Croydon's month-long celebration of Andy Warhol is finally here.

Throughout September there will be daily guided tours of a public exhibition of 12 giant street artworks around Croydon – homages to Warhol by leading contemporary artists.

Over the next month there will also be 114 free events, including Workshops, lectures and film screenings dedicated to Warhol.

Curated by RISEgallery founder Kevin Zuchowsi-Morrison, with the support of Croydon BID and Croydon Council, the project aims to remove barriers to popular art and provide an outlet for people to experience, enjoy and understand more about the significance of Warhol's work.

“Delivering free public art has not really been done this way before - it encourages new audiences and engages with people in Croydon," Mr Zuchowski-Morrison.

"We have such a rich and beautiful melting pot of different cultures here in Croydon and that really is our treasure - something we should celebrate and encourage.”

“Andy Warhol wasn’t afraid to explore new things - he wanted always to be progressive and to move forward and explore new ideas. Croydon is very much like that. Croydon wants to embrace new ideas and take on new challenges and we should be very proud of that.”

It took Mr Zuchowski-Morrison three years of planning to persuade world famous galleries and collectors as well leading artists to lend original Warhol artworks to a “small commercial gallery on the outskirts of London.”

“This exhibition is very special and we are very lucky to have so many rare and unique works here and to have so many people who have supported the vision and helped us to achieve it,” he said.