The program will include several highlights on graffiti and urban art through a series of live performances, contests, screenings, exhibitions but also fun and educational workshops for all types of public.

When: Saturday May 10th 2014 (10 am- 10 pm) / Sunday May 11th 2014 (10 am – 7 pm)
Where: Place Toata

// INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI CONTEST

Central event of the festival, the ONO’U Battle is a worldwide graffiti contest opened to any spray can artist aged between 18 and 38 years old practicing graffiti as a contemporary art form. The Battle will bring together 24 talented contestants from all around the world to demonstrate their skills and paint huge canvasses based on island-focused themes. Out of the 24 contestants, 5 places to compete the final will be kept for 5 Polynesian writers. The jury will assess the artworks and reward four particularly attractive prizes to the winners. The live Battles will be held in front of the public.

// ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES

Impressive graffiti frescoes will be created by the international guest artists and local writers of the festival:

• Two giant “Pacific  Jam graffiti” black billboards will be set up (480 sqm). The panels will be exclusively dedicated to the international guest artists of the festival who will live paint giant graffitis right before the public and show what they do best.
• An interactive fresco symbolizing “friendship beyond oceans” will be extended on a long night blue panel (4 meters tall over 100 meters long). The fresco will be created by the international guest artists alongside Tahitian graffiti writers. Festival-goers will be invited to draw their own graffiti on specific parts of the fresco.

// THE GRAFFITI VILLAGE

For families and youth, various fun and educational booths, workshops and activities are planned to discover the art of graffiti and raise participants’ awareness on the developments and power of street art:

• A special art exhibition by the arts center on French Polynesia to present a Polynesian look and understanding on this contemporary urban art form
• Digital spaces to create virtual graffitis and screen street art related productions
• Stencil and body painting workshops open to all
• Graffiti art workshops for youth aged between 11 and 18 years old (by reservation)

// “GRAFF & DANSE” NIGHT PARTY

In partnership with the Polynesian Association for youth and the Tahitian cultural center, an open-air « Graff & Dance » night party will be held on Saturday evening May 10th from 7 pm to 10 pm on Place Toata.
Aside from the night “Jam Graffiti” performances, the evening program will include special dance shows combining hip hop and traditional Tahitian dance, battles of DJs, break-dance performances, and body painting fashion shows.
Join us for three hours of entertainment and outdoor shows with the participation of local talents and Polynesian dance groups!

Detailed program and online ticketing available on January 2014.