Middlesbrough’s town centre is now resplendent with startling new public sculpture and murals.

There are some new eye-catching murals that have appeared on the A66 flyover in Middlesbrough town centre. Close to the popular STACK and Bloom nightspots, one side of the flyover is now emblazoned with ‘Erimus’, the town’s original Latin motto, with the other side displaying the ‘We Shall Be’ English translation. They were made by Nick Blaney (aka Goodnight Vienna) and have been installed alongside murals designed by Nic Golightly. The WE SHALL BE initiative is led by Navigator North and aims to reflect the spirit, pride and resilience of the town. Separately, acclaimed Teesside artist Stuart Langley was commissioned to create a striking public sculpture for outside the new entrance to the railway station. Titled ‘hold me show you love me’, it features a heart made up of publicly donated old mobile phones, held in a huge steel hand. As a co-commission with FORGED, it mirrors the emotional ambition of the screens in our hands through a marriage of old mobile phones and welded corten steel. Navigator North Director Vicky Holbrough: “We are thrilled to see the impact of these artworks and what they represent, going into the Historic Quarter and hope that they serve as a cultural beacon for the town and its visitors.”

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