POW! WOW! Rotterdam 2019

The #1 street art festival in the world returns to Rotterdam!

After a succesful first edition in the M4H area in 2018, POW! WOW! returns to Rotterdam on september 15, 2019. From the industrial environment around the old docks, we go to a blue collar neighborhood and cultural melting pot full of possibilities for amazing art: The Afrikaanderwijk.

Several walls and buildings in the Afrikaanderwijk will form the canvas for a true street art transformation. Over ten internationally renowned artists will be working in the neighborhood for a week, with the final results being revealed and celebrated during the festival on September 15. POW! WOW! Rotterdam will have many murals people can see being made, but there will be much more to enjoy. There will be live music, special exhibitions in a variety of buildings around the Afrikaanderwijk, the 20 VANS 30 CANS event, in which a series of vans will be painted by various artists, and much more. All festival activities in the Afrikaanderwijk can be attended for free!

From the Afrikaanderplein, free guided tours will go around the neighborhood all day during the festival. We’ll walk the streets from mural to mural, where we’ll see internationally renowned artists working on their art. The Scottish artist SMUG will be among them, as will be the Dutch duo TELMO MIEL and the Hawaiian WOES. On September 15, a total of 50 artists will come to the Afrikaanderwijk, which will be given an entirely new look. But that’s not all!

These are the muralists of POW! WOW! Rotterdam 2019!

We’re proud to announce the full lineup of street artists who will be transforming the Afrikaanderwijk from September 8th to 15th. That week will be named POW! WOW! Week, with a fully free festival as its finale on Sunday September 15. Many international artists, along with national top talent and local heroes, will provide the neighborhood with their amazing murals. But its not just the muralists who will add color to the Afrikaanderwijk; the 20 VANS 30 CANS event, in which 20 vehicles get a serious make-over, returns as well!

GREY CONCRETE TRANSFORMED INTO AN OPEN AIR GALLERY
The murals are POW! WOW! Rotterdam’s main attraction. That is why we’ve once again invited a diverse selection of artists, to create some beautiful art upon the drab concrete. The mural artists who will be attending this year are (drumroll!): Telmo Miel (NL), Smug (UK), Dourone (ES), Super A (NL), L7Matrix (BR), Saïd Kinos (NL), Danny Rumbl (NL), Helen Proctor (AU), Woes (US), Didier Jaba Mathieu (SG) and Nina Valkhoff (NL). London’s own Slinkachu will spread mesmerizing miniatures throughout the Afrikaanderwijk and Spenser Little will come over from the USA to introduce Rotterdam to his surprising wire creations. From the festival terrain, free guided walking tours will go through the neighborhood, so you can easily check out all the murals and the artists working in them. If you want to take a peek at their styles right now though, head on over to our lineup page on our website!

TWENTY VEHICLES PAINTED LIVE!
Due to its overwhelming succes last year, 20 VANS 30 CANS returns. On the edge of the festival terrain on September 15, twenty vehicles will be painted live. Applications for vehicle owners will open August 6. Having a look there will be a great way to spend some time on the moments when there won’t be any acts performing on our main stage; the epicenter of POW! WOW! Rotterdam. Here you’ll be able to see and hear a mix of international artists, Dutch trailblazers and upcoming local talent: Coely, Snelle, Not3s, Zwangere Guy, Amartey, Kay-Slice, Sammie Sedano and HUNNA Soundsystem will perform.

A SURPRISING FULL PROGRAM
Aside from all the art, there is much to see and do during the festival. A true walhalla of urban culture arises, making POW! WOW! Rotterdam more than just a great street art festival. Music, art and sports all get their own place on the Afrikaanderplein. In the week leading up to the festival, various activities for all ages will be available in the surrounding neighborhood. More information about the full program for the POW! WOW! Week follows soon. POW! WOW! Rotterdam is fully free and accessible to people of all ages.

BBoy Stage by Hustlekidz:

• 1vs1 Competition
• 1vs1 All Styles Kids Battle
Breaking Judges:
• Xisco
• Flearock
• Moy

All Styles Judges:
• Nedda Sou
• Lloyd Marengo
• Carlos Rocha

Host:
•T-Bone

DJs:
• Cutnice
• T-Sia

• Showcase Battles
Zeku vs Justen
Pac Pac vs Nord Diamond

Mural art:
TELMO MIEL
Smug
Dourone
Super A
L7matrix
Saïd Kinos
Danny Rumbl
Helen Proctor
Woes Martin
Didier Jaba Mathieu
Nina Valkhoff - Muralist

Intervention art:
Slinkachu
Spenser Little

20 VANS 30 CANS (vehicle art):
T.B.A.

FULL MUSIC LINE UP: Coely (BE) + Not3s (UK) + Snelle + Zwangere Guy + Amartey + Kay Slice + Sammie Sedano + HUNNA Soundsystem + Host: MC JR

IN SHORT:
September 8 till 15: POW! WOW! Week, with activities for all age groups.
September 15: POW! WOW! Rotterdam, festival at the Afrikaanderplein.
Entrance: FREE OF ADMISSION!
Info: http://www.powwowrotterdam.nl