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The townis thecanvas.

Discover the artists, explore the murals and see Crewe in colour.

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Festival underway · Free Paint Jam 10am–4pm, Lyceum Square · Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov

CreweColours · Street art in Crewe · 2026

For one week, look up and watch Crewe’s walls become a gallery. Follow the painting across the town centre — a story in colour, with murals intended to stay.

Take another look at the streets you thought you knew. Crewe’s history of making and movement is still here; colour brings another layer into focus.

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02 · Featured films

From the festival.

Get close to the making — a painted line, a change of colour, a wall taking shape. Moments from CreweColours, on film.

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Walk
the walls

Large gable-end mural on a dark wall: a bird of prey formed from cream lilies and roses, with a small owl among golden leaves at its base.
Work in progress: a large photorealistic portrait of a man in a cap carrying a long wooden beam, painted across a rust-red brick wall behind safety barriers. A ladder stands at the wall.
An artist on a stepladder paints a colourful brick-wall mural in pink, teal and yellow. Spray cans line the pavement; the wall is signed 'The Hammo'.
Painted utility cabinet: two illustrated women in uniform carry a large parcel past a railway carriage. A parcel label reads 'The Hammo'.
Painted utility cabinet: an illustrated woman in a maroon uniform and cap carries a sack beside a railway carriage, on a turquoise and peach ground.
Painted utility cabinet: an illustrated railway worker in a blue jumper leans on a pole beneath orange bridge girders.
Painted utility cabinet: a smiling station worker in a waistcoat stands beside a grinning postal worker in blue, against bright orange tracks.
Painted utility cabinet: two illustrated track workers in hard hats and orange hi-vis carry a shovel and a tool over pink and amber landscape.
Painted utility cabinet: an illustrated engineer in maroon overalls carries a sledgehammer on his shoulder, with pink and yellow industrial shapes behind.

Announced artists, 2026

Six artists.
One town.

Six ways of seeing. From a painted letter to a face, a feather or a pattern, get to know the artists bringing their own visual language to Crewe.
  1. Curtis Hylton’s floral pelican mural in Portsmouth, with a painter working from a raised platform.
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    Curtis Hylton

    Look for nature and birdlife brought together at the scale of a wall.

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  2. Liam Bononi portfolio photograph: a large monochrome mural of a face framed by hands, with a painter on a raised platform.
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    Liam Bononi

    Look closer at expressive eyes and hands, where realism meets layered textures in the work of Brazilian artist Liam Bononi.

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  3. Philth’s Lily In Green artwork detail: a stylised face surrounded by white lilies and green foliage.
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    Philth

    Follow the detail through floral patterns and portraiture in Philth’s visual world.

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  4. TeaOne portfolio mural on a gable wall, combining trams, geometric shapes and lettering in muted green and pink.
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    TeaOne

    Find classical painting, graphic design and graffiti in conversation with Britain’s post-industrial landscape.

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  5. An artist on a stepladder paints a colourful brick-wall mural in pink, teal and yellow. Spray cans line the pavement; the wall is signed 'The Hammo'.
    05 / 06

    Hammo

    Meet the work of Nick Hamilton: illustration and mural painting under the name Hammo.

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  6. Doppel portfolio mural: two embracing figures beneath a bowl of fruit, with an orange lily, on a pale green wall.
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    Doppel

    Spend time with the figures in Doppel’s murals, where people and nature share the scene.

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Up close

Every
brush-stroke.

Petals, feathers, the brickwork underneath. Look closer and let the smallest details hold your attention.

Large gable-end mural on a dark wall: a bird of prey formed from cream lilies and roses, with a small owl among golden leaves at its base.

Reported painting areas

Three corners
of the centre.

Areas, not addresses — exact walls are added to the map once confirmed.
01

Lyceum Square

Reported painting area and home of the free Paint Jam Weekend (31 Oct–1 Nov 2026, 10am–4pm).

See the area on the map
02

Heath Street

Reported painting area in the town centre.

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03

Victoria Centre area

Reported painting area around the Victoria Centre.

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Work in progress: a large photorealistic portrait of a man in a cap carrying a long wooden beam, painted across a rust-red brick wall behind safety barriers. A ladder stands at the wall.Painted utility cabinet: two illustrated track workers in hard hats and orange hi-vis carry a shovel and a tool over pink and amber landscape.An artist on a stepladder paints a colourful brick-wall mural in pink, teal and yellow. Spray cans line the pavement; the wall is signed 'The Hammo'.Painted utility cabinet: a smiling station worker in a waistcoat stands beside a grinning postal worker in blue, against bright orange tracks.Painted utility cabinet: two illustrated women in uniform carry a large parcel past a railway carriage. A parcel label reads 'The Hammo'.

Interactive map

Find your way
around the walls.

A favourite detail. A wall you want to see again. Start with Crewe’s painting areas and make room for your own discoveries.
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Programme

Free Paint Jam Weekend

Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November 2026

10am–4pm · Lyceum Square

Watch the painting take shape with DJs and hip-hop in Lyceum Square. Free to attend.

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07 · Editorial

Junkyard
Jam.

Paint. Metal. Impermanence.

Follow the colour across bonnets, panels and scrap metal. At Junkyard Jam, invited artists and urban-art collectives make their mark in a unique private gathering, turning temporary surfaces into a showcase of their work. A fleeting painted moment, held here in photographs.

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