COMMUNITY-LED MURALS ON STANHOPE STREET AND ROBERT STREET
We are working with Camden Council to produce two community-led murals on Stanhope Street and Robert Street, with muralists Harkiran Kalsi and Olivia Twist.
Continuing a legacy of creating unique, community-led public art on Camden’s largest housing estate, in October 2025 ODAC was commissioned to deliver two Community Murals for Stanhope Street and Robert Street as part of Camden Council’s public realm improvements to Regent’s Park Estate through the Safe & Healthy Streets initiative.
We were delighted to appoint artists Olivia Twist for Robert Street and Harkiran Kalsi for Stanhope Street to design and create the artworks.
Integral to the process, between November and December 2025, Olivia and Harkiran facilitated seven hands-on creative community engagement sessions with residents, particularly focused on children and young people from across the estate. Participants included Netley Primary School, Robson House School, Christ Church Primary School, Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre, Fitzrovia Youth in Action’s Cumberland Youth Club, as well as an open-access workshop at Dick Collins TRA Hall.
Through these sessions, the artists gathered ideas, stories and input from residents, which are now reflected in the completed murals. The artworks capture shared memories, experiences and aspirations, embedding the voices of the community into the fabric of the estate.
Meet the Artists
Olivia Twist is an Illustrator and Educator from East London with a socially engaged practice which centres community.
The key threads which can be found in her work are place, the mundane, and overlooked narratives. Her visual language comprises of a myriad of esoteric layers informed by a propensity for human-centred research methods. As a practitioner her aims are to provide her audience with 'the shock of the familiar' and to trigger greater intergenerational discussion. She has a particular interest in participatory design, relational aesthetics and documenting social history as it unfolds.
Olivia’s work can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of London. She has designed a special edition Air Max 95 Sneaker for Nike. Her practice spans artists residencies both here and abroad, advertising campaigns for Apple Music, workshops for National Portrait Gallery, editorial illustrations for Penguin and murals for local youth groups.
Harkiran Kalsi creates bold, bright, joyful work — whether that’s big murals, fun lettering, or illustrations for campaigns, products, packaging, books, digital and live illustration.
Some of herwork with brands includes Channel 4, BBC Creative, Nike, New Balance, EA Sports, EFL, CBBC, IMG - and lots of lovely indie brands and creative projects too.
In her spare time Harkiran is a marathon runner and the co-captain of Women Make Moves London, a running crew that empowers women to get moving, build confidence, and make meaningful connections along the way.
For I Have Loved You So Long, Delighting In Your Company (2026) by Olivia Twist
Inspired by songs once sung by Cumberland Market’s groundbreaking all-female Esperance Morris dancers, the mural brings together residents’ memories of togetherness, family, favourite places and foods.
The title of the artwork is drawn from the English folk song My Lady Greensleeves (c. 1580), later included in Mary Neal’s Esperance Morris Book (1912), which brought women and girls together through song and dance. Drawing on local historical research, Olivia gathered personal stories through workshops at Robson House School, Netley Primary School, Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre and Dick Collins TRA Hall.
For the artist, the mural is a love letter to Regent’s Park Estate, embracing its past and celebrating the richness of its community today.
Everyone is Welcome (2026) by Harkiran Kalsi
This joyous mural reflects the hopes of local children and young people for a kinder, more caring community.
Created by Harkiran with participants from Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre, Netley and Christ Church Primary Schools, and Fitzrovia Youth in Action’s Cumberland Youth Club, a previously neglected wall is transformed into a vibrant community artwork. Through hands-on workshops, participants explored kindness and what it means to feel welcome. Their drawings, patterns, shapes and slogans have been incorporated into Harkiran’s final design.
During the collaborative painting process, residents stopped to share their memories - speaking about how the space once felt and what it means now to see it filled with colour, care and intention.
The commissions are produced by ODAC and funded by Camden Council’s Transport Department.
