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 and 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 Taproom, 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).

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. The London Mural Company x Accent London
   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. Voyder
   Side of former Odeon Cinema, St Johns Lane TN23 1PS
9. Aspire
   Vicarage Lane Car Park, Alleyway St Johns Lane TN23 1PS
10. Ellie Fryer x Komply 
    55 High Street, TN24 8SQ
    
11. Mr Doodle
    Edinburgh Road Car Park, Park Street TN24 8LR
    
12. Will Redgrove
    Pilgrims Hospices, 4 Castle Street TN23 1JQ
    
13. Curtis Hylton
    Bucksford Law, Bank House, 2a Bank Street TN23 1BX
14. Andy Welland
    Bright City Church, 28 Bank Street TN23 1BA
    
15. Hatch
    Low Key Taproom*, 39-41 Bank Street TN23 1DQ
16. Chris Page 
    Picturehouse Cinema*, Elwick Road TN23 1AE

*trading hours apply

LAUNCH PARTY

Join us at Coachworks for family friendly art workshops, live painting by ODISY, artist talks, live music from local DJs and more!

Coachworks | 31.03.23 | From 4pm | FREE

GUIDED TOURS

Save the date for one of these artist-led guided tours. Tours are suitable for children.

SATURDAY | 01.04.23 | 2-4PM | FREE (booking essential) 
Mural Guided Tour by Michele Sheldon
Starting venue: Ashford International Station
BOOK HERE

WEDNESDAY | 05.04.23 | 2-4PM | FREE (booking essential) Mural Guided Tour by Michele Sheldon
Starting venue: Ashford International Station
BOOK HERE

SATURDAY | 08.04.23 | 2-4PM | FREE (booking essential)
Mural Guided Tour by Sophie Stone
Starting venue: Ashford International Station
BOOK HERE

THURSDAY | 13.04.23 | 2-4PM | FREE (booking essential)
Mural Guided Tour by Michele Sheldon
Starting venue: Ashford International Station
BOOK HERE

SATURDAY | 15.04.23 | 2-4PM | FREE (booking essential)
Mural Guided Tour by Sophie Stone
Starting venue: Ashford International Station
BOOK HERE

LIVE PAINT

Ashford based artist Aimee Grace live paints The Craftship shop window in Park Mall Shopping Centre. Free to view.

The Craftship | 01.04.23 | 10AM - 4PM | FREE

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

Mini Mural World

Join artist Debz Eastlake at Coachworks to create your own mini Ashford mural world.

Venue: Coachworks, Dover Place, Ashford

• Friday 31 March, Launch Event, 4-7pm
• Saturday 1 April, 12-3pm
• Wednesday 5 April, 12-3pm
• Saturday 8 April, 12-3pm
• Wednesday 12 April, 12-3pm
• Saturday 15 April, 12-3pm

Free Drop In | No Booking Required | Suitable for all ages | 3hr sessions | No Capacity Limit

Make Ur Own Ashford Mural Zine

Create your own super mural fanzine, led by the zine queen herself Zo Zines!  Drawing inspiration from the murals around Ashford, you will create your own fanzine using a variety of recycled & donated materials.

Venue: Low Key Taproom, Bank Street, Ashford

• Thursday 6 April, 2-4pm
• Thursday 13 April, 2-4pm

Booking Required Via Craftship | Suitable for all ages | 2hr workshop | Capacity 50 | Free

For more information and booking, click here

PLUS MORE

Fish Out of Water - Michaela Cisarikova Dance Company

Venue: Ashford Bandstand, High Street

Fish Out of Water is a fresh, multi-disciplinary, participatory outdoor performance using hip hop dance, sculptures & live, responsive music to explore themes of belonging, otherness, displacement & migrancy with humour & charm. Follow the dancers as they find themselves in a strange new place and help them overcome bizarre, colourful obstacles. By the end of the show, you can help them build a home somewhere new and show them that whatever challenges we face, we are stronger together.

Bandstand | 14.04.23 | 11.30am & 1:15PM | FREE

Sign of the Times - Asher Maze

Fresh from the Folkestone Triennial, Asher Maze will create a street level, thought provoking trail of playful and striking, site specific signs at key spots along the Mural Festival route.  Keep your eyes peeled!

Film programme - Picturehouse 

Check out Picturehouse Ashford’s website for their artist-themed film
programme throughout April

FOLLOW US!  Keep up with all the latest updates as they happen and watch the progress of the artwork being created by following @ashfordunframed on Instagram.