Art Hop set to celebrate all things K-W
Posted Aug 29, 2022 08:15:00 PM.
Art Hop, an immersive art and music festival, will be taking over parts of downtown Kitchener this Labour Day weekend.
The two-day festival, organized by KW Famous, begins on Friday and will feature over 100 local artists, including music from the Juno award-winning group, the Monowhales.
Elaine Decleir and Samantha Staresincic, the organizers of Art Hop and members of KW Famous, said the artistic community in Kitchener-Waterloo is “underappreciated” and call the event “an ode to why we love K-W.”
“I genuinely think that this is such an underrated community of artists,” said Staresincic on the Mike Farwell Show on Monday. “It is something I haven’t seen elsewhere on this scale of people who want to be involved and show their talents to everyone.”
The two-day festival will see five free and five ticketed events kicking off on Friday afternoon with an artist studio tour where attendees can spray paint their own posters. Other events will include glow-in-the-dark party, mural and outdoor gallery tour and a secret rooftop party on Friday evening.
On Saturday, there will be a Mad Hatter Garden Party, pottery experience, print fair and will end with the Planet Art Hop, where 10 local artists compete in a skateboard battle.
For ticket information, event schedule and a list of performing artists, visit arthopkw.ca.
