MURAL DISPLAYS SPIRIT OF GOVANHILL
ANEW mural representing the “spirit of Govanhill” and drawn by primary pupils across the area is taking shape - with a little help from locals.
We Create Govanhill is a visual art project bringing together young people from primary and secondary schools in the area.
Working with visual artist Beth Shapeero and mural artist Ursula Kam-Ling Cheng, pupils have helped create an original mural about what their area means to them.
Seven P7 classes from Cuthbertson, Holy Cross, St Bride’s and Annette Street primary schools received in-person workshops from Beth who helped them think about what Govanhill means to them.
At the end of the sessions, Beth was given 1000 drawings to turn in to the mural design.
She and Ursula then worked with three secondary school pupils, Keira Groves from Shawlands Academy and Logan Graham and Lauren Gaffney from Holyrood Secondary School.
Ursula did a workshop with the young people, telling them what to think about when painting a mural.
Beth said: “It was great to have her experience. It’s really challenging to scale up the drawings and then to have the confidence to paint something really massive.”
“It was important to me that it represents the community and that, while it might be kids’ drawings, it needs to look like it’s been done by a professional.”
In the end, 200 drawings were chosen to go on the wall - drawings that represent the spirit and the look of Govanhill.
It will take a week to paint and is expected to be finished on Monday.
The project was carried out in partnership with Glasgow Education Services, Glasgow CREATE and Vox Liminis.