Cowcaddens Underpass Art

  • Walking through the underpass
    Pen and ink drawings screen printed onto the wall
    Shore of the Familiar

    Once it was infamous for its graffiti, but the Cowcaddens underpass has been transformed with a series of screen prints by artist, Ruth Barker.

    The Cowcaddens pedestrian underpass, recognised as a key link point between Glasgow City Centre and the Canal, is now home to a new artwork that aims to raise awareness of the ongoing regeneration of the canal.

    Called "The shores of the familiar", Ruth Barker's artwork has radically altered
    the Cowcaddens underpass, making it a much more effective and attractive route
    between the canal and the city.

    Categories: Completed Project, Make A Difference

    15 unique drawings of plants and waterlife are featured in the pen and ink
    drawings which have been screen-printed onto the walls of the underpass. The
    subject matter for the drawings makes a strong connection with the nearby
    canal.

    The new artwork was completed in 2007 and opened by Councillor Gordon
    Matheson and children of Garnethill Primary School.

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