\n Councillor Iris Andersen, ward member for Andover St Mary\u2019s, said: “This project has given local young people an opportunity to help create a piece of public art in the heart of Andover, inspired by the Hendog artwork.\n<\/p>\n
\n The co-created mural. (Image: TVBC)\n<\/p>\n
\n “Their ideas sit at the centre of the mural, and the result is a thoughtful and imaginative artwork that celebrates kindness, inclusion, and belonging.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s also a great example of how creativity can enhance public spaces, bring people together, and help make our town centre an even more welcoming place for residents and visitors.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Participants shaped the mural in creative workshops exploring community, kindness, identity and belonging.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hoffman worked with the young people, whose ideas and drawings shaped the finished mural.\n<\/p>\n
\n On September 26, 2026, participants from all three groups came together to paint the mural.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Hoffman said: “From the beginning, this project was about listening to young people and creating something together.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The ideas they shared about acceptance, community, and finding your place in the world were thoughtful, imaginative, and honest, and those ideas became the foundation of the mural.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It was fantastic to see the young people come together to help paint the artwork and watch their ideas come to life.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I hope it encourages people to pause, look closely, and reflect on the importance of belonging and connection.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The mural adds to Andover\u2019s growing public-art collection and wider efforts to improve the town centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n It celebrates Andover\u2019s identity and invites residents and visitors to enjoy its public spaces.\n<\/p>\n
\n More information about the mural and the story behind its creation can be found at https:\/\/www.thinkandovertowncentre.co.uk\/chantry-street-mural.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young people created the Andover mural with Winchester artist Kezia Hoffman. Test Valley Borough Council commissioned the mural…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":793731,"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-793730","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\/793730","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=793730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}