One of the large-scale murals created as part of the North Shields Elevation Mural Festival is on track to be voted the best new mural in the world.
Nina Valkhoff's beautiful mural, 'The Chase', on Norfolk Street in North Shields is currently in top position in the votes for the International Street Art Cities ‘Best of July’ Award.
150 murals - from Australia to Argentina; Norway to North Shields - are in the running for this prestigious award, for the best new street art in the world.
Nina Valkhoff is a muralist from Rotterdam who has been painting murals for over 23 years. Her murals highlight flora and fauna, often featuring local species. The mural she has created in North Shields depicts an underwater chase between two gannets and a cormorant, capturing the drama and beauty beneath the waves, where the River Tyne meets the North Sea.
You can help to put North Shields on the international street art stage by voting for Nina’s mural on the Street Art Cities website:
http://streetartcities.com/awards/2025-07
Voting closes on Sunday 10th August.