On Wednesday 9 May 2018, we published an Open Call briefing for Artists' Expressions of Interest to a major new socially-engaged artist led project which uncovers, celebrates and showcases the industrial heritage of Park Royal by connecting it to the lived experience of its contemporary communities and businesses.
Inaugural commission
Our inaugural Art Commission was awarded in 2018 to Faisal Abdu’Allah for “The Park Royals”, a new artwork made in collaboration with a group of 22 inter-generational workers from Park Royal in west London, where Abdu’Allah was born, raised and continues to work today.
The project, curated and produced by Create London, culminated in the creation of two large-scale photo-tapestries depicting a staged tableau populated by the diverse group of workers.
The work illustrates the active role the elders played in the early years of triumphing over adversity and community building in Park Royal and its surrounding areas and how a younger generation have taken up this challenge.
The tapestry was revealed to the public during it's launch at Brent Civic Centre in early 2020, where they remained on show until being relocated to the nearby Central Middlesex Hospital.