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Churchill, Johannah (2020) Melanie's Mural: Public Artwork - Melanie, March 2020, Manchester Northern Quarter. [Artefact]

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Abstract

Abstract

In October 2020, Churchill's portrait Melanie, March 2020 was recreated as a large-scale hand-painted mural in Manchester's Northern Quarter as part of the Hold Still community exhibition, supported by the National Portrait Gallery and Co-op UK. The mural brought the Hold Still project to the streets of the UK and attracted widespread national and international media attention, with front page coverage in the Guardian and the Financial Times. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted a timelapse video of the mural being painted on the Kensington Palace Instagram account, describing it as representing "the support for the NHS community."

Item Type: Artefact
Uncontrolled Keywords: Melanie March 2020, mural, Manchester, Northern Quarter, Hold Still, National Portrait Gallery, Co-op UK, public art, pandemic, Covid-19, NHS, Princess of Wales, Kensington Palace, Guardian, Financial Times, Piccadilly Circus, Royal London Hospital, community exhibition, outdoor exhibition, billboard, 2020, Pete Barber, healthcare workers, portraiture, schools, education, secondary school
Depositing User: Johannah Churchill
URI: https://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/20451

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Melanie March 2020, mural, Manchester, Northern Quarter, Hold Still, National Portrait Gallery, Co-op UK, public art, pandemic, Covid-19, NHS, Princess of Wales, Kensington Palace, Guardian, Financial Times, Piccadilly Circus, Royal London Hospital, community exhibition, outdoor exhibition, billboard, 2020, Pete Barber, healthcare workers, portraiture, schools, education, secondary school
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Date Deposited
27 Jul 2026 14:02
Last Modified
27 Jul 2026 14:02

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