Arthur Square Artwork Competition

The Department for Social Development’s Streets Ahead Project invited a number of internationally renowned artists to submit proposals for an artwork for Arthur Square in Belfast city centre.

Arthur Square is a key location and will be a major point of access to the Victoria Square Development.  The artwork will provide the finishing touch to the refurbishment of Arthur Square by creating an iconic structure that will be recognised as special to the revival of the city centre.

There was a public vote, which ran from Monday the 22nd October to Sunday 4th November 2007.  More than 3,000 votes were received with the winning design Spirit of Belfast receiving nearly half of them.

The Artwork will provide the finishing touch to the refurbishment of Arthur Square and is scheduled to be in place by June 2008.