Art students brighten up ‘Sunshine Alley’
Last week, first year art students from The Manchester College painted a bright mural in a regenerated alley in Harpurhey for the Parkmount Residents Association. The alley, which was unused and unsafe for children to play in has been regenerated by the local residents who wanted to turn it into a safe, fun play area named ‘Sunshine Alley’.
The Manchester College was approached by the Parkmount Residents Association to see if our students would like to paint the mural mural and three volunteers were enlisted for the project; Toni Glascoe, Bank Rujipong and Joesph Keefe. The mural is a colourful seaside scene with dolphins and sandcastles and took the students three hours to complete. The local residents and the Parkmount Residents Association are delighted with the artwork.
Anne Batley of the Parkmount Residents Association said: ‘The students have done a fantastic job and I am so happy that they have come here to help us. The mural is everything we could have asked for and more, the kids love it.’
Art student Bank Rujipong explained the idea behind they seaside theme: ‘The wall was already blue so we thought a sea theme would be perfect. It should appeal to the children as we have even included a Nemo from the kids’ film Finding Nemo.’
Youth worker, James Cooper, thought the project was a great success: ‘Not only did it give the students the opportunity to practise their artwork, but it was rewarding for them to give something back to the community. The mural just brings a smile to your face. We want to paint some butterflies and ladybirds on another wall here which will give other students the chance to volunteer and be a part of it.’
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