Artists are being sought to create a ‘gateway’ to Bristol Temple Meads station as part of a wider scheme to put art at the heart of the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
The project is launched this morning with the unveiling of two new artworks by internationally-renowned Bristol artists Inkie and Filthy Luker at Temple Meads.
Inkie, the Bristol-born artist and curator of the city’s successful See No Evil outside art gallery, has produced a new artw
ork entitled Bristol to Brooklyn which will be unveiled on platform 3 of the station this morning.
A 10 metre high inflatable artwork created by Bristol street artists, Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas, will then be inflated for the first time and revealed outside Brunel’s Old Station
These installations are part of the BTQ Commissions project and aim to provide a better welcome to the city from Temple Meads and raise awareness for Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
A competition will also be launched at the station by Bristol Festival of Ideas director Andrew Kelly to help visitors learn about the area and guide them on their way. Proposals could include short films, posters, cartoons, essays, short stories, street art or drama performances.
The Creative Gateway competition will give ten awards of £500 for project proposals to be developed. An overall winner will be announced at the Festival of Ideas awards evening on May 21st, with a prize of £2,500.
