Go Penguins are go! Wirral welcomes Merseyside-wide public art event

Nov 25 2009 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

GO Penguins are go!

The giant public art project comprises over 150 individually designed 5ft penguins, which set up home on the streets of Merseyside on Monday as part of Liverpool’s Winter’s Trail celebrations.

Wirral has its very own colony of penguins, which are now “nesting” in different locations across the borough.

Wirral Met College’s contribution is on display at the Met Quarter in Liverpool city centre.

Wirral’s Go Penguins will be nesting for the next seven weeks at the following locations:

l WILDFLOWER PENGUIN

Artist: Sarah Jane Richards

Sponsor: Birkenhead Park and Wirral Council

Location: Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre

l YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE

Artist: Gill Smith

Sponsor: The Grange and Pyramids Shopping Centre and Wirral Council

Location: The Grange Shopping Centre, Birkenhead

l SCHOOLS COLONY

Location: The Grange Shopping Centre, Birkenhead, Wirral

l NEVER MIND THE POLLOCKS

Artist: Nicola McGovern

Sponsor: The Grange and Pyramids Shopping Centre

Location: The Pyramids Shopping Centre, Birkenhead

l LOOK AT ME

Artist: Helen Burnley

Sponsor: Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool and Wirral Council

Location: Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight

l TOGETHER AS ONE

Artist: Claire Stringer

Sponsor: Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village and Wirral Council

Location: Port Sunlight Museum, Port Sunlight