This is street art by Cheba (web) on the façade of the Havana Club/the Spaniard in Skipper Street, next to the spots by Shane O’Driscoll.
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Or artists – as there are plenty of them. This piece is by Danni Simpson (ig) on the shutters of Bradbury Art Store in Callender Street, Belfast.
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This passed-out punk is the ‘Hit The North’ offering from Conzo (ig) and Glöbel (ig) above the courtyard of the Ulster Sports Club. See Ulster Says Noël | Consider The Lobster | Sports Club.
See also: Alternative Ulster.
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An 11-metre-wide set of bouquets spelling out “Belfast” has been installed in front of Belfast City Hall as the initial event of the Belfast One Business Improvement District’s campaign for 2023-2024. The calendar of events can be found here.
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Work by emic (ig) in Castle Lane, Belfast, perhaps picking up a theme from Friz’s Under The Cherry Blossoms in Castle Arcade which focused on the castle and grounds in the era of Arthur Chichester. Chichester’s castle burned down in 1708 and by 1800 the castle and its grounds were vanishing under buildings akin to the nearby corn market and Belfast entries (WP).
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The Seal Folk or Selkies are shape-shifting creatures in island mythologies from Man to Ireland to the Scottish isles to the Faroes to Iceland. Seals in water, they can take off their skins and become (beautiful) humans on land. Without their skins, they cannot return, and so they can be captured by humans who hide their skins. A few tales can be found at Scotland’s Stories.
By KMG (web) in Dublin Road.
April 26th:
April 27th:
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KVLR (ig) (and PENS?) repainted some of the walls in the courtyard of the Ulster Sports Club (where Ulster Says Yeoo). The FGB piece (in the final image) remains.
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Street art by Voyder (ig) for HTN 2023 in McKibben’s Court, Belfast.
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These are the new pieces for Hit The North 2023 in Kent Street above Union Street, by Rocket1 from Sheffield (ig), DMC (Dermot McConaghy), and ADW (ig) from Dublin, saluting the “Brothers + sisters of the brush”. The TMN writing might pre-date HTN23.
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“Strong” is the official title of this x-ray arm painted by Shok-1 (ig) for HTN next to the Black Box in Hill Street. Unfortunately it is crowded in by bins and kegs.
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