A new artwork exhibition has been delivered at London Marylebone Station as part of a partnership with Chiltern Railways, Baker Street Quarter and The Marylebone Project.
The ‘Marylebone on Display’ exhibition has been created through art therapy sessions attended by women facing homelessness at The Marylebone Project – the UK’s largest and oldest women’s homelessness service. The sessions help to build confidence and support mental wellbeing. Many of the participants were new to painting and engaged with the project as an alternative way of expressing their feelings and emotions. While art made in therapy is usually private, the artists chose to share these pieces publicly, offering a rare platform for voices often excluded from public art.
The artwork can be viewed on Platforms 1 and 3 of London Marylebone Station between 21 November 2024 and 15 January 2025. In addition, it will be followed by a new exhibition putting a spotlight on some of the faces behind the celebrated shopfronts and business that make Marylebone one of London’s most cherished neighbourhoods.
The scheme was supported by Chiltern Railways’ Community Investment Fund and is the first of three exhibitions over the course of 2024 and 2025 which celebrate the work of local charities and small businesses that operate in the Marylebone area.
Zach Bailey, Regional Growth Manager at Chiltern Railways, said:
“We are delighted to be supporting The Marylebone Project to deliver art therapy sessions to local women with our Community Investment Fund. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the participants to display their artwork to tens of thousands of customers who travel through the station each day.
“Marylebone Station is a landmark of the local community, and we fully support the efforts of the Baker Street Quarter to make the area a vibrant place to work, live and study.”
