These two beautiful station roundels have gone up in Birmingham this year. They were commissioned to celebrate the Commonwealth Games 2023.
Perry Barr and University Stations were built as part of the Games legacy. Artyface is extremely proud to have been able to create these community made mosaics as part of this legacy.
Commissioned by West Midlands Rail Executive and working closely with Ayannah Wilson, Artyface Community Art collaborated with libraries, schools, the University and local organisations.
All ages and abilities were included which is the bedrock of all our projects. We involved students, commuters, passers-by, primary school pupils, library users and librarians, Big Local and many more. Each tile is a mini-masterpiece pressed into by the community.
Thank you so much to everyone who ran and participated the workshops, sent in words and who have visited them in person!
We love the part of the process where we make clay tiles with 100s of people because it means the artwork is a meaningful legacy for the local community.
“I was at University Station on Wednesday and I saw a couple mesmerised by the mosaic. They were there for ages smiling and taking photos of it so I approached them to get their thoughts. Needless to say, they absolutely loved it! They were commenting on how beautiful and thoughtful it was”.
Ayannah Wilson