Community Engagement
The commission extended beyond the station through creative workshops, talks and collaborative projects that invited local schools, hospital staff and the wider community to explore the themes of Together We.
Working with local schools
Expanding the artwork beyond the station and into the local community of Trumpington, Titchner worked in collaboration with three local primary schools. Together with Grace Thorne from Commission Projects, he delivered whole‑school assemblies on the theme of public art and led small‑group workshops with pupils.
These sessions focused on imaginative typography and positive messaging, encouraging children to design individual letterforms that, when combined, spell Together We.
Creating posters together
Following the workshops, Titchner designed a bespoke poster for each school, incorporating the typography created by the pupils. These posters were professionally printed and returned to the schools, allowing every child to personalise their own copy with a message beginning with “Together we…”.
This created a simple, inclusive whole‑school activity that connected pupils directly to the commissioned artwork and its themes of community, collaboration, and shared public space.
The schools have since created displays showcasing the varied and imaginative artwork produced by the children, highlighting the richness and diversity of their responses.
Cambridge University Hospital Arts
Titchner also worked with Cambridge University Hospital Arts to produce another poster, this time closely aligned with the typography of the original station artwork.
As part of the CUH Arts Festival & Staff BBQ, staff were invited to customise and take away their own posters. Titchner also gave a presentation during a CUH Arts Festival panel discussion on public art, at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, exploring the role of art in medical settings.
