Local Artists Take Design Inspiration from Imaginative St Anne's

Published: 8 March 2019

East End based artists Bespoke Atelier, have taken inspiration from creative pupils at a Calton primary school when designing decorative plaques set to be laid beneath each of the recently refurbished The Barras signs.

Glasgow City Deal

The celebrated steel arches are looking resplendent, having undergone a programme of repairs and repainting as part of major works to regenerate the Barras Public Realm which is funded through the £27m City Deal Collegelands Calton Barras infrastructure programme.

St Anne's Primary

This artist-led project involving St Anne's primary, has seen local surface designers Bespoke Atelier take inspiration from material produced by the children following their visit to the Barras and subsequent participation in workshops; as stimulus to create the final four designs.

Today (8 March) pupils from St Anne's took up the artists' invitation to an exhibition at the nearby Barras Art and Design (BAaD), which showcases how the four plaques will look and how their own artistic endeavours inspired the intricate final designs.

Influencing the Designs

The exhibition by Bespoke Atelier which includes the four decorative plaque designs is open to the public at Barras Art and Design between the hours of 12:00-21:00 from 8 March 2019 until 17 March 2019 (excluding Mondays).