The new artwork, called Canary Bridge, started out as a painting only 11 inches long. But with our encouragement, Linda and a group of artist friends scaled up the painting to create an eye-catching new version that covers a 32ft section of hoarding at the St Anne’s Quarter site.
Canary Bridge was painted over the course of five days and saw our colleagues and contractor partners team up with the artists. The project has even inspired the local art group to call themselves ‘The Hoarding Queens.’
Jayne Lombardi, one of the volunteer painters and Director of Property and Place, commented: “We’re delighted to have had the opportunity to work alongside Linda, Hoarding Queens and colleague volunteers to create a piece of artwork that celebrates Norwich and the local community. Our colleagues loved to help support in painting the mural and we’re very proud to have this artwork as a part of St Anne’s Quarter.”
Linda Sonntag, the artist behind the new mural, added: “We’re very grateful for all the support and practical help we’ve received from Orbit in painting this, and we’re thrilled with the positive comments from Canaries supporters, local residents and passersby.”
We have a new community hub located at St Anne’s Quarter, which provides our residents with access to free support on a range of issues such as managing finances, health and wellbeing, employability and skills as part of our Better Days programme.
