Solihull-based bike maker Norton Motorcycles, has partnered with the James Brindley Academy at Birmingham Children’s Hospital on an art charity project. Norton invited 25 children, all in-patients at the hospital, to colour the outline of a Commando fuel tank with their own designs. Norton’s in-house design team then digitally rendered the illustrations, with four designs hand-painted onto actual half-tanks. Great care was taken to mimic the brush strokes used by the children in their original drawings.
An exhibition featuring all 25 renderings alongside their original drawings and the four hand-painted tank halves was then displayed at Minima Studio, located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, on 17 October in a free event.
Following the exhibition, the National Motorcycle Museum was set to host a live auction on 30 October for the four painted tanks, with proceeds going to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Dr Robert Hentschel, CEO at Norton Motorcycles, said: “We pride ourselves on our charity work, supporting the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. This project with the James Brindley Academy has given patients a fun, creative outlet, and the exhibition will allow them and their families to see their work come to life.”
More information on the exhibition: www.eventbrite.com/e/norton-motorcycles-art-exhibition-tickets-1036632986167.