The Williamsburg Mural Festival
On September 20, 2025, Artel Fest made history by hosting the first-ever Williamsburg Mural Festival on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, New York. After a summer of seven successful events across the neighborhood, like our McCarren Park block party which had its highest attendance this year with over 4k attendes throughout the day. This new festival marked Artel Fest’s boldest step yet transforming the streets into a vibrant, open-air gallery. What began as a local celebration of creativity evolved into a citywide moment, where walls became canvases and community members became part of the art itself.
To bring this vision to life, Artel Fest reached out to L’Amour Supreme, a renowned local Brooklyn artist, to help curate the festival lineup. Known for his bold fusion of graffiti, pop culture, and comic-inspired aesthetics, L’Amour Supreme has deep roots in New York’s street art scene and has worked with global brands while staying connected to his local creative community. With his curatorial touch, the festival featured a dynamic mix of muralists whose work reflected Williamsburg’s unique blend of artistic energy, diversity, and urban culture turning Driggs Avenue into a living, breathing gallery of color and imagination.
The mural lineup was nothing short of spectacular, featuring some of the most exciting names in New York’s street art community: Wizard Skull, Dirt Cobain, Smurfou Dirty, Matt Siren, Caty Wooley, Humble, Isabelle Ewing, Tess, Paolo Tolentino, and Clown Soldier. Each artist brought their signature style and storytelling to the walls of Williamsburg blending humor, rebellion, beauty, and social commentary into pieces that stopped passersby in their tracks. From Wizard Skull’s bold pop-surrealism to Isabelle Ewing’s intricate and emotive compositions, the festival offered a visual journey that captured the full spectrum of contemporary mural art.
Together, these artists transformed Driggs Avenue into a creative corridor unlike anything Williamsburg had ever seen. The walls pulsed with energy, color, and character each mural telling its own story while contributing to a larger collective narrative about community, identity, and expression. Artel Fest’s partnership with Assemblymember Emily Gallagher helped make this groundbreaking event possible, ensuring it received the community support and visibility it deserved. The Williamsburg Mural Festival wasn’t just an event it was a movement that redefined how art lives within the neighborhood. Following the overwhelming response from artists and residents alike, Artel Fest plans to make the Williamsburg Mural Festival an annual tradition, continuing to grow it into one of New York City’s most inspiring celebrations of creativity and culture.
