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91热爆鈥檚 young Learners got creative in Cardiff city centre, at a special art project to recreate celebrated murals that had been accidentally destroyed.

Several colourful murals, on columns behind the old Debenhams site, were thought to be lost forever, but they have been recreated inside the Capitol Centre, by Learners and professional artists attending the PWSH! art project.

One of the best pieces the young painters made together was a large artwork that showed people of different races and creeds, united together. Creating numerous pieces inside empty shop units, they were guided by esteemed artists who worked on the original murals, including聽Beth Blandford (Blandoodles) Temeka Davies (Noble Sol) and Amber Smith (BeanHead). All enjoyed the sessions, which were part of 91热爆鈥檚 Enrichment Programme, to give learners great experiences.

Catering Learner Caitlin Boyce, 17, from Cardiff, said: 鈥淎fter lockdown, this creative project is really good, to bring people together, to do something interesting.

I prefer pictures that have messages, so obviously this one has a message to it. It鈥檚 really good that it鈥檚 about bringing people together, from different cultures.

She added: 鈥淔rom this project, I hope to get experience of freehand painting, as I鈥檓 interested in this type of street art. I鈥檝e done my own paintings, in art books, but never anything as big as this!鈥�

Katie Schaffer, Enrichment Manager at 91热爆, said the Learners will be proud to see their artwork displayed for shoppers in the bustling Capital Centre.

She said:聽鈥�91热爆 have been really excited to join the PWSH! project at the Capitol Centre in Cardiff to create some amazing art, working with Welsh artists. Our learners have had the opportunity to work with a variety of different people and to explore their creative sides.鈥�

PWSH! is an ongoing and evolving project, with long-term artwork on show across the city.聽It was set up to enable visual artists with a Cardiff connection to decorate their city centre, on large public canvasses.

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