A temporary public sculpture by artist David Bethell, commissioned by Urban Wilderness CIC, exploring heritage, fragility and hope through precariously balanced architectural forms.
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A temporary public artwork by Anna Berry, commissioned by Urban Wilderness CIC, exploring resilience, heritage and renewal through a sculptural response to Longton’s urban buddleia.
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Arkadia is a large-scale installation by artists Stephanie Rushton and Mally Mallinson, installed at Longton Exchange in Sept-Oct 2021. Drawing on dystopian and post-human narratives, it transforms found materials, plants and imagery to challenge our relationship with nature, consumerism and climate change.
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The Weight of Things is an outdoor sculpture by David Bethell, hand-carved from polystyrene and covered with fibre-glass, sand, and paint. Installed in Keele Woods, the floating rock sculpture evokes hope and despair simultaneously, inspired by Rene Magritte’s 1953 painting Clear Ideas. The work encourages reflection on impermanence and resilience in challenging times.
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Youth-led canal-side transformation at Tinsley Marina, Sheffield — shaping place, confidence and connection through creative action.
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A co-created wooden vessel rising from the earth — a public art sculpture made with young people and artist David Bethell for the Forest Worlds Festival 2019.
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A joyful family arts festival co-created with young people and artists in Stoke-on-Trent, celebrating creativity, freedom and play through performances and workshops.
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