Manchester is the place for music, and this summer, while the city celebrates an incredible line up of musical talent, Wild in Art – the team behind the award-winning Bee in the City – will take over the streets with a brand new art trail, Music for the Senses: an art arrangement for a musical city.

Created in collaboration with Manchester City Council, the trail will run from 7 July – 31 August 2025.

The trail will feature artworks, exhibitions and installations that celebrate the people, places, moments and instruments of Manchester’s music scene. Guitars – donated by the public – will be painted or adorned by professional artists, turning them into individual artworks, and displayed in shop windows and venues around the city.

There will also be guitar inspired installations by Manchester artist Liam Hopkins, known as Lazerian. Liam’s artwork will lovingly repurpose broken guitars, also donated by members of the public.

At the end of the trail the decorated guitars will be auctioned to raise money to support grassroots music projects and venues throughout Greater Manchester via a dedicated music fund managed by our charity partner Forever Manchester, in collaboration with Manchester Music City.