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Street Art Takes Centre Stage aT new Festival A proper splash of colour is heading for the city centre this September, as Sheffield gears up for the first-ever Lick of Paint – a weekend-long mural and street art festival happening from 6th to 7th September 2025. Led by two artists – Alastair Flindall (aka Neck of the Wood Studio) and Megan Russell (aka Peachzz) – the festival will bring together local and international talent to transform Sheffield’s walls, underpasses and empty corners with powerful, high-quality public art. Together, the pair are pushing Sheffield’s growing street art scene into new territory. Alastair is known for getting stuck into community-led work, combining digital and hands-on methods to
create immersive projects. Peachzz, meanwhile, is one of the city’s best-known exports – a muralist whose huge, nature-inspired walls can be found everywhere from Mexico to Miami. Last year, her Reverie mural in Pound’s Park – a 25.5m high kingfisher-and-heron ode to the city’s waterways – was named runner-up in the Street Art Cities Best Mural of the World 2024. Not bad, when you’re up against the best in the business. Backed by Visit Sheffield as part of the Festival of the Outdoors, Reverie has become one of the city’s most photographed artworks and a quiet point of civic pride. Peachzz’s nomination alone was a big deal — the top two finish cemented her place on the global stage.
Taking inspiration from top mural festivals like Upfest, Worcester Paint Festival, Cheltenham and Bring The Paint, the team behind Lick of Paint are doing it with a northern twist – no flashy gimmicks, just bold ideas, high standards, and a real commitment to people, place and sustainable artistry. The plan is to make it a regular feature in Sheffield’s creative calendar and to do it properly from the start. Alastair Flindall and Megan Russell – Co-Founding Directors, Lick of Paint Festival: “Lick of Paint won’t be Sheffield’s first celebration of street art but is set to be the first official festival. We are excited to deliver several community-led projects with organisations such as ART+ at the Children’s
Hospital, South Yorkshire Transport and Artworks SY. As part of our commitment to fair pay in the sector and raising the profile of emerging and up-and-coming artists, we are developing a mentoring programme and opportunities beyond the festival’s reach to engage more artists in creating high-quality street art. We are keen to champion our own and bring international talent to the city, raising the profile of Sheffield as a creative hub.” This won’t be a paintby-numbers affair. Lick of Paint will be the UK’s first mural festival to truly highlight augmented reality (AR) and projection mapping – giving audiences a fresh way to interact with murals and explore stories beyond the
wall. The team are also working hard to make sure this isn’t a flash in the pan: legacy projects, mentoring schemes, sustainability goals, and an inclusive artist selection process are all baked into the blueprint. The festival is backed by a host of local and national partners including Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield City Council, Spray Plant UK and 1 Up Access. And while the art will be the main attraction, the festival’s impact is intended to last far beyond the weekend. Street art isn’t just for collectors or graffiti fans. It’s for everyone. It’s part of how a city speaks to itself. Lick of Paint gives it the space it deserves in Sheffield’s cultural life.
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