COLOURS OF GREEN STREET
The Project will deliver a number of murals aligned with an ambition to identify feasible sites for murals and work with local artists to develop them, highlighting the history and identity of Green Street to brighten and make the area more attractive to the locals and visitors.
The mural designs will be developed through a community co-design process including multiple in-person workshops and drop-in sessions as well as these online project pages here including the details of the project and providing residents with an opportunity to engage in the discussions online.
The project aims to address recommendations in Newham High Streets Strategy: ‘Colours of Green Street’ and ‘Green Street', ‘Bright Alleyways’.
The final mural designs will be developed through a community co-design process which will involve public consultation on the shortlisted mural proposals. The preferred option for each mural is to be revised to create final mural designs through collaboration between the local creative collaborators and the mural company.
Your opinion on the mural designs is important. Do you have any further ideas or want to comment on the proposed designs, please see the timeline at the bottom of the page for details on how to share your thoughts at each project stage.
If you have any queries about the project or wanted to get in touch more generally, please email NewhamHighStreets@newham.gov.uk
Phases
Installation
The installation of murals is planned to be completed by the end of October 2024.
Site locations in Green Street
Please see the final design below and the work in progress.
Site 1: St Stephen's Parade
Artist: Rebecca Dennison
Title: Life, light magic and celebrations
Installation Date: TBC
'This artwork takes inspiration from the fabric merchants of Green Street, Dorset Rd community gardens, people and wares of the surrounding area, celebrations, and festivals'. The mural will complement the public realm improvements to St Stephen’s Parade.The artwork will be illuminated by the lighting illustrated in the image below:
Site 1a : St Stephen's Parade Shutter Galery
Artist: Various
Title: Life, light magic and celebrations
Installation Date: TBC
The proposed shutter gallery aims to highlight the history and identity of Green Street, re-engage existing customers, and entice new customers to the high street by making the area more attractive to the locals and visitors in particular brightening up the place after closing hours. Additional lighting above the shop shutters will be installed. The shutter gallery will complement St. Stephen's Parade's current creative public realm scheme.
Installations so far:
Shop number 3:
Artist: Matt Dosa
Shop number 7:
Artist: Tristan Menard
Shop number 8:
Artist: Shay Press
Site 2: Dorset Road Alleyway
Artist: Graphic Re-Wilding
Title: Irises at Dawn Dawn
Installation Date: TBC
'The artwork strives to capture the essence and delicate structure of the iris, a flower symbolizing hope, courage, and trust. Set against a luminous yellow background, the artwork represents the break of dawn, a metaphor for new beginnings and the bright future that lies ahead. It's a celebration of nature s beauty juxtaposed against the urban landscape, inviting onlookers to pause, reflect, and find joy in the everyday. The flowers thriving together is a reminder of the spirit that flourishes within a cohesive community''. The mural will complement the Sunshine Walk Community Assembly improvements at the Dorset Rd Alleyway.
Site 3: Queen's Market
Artist: Matt Dosa
Title: Trade
Installation Date: 14 October
''The bright, high energy piece on the main facade is designed to draw people from the station towards the market. It echoes the shapes and patterns of the stalls, without directly depicting them, keeping an abstractness which makes it more accessible and ownable for everyone: traders , customers, local people and visitors to the area. Designed to complement the distinctive architecture of the building, the surround makes the entire market estate one cohesive piece and will help people to find their way around to the market entrance. Its block colours retain the brightness and vibrancy of the main facade mural, but also give breathing space to the businesses below, which have their own signage and identity''.
