Stop Bullying — GOIN, Bristol

GOIN · Stencil mural for Upfest 2024 · Side wall of the Spotted Cow pub, Southville · Bristol, England
Photo from the Street Art Utopia archive; photographer unrecorded; the photo was in the SAU archive by June 2024. Artwork: GOIN, 2024. Full photograph shown; resized for display.
A schoolgirl in black and white stands head down with a bag over her shoulder and one red boxing glove, on the side wall of the Spotted Cow pub in Southville, Bristol. Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked The French stencil artist GOIN painted it for Upfest 2024 and called it Stop Bullying. Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · goin.art, 4 Jun 2024 · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked
5 things to know
- Painted in May 2024Street Art Cities dates the work to 30 May 2024, and Scooj captions its photo “Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024”. Street Art Cities · Scooj, 12 Jun 2024 Reported
- Only the glove is redEverything is black and white apart from the boxing glove, which carries the whole subject. Street Art Cities · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 · Scooj, 12 Jun 2024 Checked
- Bully or bullied?Inspiring City found it uncertain whether the girl is the bully or the bullied; Scooj reads the glove as “perhaps to protect herself”. Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Scooj, 12 Jun 2024 Reported
- Also a printOn 4 June 2024 GOIN released an open-edition print called STOP BULLYING: an offset lithograph in two spot colours, 40 × 40 cm, tagged Bristol. goin.art, 4 Jun 2024 Checked
- Back in 2026In July 2026 GOIN painted a greyscale stencil on Jamaica Street in Bristol whose theme, Scooj writes, was “similar to one he painted for Upfest 2024”. Scooj, 27 Jul 2026 Reported
Check-in guide
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- Side wall of the Spotted Cow pub. Street Art Cities gives 2 South Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 3AX; Inspiring City and Scooj list the pub under North Street. Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Scooj, 12 Jun 2024 · Clive Smith on Flickr Checked
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- It is painted beside a School warning sign on the street. Street Art Utopia, 18 Oct 2026 Checked
Sightings
- 202430 May
Created · Street Art Cities
- 2024May
Upfest photo · Scooj
- 202425 Aug
Upfest mural guide · Inspiring City
- 202519 Jul
Clive Smith photo · camera date
- 20259 Sep
Blog report · Jenikya’s Blog
- 202618 May
Last marked seen · Street Art Cities
Every stamp links to its source. Green stamps are photographs: Scooj’s captioned May 2024, and Clive Smith’s on Flickr with the camera date 19 July 2025, the newest dated photo we found. Amber stamps are dated records and reports, including Street Art Cities’ “last seen” marking of 18 May 2026, which sets the status stamp.
On the record
The title says enough
“The skill here is in telling a story, and the title of the piece ‘stop bullying’ provides enough to see what is going on.”
Scooj, the Bristol street art blog.
An open question
“Given the image it’s uncertain as to whether the girl is the bully or the bullied.”
From the Upfest Presents 2024 guide.
The facts
- Title
- Stop Bullying. goin.art, 4 Jun 2024 · Street Art Cities · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked
- Artist
- GOIN, French stencil artist. Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked
- Date
- 30 May 2024. Street Art Cities Reported
- Festival
- Upfest 2024 (Upfest Presents). Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked
- Location
- The Spotted Cow pub, 2 South Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 3AX. Street Art Cities · Inspiring City, 25 Aug 2024 · Clive Smith on Flickr Checked
- Technique
- Stencil in black and white with a red boxing glove. Street Art Cities · Scooj, 12 Jun 2024 · Jenikya’s Blog, 9 Sep 2025 Checked
- Status
- Marked as seen on Street Art Cities on 18 May 2026. Street Art Cities Reported Photographed on 19 July 2025 (camera date). Clive Smith on Flickr Checked
- Our photo
- Matches the wall in the dated photos; photographer unrecorded, in the SAU archive by June 2024. Street Art Utopia, 18 Oct 2026 · Clive Smith on Flickr Unconfirmed
Related
- Street Art About Kindness (10 Photos): the SAU collection with Stop Bullying
All sources (8)
The artist
- GOIN: Open edition print release « STOP BULLYING », 4 June 2024. The title and the print.
Bristol street art records
- Street Art Cities: Goin, Stop Bullying. Created 30 May 2024, the Spotted Cow, 2 South St, last marked seen 18 May 2026; hunter Stephen Gledhill.
- Scooj: “6091. Upfest 2024 (18)”, 12 June 2024. The May 2024 photo.
- Scooj: “7804. Jamaica Street (33)”, 27 July 2026. The Jamaica Street piece.
- Inspiring City: “Upfest Presents 2024: All the Street Art and Murals”, 25 August 2024.
- Jenikya’s Blog: “Goin Paints Anti-Bullying Street Art for Upfest 2024”, 9 September 2025.
Dated photographs
- Clive Smith on Flickr: ‘Stop Bullying’, taken 19 July 2025.
- Street Art Utopia: Street Art About Kindness (10 Photos), 18 October 2026. The hero and share image.
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