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Windrush monument: share your views

The Windrush Commemoration Committee invite you to share your views on the four shortlisted artists鈥� proposals.

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Background

MHCLG聽are聽commissioning a permanent national Monument to the Windrush Generation at London Waterloo station to聽recognise how they have聽enriched our聽nation鈥檚 history. The Monument will be a permanent tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to this country 鈥� from the arrival of MV Empire Windrush in 1948 and in the decades that followed.聽It is expected to be unveiled on Windrush Day 22 June 2022.

The project is being led by the Windrush Commemoration Committee (WCC), chaired by Baroness聽Floella聽Benjamin DBE, with support from MHCLG. Read more about selecting an artist

Artist shortlist

Four artists, all of Caribbean descent, have been shortlisted to design the Windrush Monument. Over the past couple of months, they have been developing their ideas and are now presenting their proposed designs for the Windrush Monument through four short films.

The final artist design will be chosen in September by the Windrush Commemoration Committee and announced in October during Black History Month.

Have your say

We want to hear your views on the four proposed designs. This will be used to help inform the Committee鈥檚 final decision in selecting the winning design.

Watch the artists talk through their designs and find out what inspired them in the films below, then share your thoughts in our short .

Artists Basil Watson, Jeannette Ehlers, Thomas J Price and Valda Jackson have unveiled their designs for the national Windrush Monument at London Waterloo station.

We value your views on this significant and ambitious public artwork.

Use the following link to access the . Thank you for your contribution.

Spread the word

We are encouraging people, particularly from the British Caribbean community, to take part in the questionnaire.

We have created a toolkit of resources which you can use to help your communities engage with the artist鈥檚 designs. This includes

  • (MS PowerPoint Presentation, 15.8 MB)
  • (MS PowerPoint Presentation, 10.6 MB)
  • (PDF, 1.47 MB, 1 page)

Windrush Monument engagement

On the evening of 20 July the Windrush Commemoration Committee came together to share how they are working to create a permanent tribute to the Windrush Generation at London Waterloo station. Watch to hear their reflections on this ambitious and significant project alongside guest speaker, renowned British Curator Mark Sealy MBE.

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Updates to this page

Published 14 July 2021
Last updated 3 August 2021 show all updates
  1. Added link to video: "Windrush Monument engagement". Added Activity plan for older children and adults.

  2. First published.

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