Events

What's happening this year?

There will be a lot to see and do this year, starting with Live Painting in a variety of styles from;

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Carl, Arran Macphail, Chris Quick, Christine Mcintosh, Cone 23, Dom Williams, Emily Majewicz, Everly Dark, Tower, Gary Law, Durz, Tank Petrol, Jam Free, Jon Clynch, Joseph Key, Korp, Krishna Malla and Technicolour Moon Collective, Lee Mason, Lukus, Kinska, Pelagic, Nyces, Phat, Polly Dolby, Curs, Process, Prue Pye, Reko, Sean Johnson, Hush, Soap, T.wat, Vic Rupsin, Ian Boyd Walker, Gen Lavery, Joanne Fowler, Irony, Dine, Item, Seud, Ziner, Okame, Skank, and possibly some very special guests.

Check back as more artists are added, you can register as an artist here..

Performance and music;

Walkabout is a unique show with just 1 ticket per performance, check the event page here.
DJs - Day Glow Joe, Lukus & DJ Urb
Magic Lamp.
Beat boxing and poetry from Skilly (TBC) and Mixy.
King Kool
Cold Club Quartet
And more TBC

Sculpture

The massive cardboard sculptures we made for the Peterborough Festival will be on display as well as a number of smaller models that you can make and paint. 

Paint The Tank

See the news article on this here, or check the videos here...
One artist (or more perhaps...) will be repainting this installation we made for the GBY two years ago. We have got all the speakers and systems working again, so come down and find out more! 

Workshops

FREE art and music workshops, aimed at adults, but kids welcome too.

Beat This will be providing a masterclass in Ableton Live!, as well as Circuit Bending (making musical instruments from old electrical toys), graphic design and cartoon workshops (hosted by artists who have previously worked on the Tank Girl comics) and more.

Miss*C's Graffiti Academy will be teaching the principles and techniques behind creating graffiti and stencil art.

Plus a variety of craft workshops from 3D crochet, willow weaving to bead making, and puppet making, as well as drawing workshops and more. 

Food and Drink and more

Vegetarian and Jamaican food available all day as well as drinks from our bar. There will also be artwork for sale as well as a variety of craft and handmade delights.Don't forget that we will be open again on the Sunday from 11am till 4pm.

How to find us

The Green Backyard, Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 8AT.

After Party

After we've finished for the day head over to Club Dissident for the after party, organised by the Green Backyards own Beat Roots crew. Event details are here

Check out the video from our first jam in 2010

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Overground is a not-for-profit event that aims to support Peterborough's growing art scene.

The annual live art event sees a wide variety of new work by talented local and national artists, being created and performed live in a festival atmosphere. With graffiti and street art being a staple of this event, you can also dine on tasty morsels of performance art, illustration, poetry, craft like you've never seen it before, sculpture, music and a whole load more.

So anyone with a skill can register to perform or exhibit and we encourage a collaborative approach to the work.

Our ultimate goals are to get artwork out to audiences, encourage artists and performers to push creative boundaries and learn about new styles and disciplines and to encourage new talent to develop in the city. We also aim to help artists promote and sell their work... oh yeah, and have lots of fun doing it!