Urban art takes centre stage in Antibes Juan-les-Pins as Festival International d’Art Urbain Coul’Heures d’Automne returns with murals, exhibitions, workshops and live artistic performances.
Launched in 2020, the Festival International d’Art Urbain Coul’Heures d’Automne has grown to become a major fixture on the cultural calendar in Antibes Juan-les-Pins. Following a successful sixth edition in 2025, which included the creation of murals at the Centre Hospitalier d’Antibes, the festival returns from 17 to 31 October 2026 for two weeks dedicated to urban art and creativity.
Staying true to its original spirit, this seventh edition will once again bring art into public spaces, creating opportunities for artists, residents and visitors to connect. Murals, live artistic performances, exhibitions, workshops and other events centred on urban culture will take place at various locations throughout Antibes Juan-les-Pins.
Each intervention is designed not only to showcase the work of participating artists, but also to encourage people to look at familiar surroundings from a different perspective. Walls, buildings and public spaces become canvases, giving urban art a visible and accessible presence in everyday life.
FESTIVAL MURALS TO DISCOVER
GOMAD (Holland) | 17 October – 1 November
11-13 Bd du Valclaret Square Garbero
Marcus Debie, better known as GOMAD, is a Dutch muralist and visual storyteller who developed his craft on the streets. Largely self-taught, he has created a distinctive artistic style combining realism, emotion and bold variations in colour.
His work draws inspiration from nature, urban culture and human relationships, bringing these elements together in striking compositions that explore both personal connections and the world around us.
DIFUZ (France) | 17 October – 27 October
Voie Lyan
DIFUZ is a Marseille-based painter whose artistic roots lie in the graffiti scene. Active on the streets since the mid-1990s, he has spent more than three decades developing a distinctive figurative style, expressed through both large-scale murals and studio works.
Drawing on his experience of street culture, his work combines the energy of graffiti with a strong sense of composition and storytelling, creating a visual language that has evolved while remaining closely connected to its urban origins.
PIERO (Chile) | 17 October – 1 November
29 Avenue Philippe Rochat
Piero Maturana is a Chilean visual artist, painter and muralist whose work explores the relationship between painting and its surroundings, and how images can transform our perception of a place.
For his mural projects, Maturana draws inspiration from the local, historical and social context, creating works that establish a dialogue between art, memory and the landscape.
His public projects include several murals for Biotren stations in Chile, created in collaboration with EFE Trenes de Chile, as well as work for the University of Concepción. His art has also been exhibited in Chile and internationally, including at Montana Gallery in Barcelona and Adda Gallery in Paris.
KOGAONE (France) | 28 October – 1 November
2 Rue Vauban
KOGAONE is a French artist from Metz known for his work on canvas and large-scale murals. His international career has taken him from Hong Kong to Dublin, Cotonou and Sarajevo, reflecting a continuous exploration of new forms, techniques and environments.
His distinctive contemporary style brings together photorealism and expressionism, creating a striking contrast between precise detail and abstraction, control and spontaneous gesture. Through his work, KOGAONE pushes the boundaries of realism while allowing space for emotion, movement and imperfection.
ADOR (France) | 29 October – 2 November
1 Rue de l’Église
ADOR is a French artist whose distinctive world is populated by whimsical human and animal characters that are by turns grotesque, touching and slightly bewildered. Inspired by childhood imagery, his visual language combines apparent innocence, absurdity and fantasy, often while casting a critical eye on contemporary society and our relationship with the world around us.
Working across public spaces and galleries, ADOR brings his narrative universe to life through drawings, paintings, sculptures, books and short films. Whatever the medium, a common thread runs throughout his work: an ability to tackle serious subjects with humour, imagination and a distinctly offbeat perspective.
DEBZA (France) | 18 October – 22 October
74 Rue Henri Laugier
Originally from Toulouse, DEBZA is a self-taught artist whose roots lie firmly in graffiti. His travels, from Montreal and Buenos Aires to Tokyo, have helped shape a distinctive style influenced by the places he has visited and the people he has encountered along the way.
His artistic universe moves between the serious and the playful, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, manga, horror cinema and scenes from everyday life. Characters, bold forms and unexpected imagery come together to create a colourful and unconventional world, defined by spontaneity, humour and imagination.
JORDAN HARANG (France) | 20 October – 27 October
Hôtel Le Collier, 19 Bd Général Vautrin
Jordan Harang creates paintings in which fluid, hybrid forms seek to give shape to the invisible. Moving between figurative and abstract art, his work explores a constantly evolving world, with influences ranging from science to quantum physics.
From microscopic forms to vast cosmic structures, Harang creates richly detailed universes where expressive gestures meet precise lines and intricate compositions. Whether working on monumental murals or smaller, more intimate pieces, his meditative and dreamlike paintings invite viewers to consider the forces, movements and connections that flow through the living world.
RENEWAL OF THE ANTIBES M.U.R. #5
Founded in 2003, Le M.U.R. (Modulable, Urbain, Réactif) is an association dedicated to promoting urban art through a network of public exhibition spaces across France and Europe. The Antibes initiative was launched in November 2024, with a new artist invited to transform the space every six months.
Following works by KOGAONE, OCM VIBRATION, Olivia de Bona and Ma2thieu Long, Nadège Dauvergne becomes the fifth artist to take over the 18.2 m² Le M.U.R. space in Antibes. Invited by artistic director Cyril Gouyette, her new creation will continue the dialogue between contemporary urban art and the rich artistic heritage of the Côte d’Azur.
Dauvergne is known for her highly detailed graphic technique, using delicate layers of hatching and colour that merge when viewed from a distance to reveal vibrant images. Her work brings together elements of nature, references to art history and contemporary culture, creating compositions that reward both close inspection and a broader view.
The inauguration will take place in the presence of Jean Leonetti, Mayor of Antibes Juan-les-Pins; festival director Sébastien Hamard; Cyril Gouyette, art historian and project manager at the Louvre Museum, as well as artistic director of Le M.U.R. Oberkampf and Le M.U.R. Bastille; and artist Nadège Dauvergne.
URBAN ART ON THE MOVE
For the past four years, Envibus Bus-Tram Line A has provided a moving canvas for artists participating in Coul’Heures d’Automne, bringing contemporary urban art directly into the daily lives of passengers.
Bus-Tram artwork by FREE 2025
For the festival’s seventh edition, MA2THIEU LONG, artist-in-residence at the Centre d’Art Urbain et Musical “La sChOOL”, will transform the interior of a new 18-metre articulated Bus-Tram. Extending throughout the vehicle, his artwork will accompany passengers as it travels across the Envibus Ligne A route throughout the year.
Combining colour, graphic forms, painting, drawing and text, MA2THIEU LONG’s creation takes art beyond traditional exhibition spaces and places it firmly within the everyday urban landscape of Antibes Juan-les-Pins. In doing so, the project continues the festival’s aim of making contemporary art accessible, visible and part of daily life.
OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS
The festival’s opening and closing celebrations will take place at La sChOOL Antibes on Saturday, 17 October and Saturday, 31 October respectively. Both evenings run from 7pm to 11.30pm, with a bar and food available on site.
Admission is free, subject to availability, although annual membership of La sChOOL, priced at €5, is required.
Beyond the opening and closing events, Festival International d’Art Urbain Coul’Heures d’Automne offers a varied programme of exhibitions, workshops and other activities throughout the two weeks. Full details and individual event information are available on the festival website.
Through its varied programme, Festival International d’Art Urbain Coul’Heures d’Automne continues its mission to promote urban art while highlighting the character and diversity of Antibes Juan-les-Pins. For two weeks this October, the town will once again become an open-air canvas, bringing colour, creativity and contemporary artistic expression to its streets.
LOCATION OF 2026 MURALS
PHOTO CREDITS
- All photographs and images courtesy Festival International d’Art Urbain Coul’Heures d’Automne / ChaRP Agency
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