The Lincolnshire Mosaic of Freedom
Thousands of images from across Lincolnshire came together as a giant mosaic, created with schools, families and community groups to mark 80 years since VE Day and displayed at Lincoln Arts Centre. Freedom: Then and Now is part of a £2 million UK-wide creative programme marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, supported by the UK Government through Arts Council England and delivered with 60 arts centres and libraries across Britain, each leading community projects that explore the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day and ask what freedom means today.
St. Peter at Gowts Primary School, Photo by Karina Lax 2025
Allan Levy - Project Artist
Allan Levy is an artist and arts engagement specialist who creates digital tapestries, large-scale artworks made from images contributed by the community. With a background in photography and technology, his projects explore how individual creativity can come together to form powerful collective stories. Allan was chosen as our project artist by a panel of community volunteers.
“By bringing together thousands of images and stories into these mosaics, we’re creating an exciting portrait of freedom that honours Lincolnshire’s wartime past while reflecting the freedoms we value today. It’s a privilege to be part of this momentous anniversary.”
The Lincolnshire Echo - Rosemary Lane, Lincoln 1945
Holy Trinity Primary School, Tattershall 2025
Images from the IBCC Digital Archive alongside thousands from local people, responding to the question
What does freedom mean to me?To find out about all the other Our Freedom: Then & Now projects that took place across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of VE/VJ Day, visit ourfreedom.org.uk
The Lincolnshire Echo - Stonebow, Lincoln 1945
Discover the human cost of conflict in the IBCC Digital Archive.
Freedom Road
A specially commissioned poem by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage
© Simon Armitage, 2025
The Event
The art installation was presented to the people of Lincolnshire with an exciting event including live music, projections and a deeply moving video by Ukrainian film maker Veronika Provozin.
The Dance for The Lincolnshire Mosaic of Freedom
Veronika Provozin’s Ukrainian Freedom
The Letter for The Lincolnshire Mosaic of Freedom