About the Project
The village of Stanwell near Heathrow Airport is about to be disrupted by the demolition of temporary World War II houses and their replacement with new homes fit for the 21st Century. In December 2008 artists Luke and Boyd from Signal Project were asked to produce a small Christmas mural by A2Dominion Group for the local community. Their idea was to create something that was a living artwork in the community, something personal, based on stories and suggestions from the community.
From this early start point an exciting intergenerational community project has grown involving Stanwell New Start residents and local community groups. Over the next few months we’ll be discovering and documenting the stories of the Stanwell residents through artwork and film, with input from the community at every step of the way.
The mural will be painted in June/July on hoardings at the corner of St Mary’s Crescent and Town Lane opposite the Recreational Ground. The design of the mural will be taking place throughout May and June and the research and design ideas will be displayed at the Stanwell New Start Community House, other public locations throughout Stanwell and here on this site.
Although it is impossible for us to work with every individual in Stanwell, integrated projects have been designed for ten different groups to meet their needs but also to bring different groups together within the community. The creative results will feed into the mural and documentary process.
We are very excited by the positive response from the groups we’ve worked with so far, and are really looking forward to working with you all in this unique community. We hope that the success of this project will pioneer a creative approach to positive and successful community regeneration.
See you around Stanwell!
The Signal Team
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