There’s something quietly powerful about encountering art where you don’t expect it. A small plate fixed to a wall, a painted figure looking back at you from a bridge. A burst of colour interrupting the everyday. For Dish Kunst, this sense of discovery is central to her work. Art that doesn’t just exist in galleries, but lives among people, woven into the streets themselves.

Every September, hundreds of pieces of paper arrive in London from across the world. They come folded into envelopes and covered with drawings, portraits, characters and messages. For a few days, they converge on the streets of East London, where buckets of paste, brushes and an army of artists and volunteers transform ordinary walls into enormous collaborative works of art. This is the…

Ed Hicks' latest mural at Nuart Aberdeen is tempting to admire simply as a dramatic landscape. Towering mountains rise through layers of mist, light breaks across distant hills and the composition recalls some of the great Romantic painters. Look closer though and something unusual begins to happen. Scattered across the painting are fragments of thoughts, phrases and half-finished sentences. They appear almost like voices drifting through the landscape.

As the world's attention turns to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup, a new exhibition in east London asks a question that stretches far beyond the football pitch. Jil Mandeng's Offside is a compelling football inspired art exhibition opening at BSMT Space in London. One that explores how ideas of nationality, heritage and belonging have become increasingly complex in a world shaped by migration and cultural exchange.

The history of Chrisp Street Market is the story of Poplar itself. One of East London's most recognisable public spaces, it has been the heart of the community for generations. A place of traders, neighbours and everyday life. It also formed a key part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. Yet the story of Chrisp Street and Poplar stretches back far beyond the post-war years.

Most people walk through a city without giving it much thought. We follow familiar routes, take the quickest shortcuts and move between destinations almost automatically. For artist Alisa Oleva, walking is never a neutral act. Every journey contains stories, memories, choices and possibilities that can go unoticed. We are meeting as part of the Nuart Aberdeen Festival 'Poetry is in the Streets'.

On Loch Street in Aberdeen, a burst of colour now cuts through the city's familiar granite grey. Painted as part of Nuart Aberdeen's 2026 festival, Poetry is in the Streets, the new mural from London artist Remi Rough is a dynamic addition. Intersecting planes of colour, sharp geometry and flowing movement combine in a composition that seems to shift depending on where you stand.

Seventy-five years after the Festival of Britain, Chrisp Street Market in Poplar remains one of its most enduring and overlooked legacies. Yet it still functions as a living and thriving piece of post-war optimism. The Festival of Britain and Post-War Renewal The Festival of Britain (1951) was designed to re-energise a country recovering from World War II. Through architecture, design, and culture, it aimed to present a vision of a modern, forward-looking Britain.

Nuart Aberdeen returned after a two year hiatus with 'Poetry is in the Streets'. A celebration of the written word in public space and something that the event has experimented with in the past. It's also believed to be the first ever street art festival all centred around poetry and tex. As usual the event was supported by the…

A new mural celebrating Sir David Attenborough has been unveiled in Bristol. Painted as part of a wider programme of public artworks. It has been commissioned ahead of this year’s Upfest festival. Painted by Bristol based artist Hazard One, the large-scale portrait forms part of the new Quaker Lane art project in the city centre. The mural is one of several works installed in the area in advance of Upfest’s return for 2026.

One of the most celebrated works of medieval literature is Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. It's an epic poem featuring the tales of a group of pilgrims making their way to Canterbury. Among them was Madame Eglentyne (sometimes spelt Eglantine). A woman described in the prologue as a prioress at the “scole of Stratford atte Bowe”. This school was part of the Priory of St Leonard.

BSMT Space Gallery once again played host to a returning artist whose work continues to evolve. Known for blending digital processes with a more painterly practice, Rosie Wood’s latest show, Digital Detox, marks a shift in her work. Where previous exhibitions leaned heavily into technology, 3D modelling, animation and digital composition.This new body of work strips all of that away.

Nuart Aberdeen 2026 began with a subtle more experiential opening within the fading granduer of the Bon Accord Baths. There set within the deep end, a new installation from Robert Montgomery was revealed to the public. Titled Even After All This Time the Sun Never Says to the Earth “You Owe Me”, the piece contrasted with the cavernous Art Deco interior.

Before Nuart Aberdeen 2026 officially begins, something quieter is already unfolding on the streets. Across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, billboards are being handed over to the public. From 13 April, anyone passing by can stop and write. Whether that’s a line of poetry, a passing thought or something more personal.

While the murals of Nuart Aberdeen 2026 will once again transform the city’s surfaces, it’s Nuart Plus that brings the deeper narrative into focus. Nuart Plus is where ideas are unpacked, challenged and shared. Through installations, talks, walks and late-night debates, it offers a way to experience the festival that goes beyond the visual. At each turn, inviting audiences into the thinking behind the work.

While the murals of Nuart Aberdeen 2026 will once again transform the city’s surfaces, it’s Nuart Plus that brings the deeper narrative into focus. Nuart Plus is where ideas are unpacked, challenged and shared. Through installations, talks, walks and late-night debates, it offers a way to experience the festival that goes beyond the visual. At each turn, inviting audiences into the thinking behind the work.

In Valencia, fire is part of the process. Each year, the Fallas de Valencia fills the streets with large-scale monuments designed with a clear ending in mind. They stand briefly, drawing attention and engagement, before being burned on the final night of the festival. The temple created by PichiAvo in Valencia. Photo by Maxiumus Communications PichiAvo's installation, Per ofrenar…

Nuart Aberdeen is set to return to the city from 22–26 April 2026. It brings another programme of artists. All working across walls, streets and the public space. Over the years the festival has built a reputation for pushing beyond traditional muralism. Often it challenges expectations around what street art can be and how it can be experienced. Under the theme…

From the streets of Valencia to walls across the world. PichiAvo have developed a distinctive artistic language. Their work blends classical mythology with the raw energy of graffiti. Ancient gods and heroic statues appear through layers of tags, colour and expressive lettering. PichiAvo are Spanish artists from Valencia. Painting together since 2017. Photo courtesy of Maxime Communications Pichi and Avo…

Marking International Women’s Day 2026, the WOM Collective returned to Shoreditch with another gathering of female street artists. Once again the aim was to bring colour and creativity to the walls of Allen Gardens. Transforming the well-known painting spot into a vibrant celebration of women in street art.

For street art lovers, London has always been a city that rewards curiosity. Its streets, alleyways and railway arches are bursting with art. But most of us walk past without ever really seeing. For street art blogger and author Giulia Blocal, this is everything that makes the city what it is. Her book 'As Seen on the Streets of London…

Rising above the historic township of Kapunda is a giant silo art portrait of a miner. One that stands as a powerful tribute to Kapunda's copper mining heritage. Painted by world-renowned street artist Smug (Sam Bates), it was completed in October 2025. Created over four and a half weeks, it stands at a massive 30-metre-high. The artwork has turned the silos into an artwork that is rooted in Kapunda’s identity.

Two giant sets of painted silos stand side by side in the tiny township of Lameroo in South Australia. Painted by hyperrealist artist Sam “Smug” Bates they help to tell the story of this small town in the Mallee. Lameroo has two painted silos, the Eastern and the Western Two Silos in Lameroo The eastern silo was completed in April 2024.

Across the streets of Spitalfields, subtle bronze circles can be seen embedded in the pavements. Known as the Spitalfields Roundels, these discreet artworks commemorate key aspects of the area’s social and cultural heritage. Commissioned in 1995 as part of the Bethnal Green City Challenge. The project originally consisted of 25 bronze artworks created by local artist Keith Bowler. Each was designed to mark a different facet of Spitalfields layered history.

A new public mural has been created by ATMA in Ipswich. It has been created developed alongside a series of community groups. More than 30 people having helped design and paint the work on the Westgate House community building. ATMA painting his latest mural in Ipswich. Photo courtesy of Art Eat Events A Collective Creative Process Participants include ESOL learners, members of Ipswich Community Media’s Integration team and young people from the South Street Kids project.

Louis Michel returned to the streets of Shoreditch with a giant painting of a Turkey. Painted on Hanbury Street, the piece forms part of a nationwide collaboration with Viva! the vegan campaigning charity. It marks the first time the organisation has used street art within one of its public awareness campaigns.

Eternal Ecstasy at the Peacock and the Worm Gallery in Aberdeen is a celebration of the life and work of Jamie Reid. An artist whose influence has reverberated throughout British culture. Known widely for shaping the visual language of the Sex Pistols. Reid was far more than a punk provocateur. He was a political agitator, a spiritual seeker, a community-minded printmaker and a relentless creative force.

Makena Brooks aka Mak Murals is an artist shaped by unlikely geographies. Born in Texan and raised in rural Kenya. The artist now works in the streets of Sheffield, emerging from the studio into the street art world. Their work carries traces of all their environments. From the vastness of nature to the intensity of solitude and the resilience of displacement.

Dorothy Circus Gallery brings together Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie and French street artist Levalet. Two artists whose work approaches differs sharply. One floating above the world, the other grounded in it. They each explore the stories embedded in the objects and spaces surrounding us.

Jo Peel is an artist known for her evocative cityscapes, large-scale murals and intricate line drawings. Paintings that capture the ever-changing urban environment. Originally from Sheffield and now based in London. Her work explores what it means to live in a landscape defined by transformation. Where progress and memory collide on every street corner.

“The Art of Flying” is an exhibition that looks at the history of fly posting. From its historical roots and its emergence into the visual language of the city. It's a bold show that incorporated a symposium as well as workshops on screen printing and fly posting itself. Its closing round-table discussion summed up much of what the exhibition was about, raising some intriguing thoughts.

Standing outside Bow Church is the statue of William Gladstone. At first glance, it’s a typical Victorian monument. A towering figure in bronze and stone, celebrating one of Britain’s most famous political leaders. But look a little closer and something unusual stands out: Gladstone’s outstretched hand is painted red. It’s a sight that has intrigued generations of East Londoners. The story behind it blends a combination of Victorian politics with worker protest and urban folklore.

Lee Quiñones didn’t just witness the birth of graffiti, he helped to write it... literally! Emerging from the subways of 1970s New York, his murals became powerful tools for social and political commentary. His work pushing the boundaries of what public art could be. Being a key part of a movement that would echo far beyond the city’s underground.

Stefano Ronchi, better known as Ronch is a painter celebrated for his surreal wit and extraordinary attention to detail. His latest exhibition 'Invisible Lands' at BSMT Space takes visitors on a cartographic journey. Exploring landscapes that exist somewhere between observation and imagination. Ronch painting as part of the SKY Arts 'Landscape Painter of the Year' Mapping the Imagination…

Splashes of bold reds, yellows, and blues leap from Miguel H. Cuar’s canvases. In his southeast London studio, comic book energy collides with abstract freedom. His art is immediate, colourful and charged with feeling. Artist Info Artist: Miguel H. Cuar Nationality: Spanish Based in: Southeast London Style: Graffiti roots fused with comic book and abstract influences Focus: Colour psychology, freedom and personal reflection…

Otto Schade has been part of the East London scene since 2006. Born in Chile and trained as both an artist and an architect. His work has become instantly recognisable on the walls of London and beyond. Over the years developing two distinctive styles. Otto Schade Mural on an office block in Croydon. Photo by Inspiring City The Ribbon Style…

The London International Paste-up Festival returned for 2025 and was a Colourful Collision of Community and Creativity By Apparan, September 18, 2025 The 5th Edition of the London International Paste-up Festival (LIPF) transformed the streets of East London. Once again turning the streets into a living canvas. Bringing together dozens of artists from across the UK and around the globe.

Hackney-based Italian painter ALO returns to BSMT Space with BARDO. The solo show features 33 new works created across 2024–2025. ALO’s work thrives on tension. The space between anonymity and presence, stillness and movement. Street wall versus reflective canvas. ALO is returning to BSMT Space for BARDO his latest show Between Studio and Street In interviews, he has spoken about…

Rochdale once again played host to a major street art event as Common Walls arrived in the town centre. Following in the footsteps of 2019’s Rochdale Uprising Festival. The project saw street art interventions created across the town. Over the course of a week, blank walls were transformed into striking works of public art. Curated by artist AYLO (Hayley Garner), the festival brought together a line-up of internationally renowned artists alongside local talent.

Collagism is an Australian artist based out of the Chisenhale Gallery space in Bow. She is known for her immersive collage projects. From analogue to digital and more recently within the realms of AI, her work constantly reinvents itself. Collagism is a multimedia collage artist known for her immersive collage creations A Practice Built on Layers Collagism's journey began more than 25 years ago.

Charlotte Bracegirdle is an artist also known as My Paper Bag Life. She is known for creating self-portraits on paper bags and wearing them as a means of documenting her daily world. What began as a playful experiment has since grown into a distinctive artistic practice. One that spans performance, drawing, sculpture and film.

A striking new mural celebrating South Elmsall’s past and future has been unveiled in the Yorkshire town. Created by internationally renowned artist Peachzz. The artwork forms part of the Crossings and Gateways public art programme led by Wakefield Council and Beam. Ashfall is a mural by Peachzz in South Elmsall A Tribute to Past and Future Called 'Ashfall', the mural in South Elmsall reflects the town’s journey.

Now in its fifth year, the London International Paste-Up Festival (LIPF) is set to make a vibrant return this September. Transforming the capital’s most iconic street art locations into open-air galleries bursting with colour, character and creativity. Festival Dates Weekend 1: September 12–14, 2025 Weekend 2: September 27–28, 2025 Art Show: October 2–5, 2025(in collaboration with House of Annette, Brick Lane)

Weston Wallz returned to Weston-super-Mare for its fifth year with another series of murals. The town once again becoming a vibrant open-air gallery. A total of 19 new murals appearing on buildings across Weston. Headline artist Dale Grimshaw creating his 'Green Man' inspired work on the side of Otium on Carlton Street Organised by Upfest in collaboration with Weston Town Council, Super Culture, and Arts Council England.

Lady Pink is an artist whose name has become synonymous with the early days of the New York graffiti scene. Starting out in 1979 she would go on to make a name for herself writing and painting trains. A rare female artist in an often difficult and dangerous environment dominated by men. Lady Pink by Eric T White London Exhibition…

Born in Pink is the latest series from London based Colombian artist Vane MG. Known for her vibrant use of colour and her famous 'heart eyes'. She plays with different artistic styles, creating works that draw from nature and her own cultural and personal experiences. Vane MG interviewed at Home Grown where she has been exhibiting her work Exhibiting at '

Coal is an art exhibition exploring themes of industrial heritage and transformation. All told through the eyes and ears of a father-daughter duo. It brings together the visceral steel landscapes of artist Sam Peacock with an immersive industrial soundscape crafted by his 18-year-old daughter, Storm. Storm and Sam Peacock talking about their collaborative exhibition 'Coal' Forged in Fire: Painting with Coal…

Acclaimed British artist Lucy Sparrow returns to London with her newest immersive installation. A hand-stitched fish and chip shop. This is Sparrow’s first UK exhibition since 2021’s Bourdon Street Chemist, also hosted by the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery. The Bourdon Street Takeaway Felt Artist The artist is known worldwide for recreating familiar places using felt. From supermarkets to New York corner stores.

The small town of Woomelang sits at the heart of the Mallee region in Victoria, Australia. Once a bustling railway town, it now plays host to a growing collection of mini silo art murals. Scattered throughout the town, they form a unique outdoor gallery. Showcasing work from some of Australia’s most celebrated street artists. Unlike the towering grain silos that dominate the more famous…

Two giant murals of football icon Denis Law have appeared in Aberdeen. They sit high on the side of a housing block in Clifton Court, just off Printfield Walk. One shows him playing for Manchester United, the other for Scotland. Both are based on photographs from the time. The murals were painted by Australian-born street artist Jerome Davenport…