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Ús Barcelona: the urban art festival that rethought the city (2014-2018)
Five editions, five landmark sites: Glòries, the Pere IV axis, Can Ricart, Poblenou and the Model prison. Ús Barcelona brought muralism, dance, performance, music and food to places in transition, and opened the door of public space to illustrators who had never painted there.
What Ús Barcelona brought
A festival that was not about painting walls, but about slowing the city down and looking at it differently.
Heritage in transition
Each edition occupied a changing site — factories, a prison, an industrial axis — and reinterpreted it before its new life.
More than muralism
Dance, performance, music and food alongside the walls: urban art understood as an experience, not as decoration.
New voices
Guim Tió, Amaia Arrazola and Reskate painted in public space for the first time: a niche of illustrator-muralists opened up.
Time as the theme
Breaking the accelerated pace of the city and of consumption: a festive slowdown to question how we live in it.
The five editions of Ús Barcelona
The complete collection, newest first. Each entry has the photos, the artist and the context of the project.
How we produce an urban art festival
The Ús Barcelona experience is the basis of the festival service we offer today to cities and brands.
Concept and site
We choose a place with history and define the story of the edition with the administration or the promoter.
Artists and programme
Selection of muralists and complementary disciplines; schedule, permits and safety.
Production
Lifting equipment, materials, communication and hosting the public during the painting days.
Party and legacy
Open launch, documentation and murals that stay in the city.
Frequently asked questions about Ús Barcelona
+Will there be a new edition of Ús Barcelona?
The festival closed its cycle in 2018 at La Model. The team and the model continue: in 2025 we produced the Kromatic Festival in Sant Andreu de la Barca and we create tailor-made urban art festivals for cities and brands.
+Where were the five editions held?
2014 at Glòries, 2015 on the Pere IV axis, 2016 at Can Ricart, 2017 in Poblenou and 2018 at the Model prison, visited by 20,000 people.
+Can the murals still be visited?
Some are preserved and others disappeared with the transformation of the sites. Each edition’s page holds the complete photographic documentation.
+Can I commission a festival like Ús Barcelona?
Yes. We produce urban art festivals from start to finish for councils, promoters and brands: concept, artists, permits, production and communication.
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