Disney fans invited to help artist create HUGE castle window mural out of LEGO in Manchester this weekend

Young Disney fans will be able to help an internationally famed artist create a castle window mural made completely out of LEGO in Manchester this weekend.

To mark Disney’s 100th celebrations this year, a group of artists have been creating huge 4.5m high artworks inspired by Disney characters around the world. There have already been displays created in Paris and London so far.

Artist Lakwena Maciver, who created castle window mural Kaleidowaves in London last month, will be unveiling a second creation at Manchester Arndale this week - and is encouraging people to come along and help finish the structure off.

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From July 14-16, people can visit the Exchange Court - located near the Arndale's LEGO store - to take part in the art display and place a LEGO brick on the structure, which has already been named Colourays.

Talking about the characters that inspired her creativity as a child, Lakwena said: “When I lived in Ethiopia as a child in the 90s, there wasn’t access to many films, so we would watch Disney videos on repeat.

"Later, when living in the UK, I also remember visiting my uncle in the Ashdown Forest, which inspired Winnie the Pooh, and we would play Pooh Sticks on Pooh Bridge.

“Now, with my young family, films like The Lion King offer a nice way for me to talk to my children about our ancestral homeland. The idea of magical possibilities that Disney captures so well definitely had a big impact on my imagination as a child, and has therefore informed my adult work and life as an artist.”

Disney building activities will also be taking place at LEGO stores across the country. Those unable to make it to the event can