STREET
ART & MURAL
FESTIVAL
2026

Live Art & Murals
October 1-3
Downtown Salina, KS

Collage of murals from past Boom! Salina street art festivals

WELCOME

This October, we're bringing in world-class artists to add their unique touch to our growing mural tour. Watch as these works of art come to life right before your eyes! Join us for a weekend filled with art, culture, and community. Stay tuned for more details and get ready to experience the explosion of creativity that is Boom! Salina.

Check the 2026 featured Artists below. Our map has been updated with new mural locations.

Boom! Salina festival timeline of events

MURAL MAP

BOOM! Murals

Other  Murals

2026 ARTISTS

SMUG
Featured Artist

SMUG

SMUG, the artistic name of Australian-born muralist Sam Bates, is internationally recognized for creating some of the world's most technically accomplished photorealistic murals. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, his monumental paintings transform building façades into striking portraits that celebrate everyday people through extraordinary craftsmanship. Using subtle lighting, dramatic scale, and exceptional attention to detail, SMUG's murals blur the line between photography and painting while conveying warmth, dignity, and humanity. Over the past decade, SMUG has completed acclaimed public artworks throughout Europe, Australia, North America, and beyond, earning recognition as one of the leading figures in contemporary muralism. His murals frequently highlight local history, culture, and community, creating deeply personal landmarks that resonate with residents and visitors alike. Through masterful realism and compelling storytelling, SMUG elevates public spaces into unforgettable works of art that demonstrate the emotional power of large-scale portraiture.
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NEAN
Featured Artist

NEAN

NEAN is a Brussels-based muralist and visual artist whose work combines hyperrealistic portraiture with contemporary figurative painting and experimental visual effects. Drawing inspiration from memory, identity, and the passage of time, he often incorporates layered imagery, chromatic distortions, and double-exposure techniques that evoke the imperfect nature of human recollection. His thoughtful compositions balance technical precision with emotional depth, creating murals that encourage viewers to look beyond the surface and reflect on personal experience. Working throughout Belgium and across Europe, NEAN has established himself as one of Brussels' leading contemporary muralists through both public art and gallery exhibitions. His large-scale works seamlessly integrate with architectural spaces while maintaining an intimate emotional presence. By blending realism with subtle visual abstraction, NEAN creates immersive murals that explore the relationship between memory, place, and the stories carried within urban environments.
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POSE
Featured Artist

POSE

POSE is a Chicago-based contemporary artist and legendary graffiti writer whose work bridges the worlds of fine art, muralism, and traditional graffiti. Emerging from the city's influential graffiti movement and as a member of the renowned MSK crew, he developed a signature visual language built upon explosive typography, dynamic composition, and bold, saturated color. His paintings and murals deconstruct classic letterforms into energetic abstractions, combining comic-inspired imagery, graphic design, and expressive mark-making into vibrant visual experiences. Throughout his career, POSE has exhibited internationally while producing large-scale murals and collaborations across the globe. His practice reflects decades of innovation within graffiti culture while continuously pushing its visual vocabulary into contemporary art. Whether working on expansive public walls or studio canvases, POSE's work captures the energy, rhythm, and movement of urban life, celebrating the creative possibilities found within color, form, and letter structure.
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Miss Birdy
Featured Artist

Miss Birdy

Miss Birdy is an American muralist and contemporary artist based in Ohio whose imaginative paintings transform walls into whimsical narratives filled with curiosity, wonder, and emotion. Working in a style that blends surrealism, illustration, and expressive realism, her murals often feature enigmatic female figures, playful wildlife, and symbolic natural elements that invite viewers into richly layered visual stories. Through vibrant color palettes, meticulous craftsmanship, and an unmistakable sense of movement, Birdy creates public artworks that feel both magical and deeply human, encouraging moments of reflection and connection. Over the past decade, Miss Birdy has completed hundreds of large-scale murals throughout the United States and internationally, earning recognition for her distinctive visual language and engaging public art practice. Whether painting towering festival walls, community landmarks, or private commissions, she consistently balances technical precision with heartfelt storytelling. Her work celebrates imagination as a universal language, transforming everyday spaces into memorable destinations that inspire conversation, curiosity, and joy.
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TOMBOB
Featured Artist

TOMBOB

Tom Bob is an American street artist celebrated for transforming overlooked elements of the urban landscape into playful works of public art. Using utility boxes, pipes, bollards, railings, and other everyday infrastructure as his canvas, he cleverly reimagines ordinary objects as colorful characters, animals, and humorous scenes that surprise and delight passersby. His creative interventions blur the boundary between sculpture and mural, encouraging people to experience familiar streets through a renewed sense of imagination. Working across cities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Tom Bob has become internationally recognized for his interactive approach to public art. His instantly recognizable style combines bold color, visual wit, and remarkable observational skill, allowing each installation to respond uniquely to its surroundings. Rather than altering the city, Tom Bob reveals the hidden potential already embedded within it, creating joyful landmarks that invite people of all ages to pause, smile, and engage with their environment.
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Boom! Salina logo
Boom! Salina is an annual mural festival in the heart of downtown Salina, KS. The larger vision is to bring in street artists and muralists from around the world to enhance the visual landscape of our city. The festival is funded through private and crowd sourced donors that share a creative hunger to be bold and inspiring. Boom! Salina is backed by the Salina Kanvas Project.

ABOUT BOOM!

It was all a dream...

Boom! Salina is an annual mural festival in the heart of downtown Salina, KS. This invite only event brings in street artists and muralists from around the world to enhance the visual landscape of our city. The festival is funded through private and crowd sourced donors that share a creative hunger to enhance our community through  bold and inspiring public works of art. Backed by the Salina Kanvas Project, a wide range of community organizations.

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PARTNERS & DONORS

Drs. Kate & Guy
Gross
Tom & Nancy
Pestinger
Norm & Kristy
Yenkey
Morrie & Sydney Soderberg
Mollie Carter
A social component of The Salina Kanvas Project