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HTN 2026 – Kent Street (Below Union) (East)

2026-05-042026-05-27Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Here is a gallery of the street art and writing produced for Hit The North 2026 on the northern side of Kent Street, below Union Street.

From top to bottom (Union Street towards Royal Avenue) the pieces are by Alana McDowell (ig), Nic Mac (London) (ig), Codo (ig), Friz (web), MASH + ?SPUD?, BEASER, EVOS (ig), CLUES (ig), SPUD, and RAYO (ig).

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HTN 2026 – Kent Street (Below Union) (West)

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Here is a gallery of the street art painted for Hit The North 2026 on the west (hoarding) side of Kent Street, south of Union Street. (There is also a brick wall on street art and writing on the east side of the street.)

The tribute to Lyra McKee, which was originally painted in 2019 and repainted with a blue background in 2025 (both by ESTR), has been repaired with a solid black .

The other pieces are by Ana Fish (web), Klo Wi (ig), Kevin McHugh (web) (the face is Petesy Burns), ChainGun (ig) (on the fence), Laidback (ig), Katriona Sweeney (web), Cosmic Maggot (ig), DIRE (ig), Critter (ig), Féoıl (ig), and Glen Molloy (ig).

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HTN 2026 – Union Street (South Of Kent)

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Here is a gallery of art in Union Street, south of Kent Street, produced for Hit The North 2026. From top to bottom on this page we see work by El Rughi from Puglia (ig) next to the Sunflower and (on the south side of the street) by Danni Simpson (web), Wee Nuls (web), Kerrie Hanna (web), Leo Boyd (web), Bláthnaıd Ní hAogáın (ig), Keyto (ig), K9 (ig), REAL1 (ig) + SKOPE (ig). The final piece, on shutters, is by Hysterious (ig); further towards North Street there is a pair of small pieces by headliner Silver Formz.

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HTN 2026 – Kent Street (Above Union)

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This is a gallery of the street-art and writing in the upper part of Kent Street (above Union Street) that was added during Hit The North 2026. There are new pieces by Chippy (ig), Koof (ig), and Hush (ig); the writing immediately below was not painted for HTN 2026 but is different from what was seen in 2025); the piece in the doorway might be by Felipe Risada (ig) and also not for HTN.

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More Like Living In Revelations Than In England

2026-05-042026-05-17Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Phlegm (ig) – a Sheffield-based engraver and artist – was in town for Hit The North 2026 and painted this large piece in Corporation Street of spindly creatures teetering on the backs of the dead as they war with each other.

The in-progress images are from May 4th and 2nd.

May 4th

May 2nd

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Release Dove

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A dove takes flight and petals fall from roses in this new work by Fenz (web) for Hit The North 2026 on the shuttered offices of Rollins Insurance Brokers in Clarence Street.

The in-progress images are from April 28th.

Jungle Beauty

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This new piece – placing a cosmetological beauty in a jungle scene of exotic plants and a black panther – was painted for 2026’s Hit The North street-art festival by HMC (web) in Nelson Street (near Great Patrick Street).

Left The Station

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Frankfurt-based artist Case Maclaim (ig) was one of the international guests for Hit The North 2026 and painted this upside-down face outside Lanyon Place train station.

I Had Rather Have A Fool To Make Me Merry Than Experience To Make Me Sad

2026-05-022026-05-18Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Here are two pieces by artist Silver Formz (ig) painted for this year’s (2026) Hit The North. The clown above and immediately below is in Dunbar Street; the distorted bust is in Union Street.

Rough Guide To Belfast

2026-04-092026-04-14Extramural Activity1 Comment

The “peace wall” that divides west Belfast into Protestant and Catholic areas is mentioned in various places in the Rough Guide To Belfast. It doesn’t feature in the Discover NI or Visit Britain lists of ‘top attractions’ but is #4 on TripAdvisor’s list of things to do in Belfast.

The wall is notable for the wild-style writing and other art painted on the Shankill side – including this paste-up by Leo Boyd (web) – but the wall itself, at 30+ feet tall, is the main draw, and tourists sign their names (and patronising slogans) on top of the art.

For a history of the wall and the art on it, see its Visual History page.

Cupar Way, west Belfast