O2 donates space to graffiti exhibition

The O2 has given exhibition space outside its entrance for free to a three-month display of street art by young people.

O2 dontates space to graffiti exhibition
O2 dontates space to graffiti exhibition

The exhibition opened this month and will run until 13 March. It is a collaboration between youth project somewhereto_ and The Graffiti Life Company which curated the art.

It aims to give a voice to young artists who lack a platform to display their work or paint illegally, and marks the first time the space has been used for street art. Over the three months, the artists on display will rotate each fortnight.

Graffiti Life estimates the exhibition will be seen by hundreds of thousands of people walking to The O2 over the next few months.

Sam Conniff, chairman at communications agency Livity which runs somewhereto_ said: "This is the chance of a lifetime for creative young people to gain access to a platform that will expose their art to a huge audience at a unique venue. This is what somewhereto_ is all about; young people thinking creatively about space and pushing the boundaries of its, and their, potential."

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