A large collage of community artwork commissioned in response to Covid-19 has been unveiled at Warwick Hospital.

The project was commissioned by Warwickshire County Council public health and organised by creative health organisation Escape Arts.

Escape Arts used the project to provide mental and physical relief to those isolating during the pandemic.

Over 10,000 creative packs for the project were delivered by Escape Arts across Warwickshire to those who have no internet access or were in shielding communities, and to staff and patients throughout Warwick Hospital and George Eliot Hospital.

The packs featured activities such a creating 'Pandemic Postcards' as a positive outlet to give thanks to our NHS staff and offer messages of hope for the future.

The final collage features nearly 200 images designed by people from a range of ages, abilities and backgrounds, and displays a subtle translucent message over the top that reads 'We â¤ï¸ our NHS'.

Karen Williams, chief executive officer at Escape Arts, said: "The capturing of each person's Covid-19 experience through this project has been beyond anything we ever expected, and the impact continues to grow. Seeing all of the individual artworks joined together as one piece in each hospital has created such a powerful piece of work.

"It's quite emotional seeing it and reading all the messages, and I think the impact on both hospital staff teams and patients that view it is very emotive.

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"For those unable to view the artwork in person in the hospitals, there is still a great opportunity to view each individual piece of artwork through our online gallery, which is available on Escape Arts' website."