Street Art in Weston-super-Mare

Weston Wallz is a project of home grown talent as well as international street artists who explore every nook and cranny of this beautiful town searching for their next canvas. Explore bold, surreal and striking murals spread across Weston-super-Mare’s vast array of buildings and landmarks.

Where are they all?

Through the wonders of the web, you digitally stroll around the streets of Weston and see all that our Street Art scene has to offer. However, if you fancy lacing up those walking boots, we have a handy map for you to download. We recommend seeing the artworks in person as sheer size and scale of some of them has to be seen to be believed!

For many years Weston-super-Mare has attracted the eye of street artists from around the world with pieces popping up in all sorts of unexpected places. A personal favourite of ours, although it has since been lost, was a Shaolin Monk balancing on top of a small pipe in Burlington Street by local artist JPS.

Dismaland

In 2015, Weston hosted a temporary art project known as Dismaland. This short lived project saw the Tropicana building transformed into a wonderfully dreary utopia of artworks and installations from the likes of Banksy, Mike Ross and Damien Hirst. Banksy himself organised the project.

Dismaland was a masterclass in secrecy, it wasn't until the doors opened did we finally realise what we had on our doorstep. Us locals were told that the Tropicana was being used as a film set for a new crime thriller called 'Grey Fox' from a production company called Atlas Entertainment.

Over the period of Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare saw a huge increase in visitor numbers. It was estimated in the first five weeks alone, over 150,000 visitors had passed through the doors. More importantly, it sparked something in the eyes of the world. The spotlight was shining brightly on Weston and it really put us on the map for those looking for a unique home for unique projects. It could be said that the success of Dismaland was one of the reasons why Weston was chosen be part of UNBOXED 2022 and host the colossal SEE MONSTER installation. We also caught the eye of another organisation, Upfest.

Upfest

Upfest, Europe’s largest Street Art and Graffiti festival, pride themselves on improving the quality of life in our communities. The Bristol based organisation, founded in 2008, are a collective of over 400 artists who come together each year to showcase their talents and collaborate with local organisations to transform drab walls into works of art.

In 2021, Upfest turned their attention to Weston-super-Mare. With the support of Weston-super-Mare Town Council and Culture Weston, Weston Wallz was born.

During the Weston Wallz festival, we saw 9 artworks brighten the streets of the town centre from artists such as Dan Kitchener and Irony. The festival returned to Weston in 2022 and saw a further 18 works of art from the likes of Insane 51 and Curtis Hylton spanning across Weston-super-Mare.

The feedback from visitors and residents alike has been overwhelmingly positive and absolutely love them, we can’t wait to see what Weston Wallz 2023 will bring.