Durham Ice Rink Project
lewis hobson
Lewis Hobson is a street artist who has created some of the largest and most iconic murals in the region as Durham Spray Paints. Establishing the North East’s first mural festival in Spennymoor in 2023, Lewis founded a community interest company dedicated to supporting community arts projects.
This exhibition brought together the community spirit, passion and heritage of Durham ice rink. Opened in the 1930s, Durham ice rink proved a huge success until its closure in 1996. Its lasting legacy, captured through a collection of memorabilia, photography and memories, serves as an opportunity to celebrate the ice rink community.
"The ‘Durham Ice Rink Project’ started from listening to my parents and grandparents talk about the time they spent there. When long lost friends from the ice rink meet, you hear the stories and see the smiles on their faces, getting a glimpse of how special that place was."
LEWIS HOBSON
"And just like that, the memories come flooding back! Thankyou so much for pulling this together - absolutely amazing..."
"What a fabulous exhibition, so many good memories. I am still in blue and yellow all these years later."
"Absolutely superb exhibition and so emotional. Fantastic times and brilliant memories never to be forgotten. Thanks for a look back to those wonderful memories of the fifties and beyond..."
"I am fond of looking back through history visually, so I found the exhibition to be interesting and informative. It was very sentimental and close to a lot of people's hearts"
VIDEO
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Watch this video which aims to capture the exhibition, with interviews with the artist and students who were influenced by the experience.