Street art in Antibes Juan-les-Pins

a colourful town!

The Antibes Juan-les-Pins area is a leading name in street art. Launched in 2020, the Coul’Heures d’Automne Festival is set to run its fourth edition during the upcoming All Saints’ Day holidays. On the programme: large-scale mural projects and hands-on workshops designed to showcase urban art in all its splendour.

Works that have become legendary in the heart of the city

From the roads leading to the beaches to the narrow streets of Old Antibes, large-scale artworks are created every year by leading artists from the Côte d’Azur street art scene.

Since 2020, numerous artists have taken part in the project, coming not only from France but also from Italy, Belgium, Moldova, Germany, Spain, Portugal and even Chile. Among them, the French artist Zdey created one of the largest murals, covering 307 m².

Committed to various charitable initiatives, the artist has already brightened up the walls of schools in Colombia and Mexico with the help of local indigenous communities. His artistic style blends influences from pop art, modern art and the OP art movement.

You can discover his work, brimming with positive energy, at the Châtaigniers roundabout at the entrance to the town centre – “the funkiest roundabout on the coast”, according to Zdey.

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Urban flora and fauna

Equally gigantic are the mythical flying and mechanical fish created by Ardif at the Michel Genty underpass in Antibes.

Ardif’s work explores possible hybridisations between architecture/machinery and nature, notably through this series of ‘mechanimals’. The fish are partially open, revealing the mechanism within their bodies.

This urban fauna thus offers a contrast that prompts us to reflect on the impact of the artificialisation of nature and on the wild instinct we seek to rediscover in our urban lives.

The installation, created as part of the “Couleurs d’Automne” event, covers more than 300m². It is the largest installation the artist has ever created, taking two weeks to complete these large, moving fish.

A unique international arts festival in the autumn

Every year, the Coul’Heures d’Automne Festival also offers the chance to discover renowned street artists.

This long-awaited, one-of-a-kind event was conceived in October 2020 by the Label Note association, the organisation behind the Centre d’Art Urbain et Musical – La sChOOL – and the Nuits Carrées Festival in Antibes. Its aim is to promote urban art whilst involving local residents. This innovative creative process thus offers a fresh perspective on the Antibes and Juan-les-Pins area. With its share of unexpected surprises, the festival is a truly unmissable celebration of the season, showcasing the incredible cultural and artistic richness of this charming Mediterranean town.

Through a wide range of events and performances, the festival evokes the magic of autumn, with Antibes’ picturesque alleyways coming to life in a palette of shimmering colours. From spellbinding music to contemporary art exhibitions and captivating theatre performances, the Coul’Heures d’Automne Festival is a cultural gem not to be missed – a tribute to autumn and to the creativity that makes Antibes such a unique place at this time of year.

See you from 17 to 31 October 2026 in Antibes for the “Coul’heures d’Automne”!

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Celebrating local heroes: when street art pops up where you least expect it

During the last two editions, two refuse lorries were given a new lease of life by street artists.

Jaune, a leading Belgian stencil artist renowned for his work celebrating the heroes of our everyday lives, launched this initiative in 2021. To his credit: a household waste lorry and the break room for waste collection workers (CASA). This tribute was followed by Jérémy Besset, who had already created the iconic “Liberté”.

That same year, Rimp, an artist from Antibes, also created the wrap design for the Tram A bus. An eighteen-metre-long moving artwork that echoes his mural at the Red Cross roundabout.

Temporary artworks

The festival also provides an opportunity to showcase temporary art installations throughout Antibes Juan-les-Pins.

Known as “COUL’BOX”, these installations feature twelve artists from the Côte d’Azur region. The boxes are then dismantled at the end of the event and displayed at the Trois Moulins junction, much to the delight of passengers on the bus-tram route linking Antibes to Sophia Antipolis.

The La sChOOL Centre for Urban Art is also hosting a mural exhibition featuring twelve artists from the Côte d’Azur’s urban art scene. A veritable open-air museum in the garden of the former Red Cross school, offering the chance to discover the artists shaping the contemporary urban art scene in the region.

Finally, do not hesitate to join the Antibes Street Art guided tour. This guided walk through the town centre will allow you to see Antibes in a whole new light!

For this fourth edition, large-scale mural projects, installations, participatory workshops and meet-ups will once again take over the walls of Antibes Juan-les-Pins during the fortnight-long All Saints’ Day holidays!

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