Acrylicize presents JOY 2026
About this Event
Please note that day tickets, evening tickets and workshops are all sold seperately. Please ensure you are booking the appropriate option in Eventbrites checkout area.
FULL LINE UP ANNOUNCED - Early Bird Tickets SOLD OUT
JOY’s lineup keeps growing. Newly announced for this year’s festival are Bad Art with Michael Shaw, Joy Yamusangie talking soundtracks to their paintings, Norsicaa providing the vibes, and Mam Sham’s very own Maria Georgiou joining the FatBoy Zine kitchen takeover. Bench Allen joins Anthony Burrill on The Art House screen print bed, while Geo Stuart leads Meditations in Clay and Charlie Evaristo-Boyce teams up with A Store Like 94 for a World Cup special screen print workshop. The Art House programme partners Tummy Ache and Type&Faces also return with their usual brilliance.
They join an already packed programme including the return of last year’s showstopper Harriet Richardson with a genius comedic-meets-artistic performance, iconic performance artist Harold Offeh, Manchester-based artist Donnie O’Donnell leading model making and painting workshops, NTS resident DJ Anu Ambasna hosting a comic book workshop, charm making with Hannah Lim, a communal mending circle with Selina Latour, and fellow programme partners Worms and Artizine joining the party too.
Early bird tickets are sold-out, book now for daytime and evening programmes to guarantee your spot for JOY 2026.
Full schedule and timings can be foud below.
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Led by curiosity and shaped by play, JOY is a creative gathering - one that invites artists, designers, curators, and cultural explorers to engage, experiment, and exchange ideas through a dynamic in-person programme of talks, workshops, and immersive experiences.
Whether you’re a culture seeker, or a seasoned creative professional, JOY offers a unique chance to explore the intersection of art, design, identity, and innovation, through an international programme - all at one of East London’s most popular venues.
As well as a packed programme of artists, storytellers, and creative pioneers, the Acrylicize studio will be full of creativity for all ages. Expect screenprinting, performances, poetry, creative challenges, and an exhibition - plus a behind-the-scenes look at our global creative studio in action.
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Acrylicize is a global creative studio based in London and New York. We believe culture is felt, embodied, and experienced through physical space. From workplaces to stadiums, public realm to branded environments, we make human connection inevitable through art, design, strategy, and experience, working as one. As a Certified B Corporation®, we believe in using business as a force for good, celebrating and democratising creativity for all. By maintaining a thriving ecosystem that engages clients, peers, and underrepresented communities, we deliver work truly reflective of the world around us.
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