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The BRITs Art Trail
Curated by Stanley Chow
12th February - 16th March
Curated by renowned Manchester artist Stanley Chow and produced by local creative producers Wild in Art, this citywide art trail will bring Manchester’s streets to life across the Northern Quarter and Ancoats from Thursday, 12th February. Featuring work from 21 North-West artists, the trail will unfold across striking wall murals, immersive window installations, and bold billboard takeovers, transforming everyday city spaces into an open-air gallery.
Celebrating Manchester’s vibrant creative community, the trail invites audiences to explore the city through art in the build-up to the BRIT Awards, placing local talent front and centre across some of its most well-known areas.
Featuring 21 artists including Stanley Chow, Kim Thompson, The Hammo, Jay Sharples, Oskar with a K, Clare Birtwistle, Caroline Dowsett, Pete Obsolete, Qubek, Jonathan Edwards, Rick Hyde, Florence Burns, David Bailey, Daren Newman, himHallows, Jessica Lee, Luke Insect, Charlie Cross, Barney Ibbotson, Dotto and Bed Studio.
Stanley Chow said: “I’m immensely proud to be asked to curate the Art Trail around The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard in Manchester, especially as a proud Manc. It also gives me great pleasure to showcase some of the great artistic talents we have in the North-West too.”
We are number 7 on the trail with artwork by Him Hallows.
“This pattern is about how physical media formats are still going strong and coexisting in the age of digital streaming. Several of last year’s and this year’s Brit Award artists released physical albums, not just on vinyl, but on CD and cassette too. The legacy of physical media can be heard in how artists curate their track listings, setting the listener’s journey through an album, an act even more important in the algorithm-generated playlists.”