CREDITS

Newham Trackside Wall was commissioned by Crossrail, curated by UP Projects and engineered by Atkins. 

CROSSRAIL

Crossrail is delivering a new railway for London and the South East. When the service opens in the first half of 2022, the new railway will be known as the Elizabeth line. Trains will travel from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via new twin tunnels under central London. Linking Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of London and Canary Wharf it will change the way people travel around London and the South East and add much needed new capacity to London's transport infrastructure. 

UP PROJECTS

UP Projects curates and commissions public art. The organisation was founded in 2002 by Emma Underhill, with a mission to support artists to make new work that has social relevance, engages communities, encourages learning and enriches the public sphere. UP Projects works collaboratively with artists, communities and partners to create extraordinary projects, exploring the multitude of ways in which people can encounter and connect with contemporary art in unexpected places.    

Reaching millions of people through ambitious public commissions by a diverse selection of artists, informal learning activities, artist-led community engagement and events, UP Projects believe art and artists play a vital role in stimulating debate, shaping our environment, encouraging participation, and effecting social change. Their outlook is international, activating spaces across the globe and in the digital domain. 

UP Projects works with a broad range of public and private sector partners including major public cultural institutions, corporations, cultural festivals, and education faculties. They support partners to be bold and innovative, bringing a breadth of experience and skills covering strategy writing, public art commissioning, digital commissioning, artist selection processes, community engagement, evaluation, and public event programming. 

ATKINS

Atkins - a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group - is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, employing over 19,000 people across the UK, North America, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe. Among the many roles on the Crossrail programme, Atkins is delivering technical design and engineering services as Lead Consultant for Custom House station and Newham Trackside Wall.

Artist: Sonia Boyce OBE RA

Commissioned by Crossrail
Curated by UP Projects
Engineer: Atkins
Artworking: Jess McFarlane
Graphic design: IYA
Fabrication: Delatim and Pearce Signs