Sign Initiatives

Ghost sign projects and events.

Alighting in Astoria: A Permanent Light Capsules Legacy

A wall of ghost signs brought back to life with a permanent Light Capsules installation.

9 Mar 2023
Recovered Letters and Signs on the Streets of Valencia

Exploring Valencia’s historic signs with Juan Nava and his Letras Recuperadas (recovered letters) project.

27 Jun 2022
Council Funds Bile Beans Repainting in Leeds

Bile Beans ghost signs repainted in Leeds by Peter Barber with Council funding after request from Hunslet Carr Residents Association.

26 Jul 2021
Sign for the Signs: Two Petitions from Canada and Wimbledon

Petitions to save a ghost sign for Super Servis Shoe Rebuilders in Hamilton Ontario, and a mosaic fascia sign for the Co-Op in Wimbledon, London, England.

21 Jun 2021
Ghost Signs & Light Capsules in Winnipeg

Ghost signs & light capsules in Winnipeg are the focus of Writing on the Wall, a short film about the city and the work that has been done to document and preserve them.

4 Jan 2021
Now Open: The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society

The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society is now showing for four days at the Bargehouse, behind the OXO Tower on London’s South Bank. Visitors can take in the c.30 pieces from an international cast of contemporary sign and lettering artists, each inspired by entries in the catalogue of the 1762 Grand Exhibition of the […]

16 Aug 2018