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Artist shortlist for national Windrush Monument revealed
The Windrush Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to Britain.
Shortlist of four influential artists to design national monument at London Waterloo station unveiled
Designs will be showcased around the country this summer
Winning design expected to be unveiled on Windrush Day 2022
The four artists in the running to design the national Windrush Monument at Waterloo station have been revealed today (30 April 2021).
The Windrush Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to Britain – from the arrival of MV Empire Windrush in 1948 and in the decades that followed.
Caribbean News Global
April 30, 2021
Image credit: Howard Grey
LONDON, ENGLAND – The Windrush Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to Britain – from the arrival of MV Empire Windrush in 1948 and in the decades that followed.
It will recognise how the Windrush Generation have enriched our nation’s history and made invaluable contributions to all aspects of British life, from our health and transport services to our politics, businesses, literature and culture.
The four artists shortlisted to design the monument are all of Caribbean descent and include world-renowned, established and up and coming artists working across the visual arts.
Artist shortlist for national Windrush Monument revealed
The Windrush Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to Britain.
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Designs will be showcased around the country this summer
Winning design expected to be unveiled on Windrush Day 2022
The four artists in the running to design the national Windrush Monument at Waterloo station have been revealed today (30 April 2021).
The Windrush Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to Britain – from the arrival of MV Empire Windrush in 1948 and in the decades that followed.
It will recognise how the Windrush Generation have enriched our nation’s history and made invaluable contributions to all aspects of British life, from our health and transport services to our politics, businesses, literature and culture.