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imagine a bigger picture Do you do art?
A campaign launched in March by
The April Link revealed that revered Swindon artist Ken White has been commissioned by Swindon Does Swindon Council aims to increase
Art to repaint the Golden Lion mural on the side of a house in Fleming Way which he fi rst created in 1976, the number of adults engaging in
and refurbished in 1983. the arts by 3 per cent under the
At www.swindonlink.com we Swindon musicians are depicted: modern day mural? Who are the title: Swindon Does Arts.
asked you to imagine who you Gilbert O’Sullivan, Moody Blues people worthy of recognition in this The plan has been developed
would like to see on a mural if Ken Justin Heywood and Rick Davies striking public artform? Could it be by Swindon Arts Renaissance, a
was asked to repaint one for the of Supertramp. Melinda Messenger, Billy Piper, partnership of local arts organisa-
21st Century. Now, just think if the money was Andrew Fitton? We’d like to know. tions and artists.
His 1978 mural in Old Town - long available and a site was found, who Mail: publisher@swindonlink. Swindon is one of only three local
painted over - depicted famous would you like to see included in a com with your suggestions. authorities in the South West to have
Swindon people of included cultural activity as one of
the past and per- the 35 performance indicators in its
sonalities of the day. Local Agreement Plan.
IK Brunel took pride The challenge for Swindon Does
of place with civic Arts is to boost residents’ involve-
leaders and historic ment and to persuade people to see
figures like Town culture more widely. It is estimated
Clerk David Murray that over 38 per cent of the popula-
John, William Mor- tion are already engaged in arts,
ris, founder of the from taking part in music, singing
Swindon Advertiser and drama groups to more personal
and his author son hobbies and handicrafts such as
Desmond Morris. knitting or embroidery, playing an
GWR engineers instrument or taking photographs.
like Goodge and As thousands look forward to the
Churchward are Festival of Literature, Radio One Big
there, along with Weekend and the Mela, it is clear that
buxom blond bomb- Swindon defi nitely does do arts.
shell Diana Dors, The project’s success will be
and Swindon Town measured by a telephone survey
star Don Rogers, by Ipsos Mori. Anyone who has at-
who scored the win- tended or taken part in an arts event
ning goal in the three times in the last year will be
League Cup in classifi ed as engaged in the arts.
1969. www.swindondoesarts.co.uk

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