Fabulous murals set to be created as Look Up Street Art Festival returns

Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A fabulous street art festival is set to return to Portsmouth again this year with Isambard Brunel Multi-storey car park, the city museum and Hilsea Splashpad set to be among the places which will host murals. It comes after Portsmouth City Council has approved the installation of murals on 21 walls of buildings it owns across the city as part of the Look Up Street Art Festival which is returning to Portsmouth on September 14 and 15. Last year around 200 murals were created around the city during the weekend of the festival which attracted 20,000 visitors and hosted workshops for 540 people. Mr Samo’s artwork at Bransbury Park, created as part of the Look Up Portsmouth street art festival Read More Now, organisers have asked PCC for permission to use council-owned properties for the murals. Local residents will be consulted on the artwork to be displayed on council-owned assets in their area. During a recent cabinet meeting, Councillor Darren Sanders expressed initial doubts about the project, citing that some “middle-class people have very patronising views of art on council estates and don’t think...