The KW Art Hop Returns to Waterloo Region
The KW Art Hop will make its second appearance in Waterloo Region in September, bringing a number of out-of-this-world artistic events to the tri-cities.
“Basically, it’s going to be a super fun, unique time that’s different from any other arts festival, at least that I’ve ever attended,” said KW Famous head of Brand & Design, Robin Lindner, in an interview with Global News.
Lindner and her colleagues at KW Famous have been working on plans for the KW Art Hop for months now. The event has an outer space theme this year, with various events taking place across the region on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.
“I think the whole idea behind this event is that everybody is creative and this is just a really unique space to come out, meet friends, and try new things, all within the KW area,” she said.
The weekend showcase will feature a number of free and ticketed events. Things kick off on Friday night with an outer space rooftop concert from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., followed by an astral-projection party.
“That’ll be with the projection by Ahmri Vandeborne and a light deejay that’ll do kind of the projection to the music installation,” she explained. “We have released Moon Bean as the first feature artist for the Astral Projection Party. And the other artists will be announced any day now.”
On Saturday, Printapalooza will be held at Gaukel Block in downtown Kitchener from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m., and SCULPTED will run concurrently in the Waterloo Public Library Uptown Lot.
Both events will offer visitors a chance to purchase from a wide variety of vendors, while there will be an opportunity to try your hand at pottery and listen to spoken word poets at the event in Waterloo.
At 1 p.m., those who prefer to get a little more active will be able to take part in a free breakdance battle at Revive Karaoke Bar.
“Then the final party this year is going to be super cool,” she said, referring to the event titled The Area 519 Party.
“It’s going to be meeting at the Catalyst 137, AKA the Space Station for the event, then we’re going to take people out to a secret location party that’ll be somewhere in Cambridge,” she said. “And we’ll have lots of indoor-outdoor installations and lots of fun surprises.”
She would not give away too many of the details but did say there would be a live make-up artist on-site, dancing, music, as well as art installations from about 10 artists doing all different things.
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