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5 things to know about Everyday Heroes
From September to November 2020, the Southbank Centre was home to a free, outdoor exhibition featuring newly commissioned artworks and poems celebrating the UK’s frontline workers.
Everyday Heroes is an exhibition that celebrates key workers
It features newly commissioned artworks and poems by 21 of the UK’s leading artists and poets
Many of the artists and poets have chosen to focus on friends, family or people in their local communities
One of the writers taking part in Everyday Heroes is a health worker as well as a poet
The exhibition takes place outside, across the entire Southbank Centre, transforming the site into an open-air gallery