BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail) header
BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail) profile picture

BLM Mural Trail

@BLMMuralTrail

https://teapawt.net/t.co/dvhr8lPYmQ

 instagram.com/blmmuraltrail/
wezi.uk/blm-mural-trail/
Joined August 2011
  • Tweets490
  • Following452
  • Followers600
36Media
Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)Photo by BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Delighted that photo of 1 of the 30+ murals from our 2020 Scotland wide BLM Mural Trail has been presented by @BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet to @Potus #JoeBiden at #G7 conference Keep the anti-racism conversation going #BLMMuralTrail #FrederickDouglass #Edinburgh @BBCRSAfternoons
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
3
21
6
54
Protesters in London and Glasgow call for halt to Osime Brown deportation theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
Protesters in London and Glasgow call for halt to Osime Brown deportation

Protesters in London and Glasgow call for halt to Osime Brown deportation

22-year-old autistic man faces being sent to Jamaica after serving time for crime he and others say he did not commit

theguardian.com
As well as the stunning portrait of #FrederickDouglass (a photo of which was recently presented by PM @BorisJohnson to @Potus #JoeBiden) our 2020 #BLMMuralTrail included 30+ installations all over Scotland. #ICantBreathe #ShekuBayoh #BLM See wezi.uk/blm-mural-trail/ for more info
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
1
5
12
Including #Inverness #Stirling #Dundee #Glasgow
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
3
9
Go Sekai!!
Scotsman Arts (@scotsman_arts) profile pictureScotsman Arts@scotsman_arts9 Jan 2021
Ones to watch in 2021: Sekai Machache, artist - interview by @wordsmansfield trib.al/babxvFG @SekaiMachache
1
🥰humbled and honoured...! Thanks @Stellarquines
Stellar Quines (@StellarQuines) profile pictureStellar Quines@StellarQuines22 Dec 2020
Our next #12QuinesOfChristmas is Wezi Mhura & the @BLMMuralTrail she masterminded this year. Featuring fantastic artworks by Scottish Black & Asian artists in locations across Scotland, the mural trail has been created in solidarity with Black Lives Matter wezi.uk/mural-trail-location…
Image from Stellar Quines (@StellarQuines)
3
Well this is great! Thanks @eca_edinburgh. A spotlight on the #Edinburgh murals on the #BLMMuralTrail, with loads of pics and video interviews with all the artists, inc overview from producer Wezi Mhura. Dive in and view it virtually. eca.ed.ac.uk/news/spotlight-…
8
2
19
Thanks to all the lovely #artists #writers #sculptors #photographers + #creators, and all the venues who lent their walls, doors, railings and windows to make the #BLMMuraltrail happen all over #Scotland. Last chance to contribute to our crowdfunder here - gofundme.com/f/black-live-ma…
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
9
2
19
Last few days to catch most of our lovely murals (tho a few will be staying up long term). And nearly your very last chance to throw some support into our #crowdfunder! All donations, RTs etc very very welcome #BLMMuralTrail #Scotland #supportartists gofundme.com/f/black-live-ma…
9
3
10
It's #Halloween and our #crowdfunder has hit 666(0)!! Spooky or what? gofundme.com/f/black-live-ma…
1
3
Wanna peek at the latest on the #BLMMuralTrail? Thanks @DundeeRep for this spectacular video. Go #Dundee!
Dundee Rep (@DundeeRep) profile pictureDundee Rep@DundeeRep30 Oct 2020
You might have already noticed the spectacular new banner in our window! The stunning painting “She Is” is by local artist Tilda Williams-Kelly, and is part of the @BLMMuralTrail Pop by to see it in the flesh if you can - it’s definitely worth a closer look!
1
6
Please share, please support #BlackHistoryMonthUK #Crowdfunder #art #artists gofundme.com/f/black-live-ma…
3
1
3
Go check these out this week. Download the app from @curiousedi and go see Abz Mills @abzmillstattoos dramatic artwork on the @UsherHall's glass wall, Lothian Rd, and quotes from @Youngfathers @emelisande @ElizaShaddad and more #BlackHistoryMonth #Lastchance
Usher Hall (@theusherhall) profile pictureUsher Hall@theusherhall28 Oct 2020
The Black Lives Matter Mural Trail comes to an end at the Usher Hall on Friday. If you're in the area pop along and see the colourful and thought provoking artwork outside the venue by Kirkcaldy artist Abigail Mills. #lastchancetosee
Image from Usher Hall (@theusherhall)
4
1
7
We have an app!!😊 Thanks to @curiousedi you can download the app for all #Edinburgh's #BLMMuralTrail locations. #BlackHistoryMonthUK Works by artists, writers, musicians on Edinburgh's cultural walls and railings, inc @edintfest @DanceBase @EdinCulture curiousedinburgh.org/blm-mur…

BLM Mural Trail (Edinburgh) - Curious Edinburgh

A tour of the Black Lives Matter Mural trail with artworks displayed on multiple arts venues and sites across Edinburgh.

curiousedinburgh.org
6
8
So beautiful... great work by @JedaPearl #BelovedBlack @EdinCulture
Jeda Pearl Time Cleaves Itself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇯🇲 (@JedaPearl) profile pictureJeda Pearl Time Cleaves Itself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇯🇲@JedaPearl28 Oct 2020
Last couple of days to see my poem 'Beloved Black' in situ at Museum of Edinburgh @EdinCulture on the Royal Mile. 'Beloved Black' is a poem filled with love for my Black Scottish & African-Caribbean family + diaspora. Honoured to be one of the artists involved in @BLMMuralTrail
ID: Poster with poem in yellow and white text on old stone wall. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ALT ID: Poster with poem in yellow and white text on old stone wall. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ID: Museum of Edinburgh - a yellow-painted 'Old Town' building with red-painted ground floor and walled courtyard. Poster with poem is displayed on the wall. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ALT ID: Museum of Edinburgh - a yellow-painted 'Old Town' building with red-painted ground floor and walled courtyard. Poster with poem is displayed on the wall. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ID: Close up of the poem. Yellow and white text on black background. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ALT ID: Close up of the poem. Yellow and white text on black background. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ID: Me standing beside the poster of my poem title 'Beloved Black'. I'm wearing a purple coat, yellow tights. I have long curly hair and light brown skin. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

ALT ID: Me standing beside the poster of my poem title 'Beloved Black'. I'm wearing a purple coat, yellow tights. I have long curly hair and light brown skin. I'll post an audio + text on my website next month.

2
Garnethill residents help us design your community mural... Creative design workshops this weekend, with @ursulacheng please sign up eventbrite.co.uk/e/garnethil…
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
GSA Community Engagement (@GsaCommunity) profile pictureGSA Community Engagement@GsaCommunity27 Oct 2020
BLM @BLMMuralTrail + @GSA_StuAssoc are creating a mural in Garnethill and want local residents to contribute their ideas and stories. They are running 2 collaborative design workshops for Garnethill residents on 30th + 31st October. Sign up to attend - tinyurl.com/y2gx4r4j
1
4
Last chance to see these outstanding contributions to the #BLMMuralTrail in #Edinburgh this week as they come down on Fri, including 3 on #RoyalMile #MuseumofEdinburgh #WritersMuseum #MuseumofChildhood #UsherHall Download our app from @curiousedi #BlackHistoryMonth #art #writers
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
11
14
Few slots still available for pottery workshops @linlithgowpottery booking closes tomorrow 12pm blm-mural-trail.eventbrite.c… Decorate a pottery item which you either take home or add to BLM trail exhibition. Social distance / Covid safe workshop (45min slot for 2ppl same household)
BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail) profile pictureBLM Mural Trail@BLMMuralTrail23 Oct 2020
Thur 29 - Sat 31 Oct FREE Pottery Workshops. All welcome. Join Zibah Kilbride in her #Linlithgow studio to create your own #pottery item. 45 min sessions for up to 2 people (same household). All Scottish Govt regs observed. Details/bookings eventbrite.co.uk/e/blm-mural… #BLMMuralTrail
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
1
1
Portrait of famous abolishment Fredrick Douglass is the artwork you can see at the Gilmore Place house which he lived during his tour of Scotland in 1846 Another stop on the @curiousedi app, as part of BLM Mural Trail tour @RaceEDS @EdinburghUni @uoessps #BLM #Edinburgh #Murals
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
1
8
2
22
Portrait by Tayo Adekunle at the @ScotStoryCentre Curious Edinburgh has added the Edinburgh trail to their app - there’s a downloadable map available! curiousedinburgh.org/blm-mur…… @EdinburghUni #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #BLMMuralTrail #Scotland #ScottishStoryTellingCentre
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
Image from BLM Mural Trail (@BLMMuralTrail)
3
3
Great to see these back up again 😊 Thanks to all the #Crowdfunder supporters gofundme.com/f/black-live-ma…
Maarja 🌸 (@m_ferry_) profile pictureMaarja 🌸@m_ferry_23 Oct 2020
.@BLMMuralTrail today in Dundee wezi.uk
Image from Maarja 🌸 (@m_ferry_)
3
4
Load more