When Walls Speak Welcome

How Translink, children and artists collaborated to create bold public art that welcomes everyone
 Translink built the station. Children brought their imagination. Artists brought craft and vision BY Nicky Cahill, Translink
At Belfast Grand Central Station, the welcome begins before a passenger boards a bus or finds a platform. It is painted across the walls – vivid colour, bold shapes and images that have travelled from schoolrooms into one of the city’s most prominent pub