The street project turning a south Manchester suburb into a gallery

From squiggles and shapes to images of faces and a burglar heart, the shutters of shops along Wilmslow Road, Copson Street and beyond, have turned Withington into an outdoor gallery with more art appearing every month.

The street art from, Withington Walls, that has been bringing colour and pattern to the streets of Withington continues to blossom throughout the suburb and is well worth an early morning trek to the area. There are over 80 pieces of art attributed to Withington Walls in the village, with 52 shops, 21 walls, six cabinets and four lamp posts all decorated by artists for the project.

This week alone has seen more additions throughout the village with a full wall of a house, a shutter and a cabinet being painted. The wall is a part of the #paintforukraine and depicts peace doves by Matt Sewell.

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Meanwhile, Biskits’ shutter on Wilmslow Road is getting a makeover from Becky McGillivray. Other artists, including Oskar with a K, The Postman and Aske P19 have taken part in putting their style and stamp on shutters, streets and electrical boxes.

Oskar with a K explained why he decided to take part in Withington Walls, saying: “It looked like a really exciting project. It’s very community based, it’s not a corporate commercial thing, it’s very grassroots.

“I was excited by the prospect that the shutters and walls are being organised by Withington Walls, the paint’s provided, you just get to turn up and create some art. It’s very helpful actually, having a group like Withington Walls helping out for you, that’s really encouraging, that I can just show up and do the art.

“The Withington Walls ethos, essentially, is that the paint is