Our Place, Our Art

See the final ineractive mural here: Our Place, Our Art | Imogen Joyce Designs 

This mural is an illustrated trail of Stamford sharing the places and spaces that are significant to Stamford residents. It acts as an opportunity to share new places around Stamford that may not usually be known of by visitors and new residents.

The creation of the mural provided the opportunity for long standing residents to celebrate and share the love for their town in a creative and inclusive way.

The final locations and words selected for the mural were curated from workshops across Stamford, with groups such as Stamford Scholars Group, Art Pop Ups Youth Club, as well as open public sessions.

The mural starts at Stamford Recreation Ground where the mural is installed, and follows a trail around Stamford from Broad Street, all the way down to the Meadows and back again.
Locations include St Marys Church to spot the peregrine Falcons, The famous willow tree of the meadows - a opportunity for a mindfulness moment to sit on the bench and admire the surrounding nature & Ironmongers Street to admire some of the exhibition windows of local communities artwork. Each location will provide some form of activity linking to wellbeing, the arts and the towns heritage.

The mural has a QR code on it where members of the public can scan to access a digital version of the map, as linked here. This digital map is also interactive, and explains the significance of location in further detail.

The final work is also on display in The Arts Centre and Library so that the trail is visible within
town centre and visitor hot spots.

An celebration event was held at St John's Church, where local artists and poets were asked to submit their works about Stamford. The created a beautiful exhibition across the weekend from professional and amatuer artists, including live poetry readings.

Check out the Gallery Tab at the top of this page to see images of the workshops, final piece, and celebration exhibition!

Exhibition Feedback

“Lovely Exhibition, Full of friendly faces and incredible artwork”

“Just brilliant. Being able to get my grandad’s artwork on display is incredible. He deserves to have people see it”

“Beautifully crafted exhibition, love the mix of mediums. It’s great to see Stamford celebrated”

“A lovely fusion of pictures and words – put together nicely”

“What a lovely exhibition – well done”

“My parents, who are in their seventies asked me to thank you for your work with the exhibition, they were very moved by what they saw and loved visiting Stamford to see it”

“Thanks for all your hard work on this project, I feel privileged to have been a part of it”

“Fantastic – amazing to see so much creativity in one room”

Final Mural Feedback:

“I’ve been to see the mural on the rec – it suits its surroundings and the QR codes are a nice touch.”

‘I love it”

“Oh I love it! Thank you so much!”

“Congratulations – you’ve done a wonderful job”