The Great Northern Warehouse has announced the four Mancunians who will join the locals pictured in its Great Northerners exhibition; with the new additions comprising footballer Marcus Rashford, poet Lemn Sissay, Professor Erinma Bell and boxer Phil Martin.
Portraits of the four inspiring individuals will be displayed in the site’s foyer alongside the existing images from December.
The exhibition extension was announced as part of Black History Month, with the site keen to better represent and honour the contribution black and ethnic minority communities have made to Manchester. A call for nominations was made to the public and the four winning figures have now been immortalised by artist Stanley Chow.
“We are proud to announce the new additions to our Great Northerner exhibition and are thrilled at the positive response from the public, who have selected four truly inspirational locals to join our line-up. Not only do they allow us to better represent the diverse communities who have contributed to Mancunian life, they also represent a diverse range of sectors, including sport, poetry, academia and activism.
As an organisation, the Great Northern is committed to being anti-racist and to creating a culture that is equal and inclusive for all visitors and staff. We’re proud that the diversity of our region is quite rightly now represented on our walls, not just for Black History Month but all year round – which is why this exhibition and its extension is so important to us.”
(Mark Schofield, Centre Director at the Great Northern Warehouse)
The public can view the newly extended exhibition onsite from 11th December 2020.
The Great northern has gifted the artwork to local charity Forever Manchester meaning the full Great Northerners range can also be bought as posters, postcard sets, mugs and coasters here, raising money to support and fund community activity across Greater Manchester.
