The Cheltenham Paint Festival has returned for 2024. First taking place in 2017 it is now a firmly established fixture on the UK Street Art Festival circuit. Attracting artists from the UK, Europe and from across the globe,.
Major Murals
As ever the paint festival brings together a variety of different art styles. All taking place across Cheltenham at multiple locations. Each year sees newer permanent and larger walls added whilst other spots get fresh artworks on their walls.
Map of Street Art in Cheltenham
A map showing all the street art locations in Cheltenham incorporating murals and painting locations from 2017 to 2024.
Cheltenham Paint Festival Murals of 2024
2 Pigs, Church Street
A regular location at the Cheltenham Paint Festival. The 2 Pigs is a centrally located pub with a courtyard that acts as the perfect canvas. Each year artists come here to paint it's walls and then to meet for an end of event celebration.
Angus
Angus is a Bristol artist normally known for his tile works and often inspired by popular computer games. This time his installation piece is a little less permanent
Byambal Art
Byam in the 2 pigs with a hand painted mural
Georgie
Georgie is an artist well known to the festival. This time her 'I Choose the Bear' piece references the viral question about whether women would rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear.
Johnman
Johnman is another artist well known to the Cheltenham Paint Festival. He is known for his work which uses the imagery of train tickets as backdrops for his stencilled imagery
Massive Face
Massive Face returns to the space he painted in last year with this skeleton in a space suit
Sadie Were
Illustrator Sadie Were's delicate portrait of two women with little fingers interlocked
Snug One
Snug One returned into the 2Pigs as a follow up to last years epic 'Monarch of the End' mural by Williams Cycles. This time his country scene uses shades of blue to create depth and perspective.
Vane MG
London based Colombian artist Vane MG is known for her 'heart eye' murals with strong use of pinks and blues whilst incorporated popular imagery
Aggs Pavillion
A groundsman's hut on the edge of Pittville Park. The Aggs Pavillion is another regularly painted location. The walls here getting a refresh each year. It's a location which offers artists prominent walls against the backdrop of the parks greenery. Artists taking part for 2014 include Adam Illes, Tech Moon, Liam Bononi, Andy Council, Ejits and Curtis Creations.
Adam Illes
Adam Illes piece on the Aggs Pavilion
Andy Council
Andy Councils Cheltenham Pigeon
Curtis Creations & Ejits
A collaboration between Curtis Creations and Ejits
Liam Bononi
Liam Bononi returning for 2024 with this smaller work on the Aggs Pavilion
Tech Moon
Bournemouth's Tech Moon with a stand out piece on the pavilion
Benhall Park, Robert Burns Avenue
Hidden away underneath a bridge on Robert Burns Avenue. The walls here are actually the main pillars of the road which flys over a bubbling little stream. Leading off from here leads to a nature trail and visitors can also relax in the nearby park.
Mister Tris
Mister Tris mural with a slightly unfinished squirrel
Artist Mister Tris was painting in Benhall Park
Brewery Quarter
Returning for the second year in a row to the central Brewery Quarter. Perspicere makes his work using miles and miles of string. The resultant image building up after hours of labour intensive activity. Positioned within the entrance to the Brewery Quarter it provides an interactive experience for visitors as they are able to see the work build. Both this years piece and the one created the year before are exhibited in the nearby Holiday Inn Express.
Perspicere
Completed string mural from Perspicere in the Brewery Quarter
Perspicere in action at the Brewery Centre with this epic string portrait
Charlton Court Road
A new wall on the outskirts of Cheltenham for 2024. It's a piece on the side of a housing block on the way to Charlton Kings. Painting for only the second time in the UK, the artist Artez plays with ideas of portraiture. Depicting a woman in dance, she is moving around a chair which acts as a prop. His work is around showcasing the human body and redefining what a portrait should be.
Artez
Artez mural on Charlton Court Road
Frog & Fiddle
Another regular location at the Cheltenham Paint Festival. The backyard of the Frog & Fiddle has a courtyard with a mixture of permanent and semi-permanent artworks.
Zed in the Clouds and Friends
Zed in the Clouds and Friends
Zed in the Clouds and Friends
Phase Chan
Phase Chan painting in the Frog and Fiddle yard. This is the second year in a row that Chan has painted in the location
Gloucester Road - Arles Court
Brand new for the 2024 Cheltenham Paint Festival. The underpass at Arles Court leads from the Travelodge and KFC underneath the busy A417. It's an area of expansive walls that become one of the main painting spots for this years festival. Multiple artists including Curtis Hylton , Miss Teal and Abraham taking the weekend to transform the space completely.
Curtis Hylton
Curtis Hylton mural at Arles Court
Miss Teal
Miss Teal's snakes running along the length of the underpass
Miss Teal is an artist from Santa Cruz in California
Curtis Hylton
Skewer
Abraham
Mural from Abraham on Arles Court
Hales Road
On the side of a residential house on Hales Road. Dan Kitchener has created another of his light inspired scenes. The artist has already painted multiple times in Cheltenham. The piece on Hales Road adding to three previous murals he has already painted in the town.
Dan Kitchener
The latest mural from Dan Kitchener on Hales Road in Cheltenham
Holiday Inn Express (courtyard)
A big supporter for the festival it already boasts two large murals on it's exterior walls. Move inside however and it's courtyard holds yet more secrets including work from Perspicere and Curtis Hylton. For the 2024 Cheltenham Paint Festival LPVDA added work the their wooden gates. Using an angle grinder and sander he chips bits off the wood to create astonishing murals.
LPVDA
A mural from LPVDA made by chipping bits of wood away from planks. It can be found in the courtyard of the Holiday Inn Express
An additional portrait created at the front of the Holiday Inn Express by LPVDA
Henrietta Street
Running along the side of the Brewery Centre this is a location which already has pieces from Liam Bononi, Zabou and Philth. Adding to the work this year is Sam Art whose smaller pieces as part of previous festival paint jams have stand outs. For the 2024 Cheltenham Paint Festival it saw his work elevated in quite a major way.
Sam Art
Sam Art's delicate mural features a young girl reading a book
Honeybourne Line Bridges
A series of bridges which once would have taken trains are now locations for artists. Since the beginning of the Cheltenham Paint Festival it is an area that has been well utilised. Artists here are mainly local and emerging in the urban art scene.
Multiple Artists
Messanhaigh was one of the artists painting on the Honeybourne Line Bridges. Her piece was a tribute to her sister Rosie.
Honeybourne Line Tunnels
The Honeybourne Line Tunnels have been at the centre of Cheltenham graffiti and street art for years. Long before the festival, director Andy Davies talks of how he would organise little jams just in these tunnels. Since then they have become an key location for the festival. Always accomodating multiple artists.
Totally Bananas from DFTE
Wild Rabbits from Space by Lost Dogs
Coyote from Laylas Murals
North Place Car Park
The hoardings of the North Place car park have seen many different artists over the years. Another very regular spot, this year once again saw multiple hoardings painted. Rumours at the 2024 festival however hinted that this year might be the last time the location could be used. For some time the car park has been at the centre of development aspirations and so it could soon be built over.
The North Place car park sees artists paint on boards which surround the car park
Emma Gilbert is an artist from Alabama. Here seen next to her mural in development at the North Place car park
Shauna Blanchfield is an Irish artist based in London. Her work plays with ideas of portraiture and light. It features fellow artist 'Curiouser & Curiouser'
Luxembourg's Alain Welter with a fish on a roller in the North Place car park
Pittville Skatepark
Always a location for new and emerging artists. The skatepark sits at the north end of the popular Pittville Park and has been used in some form every year. Generally artists here are new and emerging into the scene.
Princess Elizabeth Way
A remarkable campaign to create large scale murals on housing blocks has been a central part of the festival over the past few years. The resulting artworks have completely transformed the area bringing vibrancy and colour to the apartment blocks.
Anna Charney
Anna Charney is an artist from Denver. Shown here next to her completed mural on Princess Elizabeth Way. it's a piece which takes influence from the sea and from the golden ratio a common pattern seen within nature. It features interweaving patterns reflecting the flow of the natural world.
Emily Ding
Emily Ding's mural on Princess Elizabeth Way shows birds flying around a butterfly. it's a piece which uses shades of purple and lavender
Nina Valkoff
Dutch artist Nina Valkoff has created a piece of work based around dreams and the wistful nature of imagination
Nina Valkoff is a Dutch artist based in Rotterdam
Spray Saint
Spray Saint's mural on Orchard Avenue just off Edinburgh Place
Spray Saint is an artist known for his fine art style murals often featuring elements of nature combined with portraiture
Katie Scott
Katie Scott's mural is in a little underpass on xxxx. It shows a child's game being played with lego and a dinosaur.
Katie Scott has been creating a series of murals all based around the idea of memory and nostalgia through the use of childs toys
Promenade
New to the 2024 Cheltenham Paint Festival, the Promenade is a central location in the town. The wall is also the first time that the event has painted on a Grade 2 listed facade. Some controversy however has meant that the piece was painted without the requisite planning permission. As a result it remains to be seen if it will last. However one thing is for sure, the artwork which depicts women dancing with horses is an absolutely beautiful work.
Margot
Margot's mural can be found on the Promenade in Cheltenham centre. It shows a relationship between human and horse that is based on trust and understanding. The mural features Dania, a dancer from Tulum in Mexico who is a capoeirista. Together the piece brings together dance art, acrobatics and connection with others. It also speaks of a resistance to oppression through art, dance, and humanity.
St Pauls Street South
A tiny road just running off the High Street in the centre of Cheltenham. Kitsune Jolene is a Belgian artist known for her stylised, graphic yet delicate portraiture. Her murals have a distinctive colour pallette and explore themes of folklore and and storytelling.
Kitsune Jolene
A woman sleeps as a swan rests is the mural from Belgian artist Kitsune Jolene in Cheltenham
Sun Street
Sitting just off Swindon Road. The wall on Sun Street is in a quiet residential area on the back of some garages but in front of a green grassy space. A collaboration between the artist Aspire and 'The Hass' replaced a previous work that had been created as part of the xxx festival.
Hass & Aspire
The mural from Aspire and the Hass replaces an earlier piece
Swindon Road
A residential building on Swindon Road now has a splash of prue blue colour. Pogo's circular mural features a woman's face set against a backdrop of flowers and all painted using blue shades. It's a beautifully delicate work. A regular contributor to the paint festival there are a number of other Pogo works across the town.
Pogo
Pogo's latest mural in Cheltenham can be found on the side of a house on Swindon Road
Williams Cycles, Sherbourne Place
An area awash with big bold murals. Most were painted in 2018 but since then artists have been updating and replacing some longer standing pieces. This year saw London based Dale Grimshaw, C.A.S.E.M and Void One create spectacular additions.
C.A.S.E.M
CASEM is an artist from the South West known for his incredible lettering
Dale Grimshaw
Dale Grimshaw's large scale mural in Williams Place car park
Dale Grimshaw on his lift whilst painting his latest mural
Void One
Void One's latest mural for the 2024 Cheltenham Paint Festival
The Cheltenham Paint Festival 2024 took place over the weekend of 27th and 28th July 2024. Inspiring City visited the town during the festival and all photographs were taken then. You can read more about the street art of Cheltenham here.
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