Untold Stories: grants by the Commission for Diversity in Public Realm
How do you feel when you’re in London’s streets, parks, waterways and squares?
Are you, your community, your faith or culture represented?
What would you like to be represented in London’s public spaces?
What would you add if you could?
What extra stories could you share?
These are some of the questions that community-led organisations across London are exploring with support from the Mayor of London’s Untold Stories fund.
How the fund is supporting community-led projects
Untold Stories is a £1m fund to help communities test, develop, create and grow projects that share their community’s stories with the city.
In 2021, Art UK published the first comprehensive audit of public sculpture across the capital, revealing huge disparities in representation. Our own conversations with community groups showed that Londoners wanted support and resources to develop grassroots ideas that make an impact through multiple means, from audio tours that highlight invisible heritage to new objects and artworks that celebrate important themes, events, everyday Londoners or historical figures.
Untold Stories is supporting 70 projects across the city. Projects include a ‘walk of fame’ celebrating the role of Irish and Pakistani workers in Cricklewood; an augmented reality map highlighting Poplar’s hidden histories; a new mural in Croydon created by and for learning disabled artists; and new walking tours that offer a homeless perspective of London’s streets.
See the full list of projects below.
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