

jef, not to sound daft, but it says its open to EVERYONE .... no need for emails or shouldering rubbing, just show up...

Lol ;D

[carbon]

yeah its not exclusive. just turn up and sign in. Read the page

www.thecansfestival.com/

[romanywg]

Most artists are painting on the Friday which is a shame, would have liked to see the big boys at work.

[kronic75]

Thinking of heading down on the sunday, does any1 know if there will be any live shiz goin on that day? Is it just art or is there live music n stuff too?!

[pezlow]

No offence and this is not directed at the post above but the whole post is 6 pages of complete speculation!! Nobody knows anything apart from what has been posted on the cans festival website

[mammal2]

speculation is always fun though pez!

[killerkellah]

Apr 30, 2008 15:17:58 GMT 1 romanywg said:

Most artists are painting on the Friday which is a shame, would have liked to see the big boys at work.

am i right in saying its not open to everyone on the Friday? or is it artists only that day?

[otomi]

Apr 30, 2008 14:06:13 GMT 1 carbon said:

street art is not a spectator sport

it's up to the artist - I think

[otomi]

Apr 30, 2008 16:18:31 GMT 1 pezlow said:

No offence and this is not directed at the post above but the whole post is 6 pages of complete speculation!! Nobody knows anything apart from what has been posted on the cans festival website

Most threats are like that here - mostly because Banksy is kinda secretive. Part of the fun I think.

[Va Va Voom]

Its defo not in shoreditch or east london,they are doing an incredible job at keepin this secret though considering the amount of artists involved.

[sonnysides]

Wish I could make it!

~looks amazing~

[romanywg]

Apr 30, 2008 16:43:31 GMT 1 killerkellah said:

Apr 30, 2008 15:17:58 GMT 1 romanywg said:

Most artists are painting on the Friday which is a shame, would have liked to see the big boys at work.

am i right in saying its not open to everyone on the Friday? or is it artists only that day?

It's open, as it says on the poster the 4th, 5th, 6th.

[Jef Aerosol]

oh yes, I didn't read the whole poster properly and hadn't realized it was open to all artists...
Have just re-read the webpage and it does say "open to all", you're right indeed...
Anyway, I rang Charley this afternoon : they all started working there today already...
But the painting will go on during the whole week-end, from what he told me.
I've just booked my Eurotunnel ticket.
I'll be going to London on saturday with wife and daughter.
They'll probably go shopin around while I'll be stencilling !
See you on sat !
can't wait !

[Zippy]

Jef, i'll come and say hi.
i'll recognise you by your big ears with a red arrow on one of them and a dazed look upon your face.
Safe journey and see you on the weekend.
Z

[Jef Aerosol]

lol Z !
See you there, mate !