Artists urged to get stuck in

Local creatives are asked to take part in a worldwide collaborative project called Stuck Up that will see a massive paste-up collage appear in the heart of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen Inspired has issued a call for people to get involved in Stuck Up as part of Nuart Aberdeen, which began in the Granite City a few days ago.

A wall nearly half a kilometre long has been earmarked as the site for the world’s largest paste-up.

It will feature curated pieces from a selection of Nuart artists, archive revolutionary street art posters from Aberdeen Inspired’s partner, flyingleaps, together with submissions from artists, poets and creatives from across the globe.

Locals are also being encouraged to contribute to the spectacle, creating a collaborative paste-up wall running from the East Green into the Tunnels.

It is hoped this collaborative effort will result in it being the biggest of its kind in the world.

Adrian Watson, chief executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said it is an exciting opportunity for local artists, creatives, schools, poets, companies and even groups of friends or families to get involved with Nuart Aberdeen this summer.

He said: “This outdoor ‘gallery’ will feature international, national and local work and be a truly unique collaborative project for the city and we encourage people to take part.

“Classes can get together to create a poster from their school, university students can perhaps recreate some of their work in poster form and colleagues can have fun creating a poster of unique work for the wall that perhaps reflects the challenges they have faced over the last 15 months.

“Nuart Aberdeen is all about making art accessible and open to everyone and Stuck Up is a safe and novel way to involve local people in creating an original and unique piece of work for the city as part of this year’s production.”

To get involved send your posters, poems, printouts, photos and collages to: Stuck Up, The Anatomy Rooms, Marischal College, Shoe Lane, Aberdeen, AB10 1AN.

In the spirit of inclusion, all submissions – as long as they are not considered too offensive – will be used. The wall will be produced next month.

The aim is to create a paste-up wall in the Tunnels.

NUART FESTIVAL. A poster by Aida Wilde.