As a Cardiff school get’s a mural of Wales’ first black head teacher, here are the best artworks across Cardiff that embrace diversity.
卡迪夫斯图尔特山小学 (MSPS) 的学生们的愿望得以实现，因为威尔士第一位黑人校长贝蒂·坎贝尔 (Betty Campbell) 的巨幅壁画已在他们学校的墙上完成。
Betty Campbell 壁画由 Bradley Rmer 绘制，他是“我的城市，我的衬衫”背后的艺术家，因为 MSPS 的孩子们要求它来纪念 Betty Campbell。
A March 2021 report by the Senned Committee stated that Wales needs more statues and artworks to commemorate underrepresented groups in public spaces.
Almost three years later as MSPS gets a Betty Campbell mural to celebrate the first black Welsh teacher, Intercardiff looks at similar artworks in Cardiff celebrating diversity and inclusivity.
Pride Flag, Castle Street
To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month this year, this new artwork was painted at Castle Street.
Four pride flag designs have been painted on the carriageway as part of this artwork, to honour and commemorate Cardiff’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community’s history, life, and experiences.
The design utilises the six traditional colours of the original pride flag while also including black and brown stripes to represent LGBTQ+ communities of colour, along with light blue and white, to represent the transgender community.
World Harmony Peace Statue, Cardiff Bay
Modelled after the Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, this statue at Cardiff Bay was presented to Cardiff city by the World Harmony Run on their 25th anniversary.
The Plaque for the statue states that it exists to “promote a strong sense of internationalism and fellowship among people of all countries.”
Betty Campbell Statue, Central Square
One of the most recent artworks across Cardiff that celebrates diversity, this Betty Campbell statue was unveiled at the Central Square in 2021 to honour Wales’ first black head-teacher.
The Betty Campbell statue in Central square is the first statue in Cardiff of a named woman and was sculpted by Eve Shepherd.
Five Welsh women had been shortlisted to be the subject of the statue, of which Betty Campbell was chosen by public vote.
Gandhi Statue, Cardiff Bay
This six feet statue of Gandhi was unveiled on the 148th birth anniversary in 2017 and features him holding a staff in one hand and the Hindu holy book, Bhagwad Gita in the other.
Located at the end of Lloyd George Avenue in Cardiff Bay, this statue was sculpted by Ram Sutar and his son Anil costing around £65,000 which was funded by donations to the Hindu Council of Wales.