Street art in Montréal
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Where to find street art in Montréal (Canada)
Montreal's relationship with street art traces back to a 1961 Quebec policy requiring 1% of public construction budgets be allocated to art. Graffiti culture gained momentum through the 1990s, and Under Pressure — founded in 1996 — became North America's longest-running graffiti event. That early institutional openness, combined with grassroots energy, laid the groundwork for the city's transformation into one of the continent's leading capitals of urban art, now home to over 3,000 documented works.
Boulevard Saint-Laurent, known locally as "the Main," serves as the backbone of the mural scene, lined with dozens of large-scale pieces from successive editions of the MURAL Festival. The Plateau-Mont-Royal features politically and socially charged murals on its iconic brick facades, while Mile End leans toward abstract and experimental works. In Little Burgundy, murals along Rue Saint-Jacques pay tribute to the neighbourhood's jazz heritage, and the Quartier des Spectacles hosts Under Pressure's live painting sessions each August.
Key figures include Roadsworth, Zilon, Jason Botkin, and Kevin Ledo, whose nine-storey Leonard Cohen portrait has become a city landmark. The MURAL Festival, launched in 2013, draws over 1.5 million visitors each June and has produced more than 80 permanent murals. Since 2015, a municipal program commissions five new permanent works annually. Galleries such as Station 16 and Galerie C.O.A. exhibit urban artists year-round, while Art Public Montréal offers free self-guided audio tours across multiple neighbourhoods.
Find the 633 artworks by the following street artists in Montréal (Canada)
Le Diamantaire
Rone
Earth crusher
MadC
Insane51
Kevin Ledo
El Mac
Ron English
Miss Van
Inti
Sbuone
Fluke
Roa
Pichiavo
Dodo ose
hsix156
Monosourcil
DFace
Sandra Chevrier
Ola Volo
Germ Dee
Buff Monster
Millo
Leon Keer
Cryptik
Fintan Magee
Jason Wasserman
Five Eight
Pixel Pancho
Zema
Mister Astro
Taka Sudo
Julian Palma
Dede
Smithe
Mathieu Bories
Gene Pendon
Carlito Dalceggio
Omen
Gola Hundun
Pantonio
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