From the art of war to the art of peace: for decades Belfast adorned its walls with huge community murals marking the bloody history of the Northern Irish conflict. But the murals springing up across ...
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). "I remember this area in the 1970s, it was a riot — quite literally, at times," says Dolores Vischer as we stroll along Bedford Street ...
“It’s almost like a beacon,” says tour guide and artist Ray Bonner (also known as FGB), who shows visitors Belfast’s contemporary street art for local business Seedhead Arts. The striking piece by ...
An organiser of Belfast’s annual street festival has told how the weekend-long event has helped reduce crime and bring “more vibrancy” to neglected parts of the city. The Hit the North Street Art ...
Drab Belfast junction boxes are being brightened up with striking artwork from local and international artists. Belfast-based artist Ray Bonner, known as FGB, recently completed work on a box in east ...
A German artist has created a striking new mural at Lanyon Place Train Station as part of Belfast’s annual street art festival. The 2026 Hit the North Street Art Festival will feature more than 50 ...
Street artists in Belfast, Northern Ireland maintain a tradition of painting murals with a message, as they did during the 30-year conflict between Catholic Republicans and Protestants loyal to the ...