A City Centre imagined by artists, this temporary project was a means of engaging Invernessians in a conversation about their city. Launched on an unsuspecting public between 11am and 11pm – 14 Highland artists took over the main street in the Old Town area.
A group of Highland artists, including graffiti artists, musician, playwright, historian, sculptors, printmakers and new media artists, worked on Imagining the Centre. They were placed in partnerships and 8 separate interventions were created. Clockwise from bottom left)- ‘One Day Revolution’ (x2), ‘I Built This City’, ‘Lorg’, ‘Inverness is Pants. – see first image in this gallery for artist details.Clockwise from bottom right: ‘Prey-Pray’ (x2), ‘Cape Reality’, ‘Hidden Heroes’. Imagining the Centre answered the question about whether Inverness was ready for contemporary art and the project came to be seen as instrumental in changing the emphasis of the redevelopment of the Old Town towards that of a cultural destination for local people as well as visitors.
