Since the 1980s (BBC | BelTel), Belfast’s maritime history has been celebrated in the form of three buoys outside the Belfast School of Art (known to all as “the art college) in York Street. They were given a face-lift during CNBX/HTN18 by DMC (ig) (above) and (in the middle, below) KVLR and (on the left) Nol (web | ig | Fb).

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This is a bonus piece by Dublin artist Shane O’Malley (web | Fb | ig) during the week of Culture Night. His official piece for Hit The North we called The Fractured Self.

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Work by Sofly (Inst | tw)  and MrDrawsBristol (ig | web) – who specialises in mountains – for CNBX/HTN18 in Kent Street (with other minor pieces in Library Street). In 2017, Sofly collaborated with FGB to produce Together.

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Here is the final installment in the series done by members of Dublin’s subset collective (ig | web)  for CNBX/HTN18 in Donegall Street on the theme of death. Previously: Valar Morghulis | All Men Must Die | Faces Of Death.

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Wee Nuls (Nuala Convery | ig | web) is a designer and artist who has made what she calls “gremlins” her trademark. The piece above was done in Kent Street for CNBX/HTN18.

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Work by Novice (Jess Tobin | web | web | inst) for Culture Night/Hit The North, inspired by a Damon Baker photograph. 2018 was Tobin’s fourth year in Belfast: see also her pieces for 2017 | 2016 | 2015.

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