\n The artwork is part of a wider exhibition featuring pieces by pupils from The Mirfield Free Grammar and Castle Hall Academy, displayed as part of the \u2018Routes to Roots\u2019 art project.\n<\/p>\n
\n One standout piece is a portrait of the legendary actor and Mirfield native Sir Patrick Stewart, created by Castle Hall Academy student Tendekayi Mukupe.\n<\/p>\n
Who is Patrick Stewart?<\/p>\n
\n Born in Mirfield on July 13, 1940, Sir Patrick attended Mirfield Secondary Modern School, now known as the Mirfield Free Grammar.\n<\/p>\n
\n He achieved global fame as Captain Jean\u2011Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X\u2011Men film series.\n<\/p>\n
\n Beyond screen fame, Sir Patrick earned two Olivier Awards, a Grammy, and numerous nominations across the Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards.\n<\/p>\n
\n Knighted in 2010 for services to drama, he continues acting well into his eighties.\n<\/p>\n
\n A painting of Patrick Stewart at Mirfield Station as part of the Routes to Roots programme (Image: David H Haigh)\n<\/p>\n
Sir Patrick notified about artwork<\/p>\n
\n Tendekayi said: “I decided to make the portrait of Patrick Stewart as I grew up watching his movies, and I am fascinated by his accomplishments throughout his career.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I am in awe of his humble beginnings, and think he represents Mirfield in an iconic way.”\n<\/p>\n
\n A painting of Patrick Stewart at Mirfield Station (Image: UGC)\n<\/p>\n
\n Artist Chris Cyprus, who led and mentored the students throughout the project, said he had informed Sir Patrick of the tribute.\n<\/p>\n
\n In a Facebook post, Mr Cyprus said: “A nice tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart on his 86th birthday today as I have installed a great painting by a local student at Mirfield railway station.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Patrick was a former student of Mirfield (Free) Grammar.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019ve written to him about this so hopefully he might see it.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Schoolchildren took part is submitting paintings to be displayed at train station along the Transpennine Route as part of the Routes to Roots programme (Image: David H Haigh)\n<\/p>\n
Mirfield third station in the programme<\/p>\n
\n The exhibition is the third instalment of \u2018Routes to Roots: a platform for art\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n It was funded through the Transpennine Route Upgrade\u2019s (TRU) First and Last Mile scheme.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mirfield is the third station to take part in the programme, following Greenfield and Ashton-under-Lyne.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Cyprus said: “The students have seized the opportunity to bring their art into a public space in their hometown \u2013 not only did they meet the challenge, they exceeded it, putting in their own time to see the work through to completion.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They should be proud that their art will now uplift the daily commute for passengers and visitors, creating a real sense of place at the station.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Katy Grand, senior sponsor for the TRU, said the project has given young people a valuable chance to showcase their pride in their community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The artwork is part of a wider exhibition featuring pieces by pupils from The Mirfield Free Grammar and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":701712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-701711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/701712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}