Check In at Song Wat to Watch Live Painting by MRKREME in a Five-City Art Tour Starting This Songkran

This Songkran, experience MRKREME: THE FURRYWAYS, the first nationwide art tour, launching at the Song Wat district from 13-19 Apr 2026. Highlights include Live Painting and playful monsters from the Kooky World, with free admission to the event.

Get ready to open the door to a parallel dimension! MRKREME, the renowned Thai-Hong Kong artist and creator of the Mushkin character, teams up with ARTXP and the Tourism Authority of Thailand to kick off "MRKREME: THE FURRYWAYS," the first nationwide art tour, marking its debut at the historic Song Wat neighborhood from 13–19 Apr 2026. The project transforms urban gaps into imaginative spaces under the concept "Please Mind the Gap."

Transforming the ‘urban gaps’ into a gateway to KookyWorld by MRKREMEKnown as Andy Worakarn Jongthanapipat, MRKREME is distinguished by his Retro-Future line art style. Together with ARTXP, a leading art community, he creates an Interactive Pop-up Showcase bringing monsters from the Kooky World universe into real spaces. By utilizing the city’s context as Contextual Art, this project sparks new dialogues between concrete structures and lively characters to inspire and add value to society.

Highlights include Live Painting and a monster detective mission

Activities in the Song Wat district are divided into two key periods that content enthusiasts should not miss.

• From 13 to 17 Apr 2026: Join the ‘Lost & Found’ mission to search for monsters hiding in building crevices and urban gaps within the community.
• On 18 and 19 Apr 2026: Don’t miss the Live Painting highlight where artists create graffiti live from 11:00 to 18:00, along with a fluffy graphic train moving through iconic spots around Song Wat.

Supporting Soft Power tourism across five major Thai cities

This project is supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to promote Soft Power and sustainably connect contemporary art with local identity. After the Song Wat event, “MRKREME: THE FURRYWAYS” will continue to bring fun to four more provinces: Chiang Mai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Rayong, and Udon Thani, from 13 Apr to 24 May 2026.

Visitors can attend the event free of charge. For more details, follow Instagram: @mrkreme and @artxp.th.

“MRKREME: THE FURRYWAYS”is a new landmark for creative tourism that perfectly blends art with community. If you are in Bangkok during Songkran, be sure to check in and experience the charm of the Song Wat neighborhood from a fresh perspective filled with fluffy monsters.