Art Trail
Children’s poetry contributes to town art trail
Children have written poetry to be displayed as part of a town’s art trail.
Cumberland Council commissioned three visual artists to produce work and deliver workshops for Workington Art Trail, which will run from 29 November until the end of February 2025.
Poet Melissa Davies led children from Victoria Junior School in a sensory walk and helped them create poetry inspired by what they found.
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Art Trail
Oulu2026 unveils vision and artists for Climate Clock art trail – reconnecting us with nature’s time
The Finnish city of Oulu – set just below the Arctic Circle – is getting ready to be the 2026 European Capital of Culture (along with Trenčín in Slovakia). On Wednesday (12 February), Oulu2026 gave a taste of what’s in store, announcing a cutting-edge art trail with a crucial message for our times.
“Art is a powerful universal language: the works in Oulu2026’s Climate Clock transform scientific urgency into beautiful and accessible experiences, revealing the profound role of time in our environmental future in ways that science alone cannot,” the project’s curator, Alice Sharp, told Euronews Culture ahead of the announcement.
Read More: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/oulu2026-unveils-vision-artists-climate-113729408.html
A NEW free street art walking trail celebrating Newquay’s rich heritage and identity has gone live.
QR codes have been installed at the large-scale murals situated at The Crescent, Sydney Road and on East Street as part of the MUQY Street Art Trail, which contain information on the artist and the design.
The Workington Art Trail, created by Cumberland Council, features a range of artwork, including paintings, textiles, and poetry.
One of the most recent additions is the ‘My Wild Place’ piece created by artist Melissa Davies in collaboration with Victoria Junior School.
Read More: https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/24865103.new-art-unveiled-workington-art-trail-set-end-february/
