Neighbours in a coastal town have worked together to create murals highlighting positive action about climate change.
The artwork, painted on public buildings, has given people in Lowestoft a chance to have their say on the increasing risks of global warming.
The two new murals have been created as part of the ‘We Are Here’ project, which is aimed at inspiring people to use their voices in the fight against climate change.
The mural designs have been developed with people in Lowestoft, who responded to a public call-out and attended workshops in March with professional mural artists.
Here, they explored ideas about the impact of climate change on the local area and developed the ideas into two murals - which have been painted on 10, Bevan Street - at The Crown Lounge Indian restaurant - and on 62, Stanley Street all last week thanks to the generosity of the building owners.
With the murals produced as a collaboration between Rights Community Action, creative collective Glimpse and delivered by Suffolk-based Art Eat Events working with artists from Bud Studio, the We Are Here project has used "art to strengthen voices" on the 70th anniversary of the 1953 floods.
The landscape murals highlight Lowestoft with a nod to renewable energy, nature, the coastline and also the idea of tree planting as a positive action that can be taken to combat climate change.
Daisy Lees, co-director of Art Eat Events CiC, said: "The two mural artists Albert Clegg and Zoe Alleyne of Artist Bud Studio were commissioned by environmental lawyers Rights Community Action to create the two murals.
"The murals were designed and co-created at three workshops held at The Grit."
Iona Hodgson, project manager at Art Eat Events, said: "There was incredible engagement from the beginning with a really active and enthusiastic group of Lowestoft residents who have collaborated with us to inspire two powerful, beautiful and inspiring pieces of public art."
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