{"id":66243,"date":"2021-04-29T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T12:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=66243"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:26","slug":"art-with-impact-cardiff-artists-aim-to-revitalise-riverside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/art-with-impact-cardiff-artists-aim-to-revitalise-riverside","title":{"rendered":"Art with impact: Cardiff artists aim to revitalise Riverside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Cardiff street with high crime rates is experiencing a facelift as part of a multi-million regeneration plan.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mural-ladies.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>All the work on the mural has been done by artists who work on Tudor Lane (Photo credit to Diff Graff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New artwork in Riverside could help regenerate the area, according to Cardiff artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowri Davies, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowridavies.com\/\">ceramic artist<\/a>, designed and painted the majority of the art project down Tudor Lane. With the help of other artists from the lane, she has created a mural that aims to change the area&#8217;s reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowri hopes that this project helps the street: \u201cHopefully, these kinds of developments on Tudor Street and Tudor Lane will improve the lives of the people who live close by, families, and people who want to live in a nice and safe place. Because it\u2019s not an easy period to live in.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66246\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66246\" class=\"wp-image-66246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-2-225x300.jpg 225w, 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768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66247\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66247\" class=\"wp-image-66247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-770x432.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66248\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66248\" class=\"wp-image-66248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66248\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66248\" class=\"wp-image-66248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/process-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The project has been under talks since January 2021  and took five days to complete at the end of March (Photo credit to Diff Graff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of issues around here,\u201d said Lowri. \u201cPeople are living quite difficult lives, especially during this period, where people have been placed in the hotels and flats around here. It\u2019s maybe an area that has been forgotten about. And that\u2019s quite sad, and it will be really interesting to see what happens when all of the development happens over here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/According to research done by Street Check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">third of crimes<\/a> that happened within half a mile of Cardiff City Centre happened in Riverside, especially on Tudor Street, according to research done by Street Check for the month of February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.moderngov.co.uk\/documents\/s36866\/02099%20Variation%20Committee%20Report_Redacted.pdf?LLL=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high proportion of alcohol-related anti-social behaviour<\/a> on Tudor Street, according to another 2020 Cardiff Council report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66250\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66250\" class=\"wp-image-66250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finsihed-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"66258\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=66258\" class=\"wp-image-66258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/finished-1-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Each element in the mural represent a different business that&#8217;s on the lane, like ceramics, coffee, electrical lines, or fake taxidermy (Photo credit to Diff Graff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The street is located down the road from the BBC, which Lowri thinks is one of the main reasons why the Council wants to regenerate the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council is aiming to transform Tudor Street into an attractive and vibrant shopping area via major investment in commercial and environmental improvements. It also aims to add environmental enhancements to Tudor Lane, starting with the mural on the side of an old transport club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The new mural and other environmental improvements have made such a difference to the appearance of Tudor Lane,&#8221; a council spokesperson said. &#8220;And we hope businesses and visitors will see the benefit of these changes. The much-welcomed improvements will be completed at the end of this month and we hope that further funding can be secured in partnership with the businesses to provide additional improvements in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-770x1924.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-615x1536.png 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-819x2048.png 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-293x732.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-770x1924.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-615x1536.png 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-819x2048.png 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2-293x732.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Riverside-REGENERATION-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More developments include news signage at the entrance, made by Fresh Graphics, featuring all the businesses from Tudor Lane, as well as planters and painted speed bumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other local artists, <a href=\"https:\/\/cecilejohnsonsoliz.net\">Cecile Johnson Soliz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/shop\/MollySinclairThomson\">Molly Sinclair-Thomson<\/a>, Rachel Humphreys and <a href=\"https:\/\/gwenillwyd.com\">Gweni Llwyd<\/a>, painted the mural with Lowri Davies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t intentional,&#8221; Lowri said. &#8220;But the wall was painted by myself and four other women. It\u2019s been really nice to kind of all work together.  This project means a lot to me because I work here. Because I see the people here, and I know how it works. 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