Upfest North St

Situated on North Street, Bedminster, The Upfest Gallery is Bristol’s longest running urban art gallery, with the largest range of spray paint colours and Posca paint pens in Bristol.

With regular exhibitions from some of the top Bristol, UK and international graffiti and street artists, the Gallery offers Bristol’s widest selection of Urban, Illustration and Contemporary artwork alongside a bespoke framing service, limited run artist t-shirts, and a fine selection of Street Art, Graffiti & Bristol books.

Visit

198 North Street

Bristol

BS3 1JF

Opening Hours

Tuesday – Thursday

Saturday: 10am -5.30pm

Sunday: 10am – 3pm

Monday:
Closed

Spray Paint

Need spray paint in Bristol? Look no further, the Upfest Gallery is Bristol’s longest running supplier of Spray Paint to the Bristol Street Art & Graffiti scene.

We only stock the best quality spray paint at great prices, we pride ourselves on having the right colour you need, in stock, all of the time. Visit our new expanded paint room offering over 500 colours of beautiful spray paint.

Not only do we supply Bristol’s most well known artists, we also supply schools, prop companies and animation companies such as Aardman. The paint we sell has been designed to stick to almost anything, and can be used to freshen up cupboard doors in the kitchen to garage doors outside. On average a single can will cover 2 square meters, making it a quick and affordable way to add a bit of colour to your life.

Please note that spray paint are only available for purchase and collection in-store.

KOBRA – 

HP Spray Paint

HP – HIGH PRESSURE: KOBRA spray paint has a high ‘solid’ content to ensure great coverage on any surface. It is perfect for painting on canvas, wood, metal, glass, paper, card, plastic, concrete, brick and more. The spray paint adheres to the surface quickly allowing minor risks of drips.

KOBRA is an all-season spray paint, the special formula does not suffer in high humidity or cold. It is also compatible with most other spray paints on the market due to its acrylic formula. The spray paint has a matt finish and dries fast. Due to its special soft valve, the user has total control during spraying even when maximum precision is required. KOBRA have revamped their colour chart to include 145 colours. Some colour names have changed & they’ve also introduced some new ones!

Montana MTN 94
Spray Paint

189+ Colours. This Low presure can, matt finish Spray Paint, is the weapon of choice of many street artists, aside from a vast range of colors, MTN 94 offers a nine step chromatic gradation for an incredible range of shading. For artists, this is a unique and invaluable tool when executing highly complex pieces of art. MTN 94 gives artists unmatched flexibility when trying to achieve precise nuances or effect. An ideal choice for beginners and pros alike. £4.60 per can, discounts on multiple can orders.

Montana MTN 300 Waterbased Spray Paint

50+ Colours. This is the latest addition to the MTN family of paints, MTN 300 Waterbase is a revolutionary formula produced for interior and exterior application. Water soluble, with high quality pigments allows for superior coverage and control while the low oder resins make it suitable for any application. Recommended for fine art, graffiti or any professional interior or exterior project. This new paint is proving very popular with workshop organisers and indoor muralist, the longer drying time allows for paint manipulation (crazy effects), go on, try it, check it out. £5.50 per can.

Framing

In conjunction with Niche Frames of stokes croft, the Upfest Gallery, Bedminster, offers both a ready-made picture frames and bespoke framing service, whether you’ve purchased artwork from the gallery or you have artwork, photographs or pictures of your own pop by and speak to one of our team to find the perfect frame.

Orders made by 3pm Sunday will be ready to collect from 9.30am the following Saturday.

Readymade Picture Frames

The Niche ready made picture frames match quality with affordability, from A5 to A1 these ready-made picture frames are supplied with glass, solid mdf backs and D Ring hangers to allow portrait or landscape hanging (these are on the back of the frames.)

Niche produces a comprehensive range of sizes in house. They are produced with high quality mouldings, chosen to enhance your artwork. Suitable for open editions prints and items that archivalness is not a main priority.

Custom Picture Framing

There’s no better way of enhancing a picture than to have it custom framed, with over 150 picture frame moulds to choose from and vast array of mount colours, bring your pictures to life with Niche frames custom range available at the Upfest Gallery.

Bring along your limited editions prints, original paintings, posters and photographs and get professional advice on the best framing options from our team. From dry mounting posters, float mounting artworks and items in box frames through to high-end museum quality conservation framing and glass options we’ll have the right frame for your picture.

Canvas Stretching

Whether you’ve been traveling and picked an unstretched canvas on your holidays, or you’re an artist who like to work with the raw material, Niche Canvas Stretching at The Upfest Gallery is a reliable way to conserve and display your artwork. You can even pair this up with custom picture framing and we’ll have your artwork looking like an old master in no time.

Block Mounting

Block mounting is an ideal method of displaying posters, photos, maps and is great for children’s rooms and offices as there is no glass to worry about and without a frame! Block mounts stand the test of time and are one of our most popular “framing” methods.

They available in a variety of coloured edges and with either thin or deep edges your prints are given a clean and fresh look and is available up to 1m x 1.5m (100x150cm).  A laminate laqure can be applied to the surface making it a great way to display posters and photos in pubs or bathrooms. 

Not suitable for limited editions, originals and items of monetary value.

Fine Art & Photo

Through Niche editions we can offer advice on scanning and printing artwork or photographs, with a large team at the studio photo edition and colour matching is all in a day’s work.