• Fifth Hit The North Festival Announced

    September 13, 2017 - By 

    Returning for its fifth year, Hit The North will return to the streets of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter across September 21 and 22. Established by Seedhead Arts and the Community Arts partnership back in 203 as a response to vacant spaces along North Street, the free street art festival has been the biggest event of its kind on the island, bringing together some of the biggest and best names in the field from home and much further afield. This year is no different: from Manchester duo Nomad Clan, Dan Kitchener and Irony to KVLR, Friz and JMK, amongst many others, this year’s…

  • BeKreativ: Hit The North 2016

    December 1, 2016 - By 

    In association with our friends at BeKreativ, Sara Marsden captures some of the finest street murals from this year’s Hit The North as part of Culture Night Belfast 2016.                                                            Dermot McConaghy/DMC                                                                       Dan Kitchener      …

  • Hit The North: Dan Kitchener (DANK)

    September 16, 2016 - By 

    Just one of many artists coming together for Becks’ Hit The North as part of this year’s Culture Night Belfast today, Dan Kitchener AKA DANK is an English Street artist, illustrator, painter, animator and art director who lives by the mantra “create something new, no matter what, everyday”. We talk to him about the process, perception and politics of street art. You’re set for Hit The North on Friday. Have you created art in Northern Ireland before? What can we expect from your participation? I am very excited to be coming to Ireland for the first time! It’s somewhere I keep meaning to travel to but…