Nuart Aberdeen returns in 2026 with a focus on poetry and text-based street art, challenging the dominance of large figurative murals. The festival aims to democratize public art by making it accessible to anyone with a craft knife and an idea.

Curator Martyn Reed draws inspiration from the 1968 Parisian slogan 'Poetry is in the streets,' emphasizing smaller, human-scale works that encourage participation. Artists like Robert Montgomery and Alisa Oleva bring words to walls, sparking a new wave of creative expression.