Belgian artist Kitsune (ig) added monarch butterflies to the Dunbar Street/Link side of Common Market food hall (web) in August. One of the retailers in the market is Oui Poutine, who also have a food truck, shown below, with art by FGB (ig).
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Street art by Friz (ig) at Urban Ink Tattooz (ig) at the top of Donegall Road, St James’s, Belfast.
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This is the Titanic Quarter version of Terry Bradley’s (ig) painting Dockers’ Rest, realised in mural form by Friz (ig) at the Titanic museum’s “destination bar” Hickson’s Point (Titanic Belfast) which is named after the (pre-H&W) yard of Robert Hickson (Belfast Titanic Society).
Since this piece was created, in 2019, another version has been created in 2022 by DMC on Lanark Way – see Sailortown Dockers.
For a Sailortown pub still in operation, see McMahon’s.
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Fiddler John McManus (who died in 1987 – Fermanagh Herald) and other musicians – by Kevin McHugh (ig) on the wall of Pat’s bar in the Diamond, Enniskillen, where there’s a session each Friday at 7 (Fb).
Belfast Live report on the painting of the mural.
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Here is some art on the shutters of the Kids Store in Castle Street, Belfast. Artist FGB has an instagram video of the piece being produced.
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In Irish mythology, Étaín (Éadaoin, Aideen) of the Ulaid and her lover Midir of the Tuatha Dé Danann turn into swans after Midir wins an embrace from her in a board game with her husband Eochaid, the High King of Ireland (Tochmarc Étaíne/The Wooing Of Étaín).
Street art by JMK (ig) in the Bullit alleyway off Church Lane.
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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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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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Happy sea creatures in blissful ignorance of their destinies as food. On the side of E Kou Xian (web) (lettering, top right) and the adjacent shop Hao Pin Wei (on the sailboat). Also in the street are Lee Foods and the Same Happy café. There is a QEII 70th jubilee mural on the side of the defunct Wai Kee restaurant.
Apsley Street in Donegall Pass, on the site of an old 36th Division board that went back at least to 1999.
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On May 20th, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Harbour Grace in Newfoundland hoping to be the first woman to fly single-handedly across the Atlantic and make it to Paris. It didn’t go entirely to plan. Fifteen hours later, however, she landed in Robert Gallagher’s farm in Ballyarnett, forced down by bad weather and technical problems. The farmer’s wife recorded her recollections of the event, three years later (youtube).
“This work was designed and executed by Tom Agnew, Ceramic Artist, for Leafair Community Association (Fb) as part of the re-imaging communities programme funded by the Northern Ireland Arts Council – 2010.”
Lenamore Rd, Derry
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