The artwork will be displayed on our Wildchild Festival blog and we will be taking over the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust family activities Facebook page for the day with exciting insights into the artwork.
All of the work exhibited has been created through collaborations with artists and young people in Staffordshire. Collaborations include:
-Giant sculptures by Rob Turner, inspired by drawings that children have sent in from our call out on Facebook
-Festival flags by Gwenllian Spink, designed with a Beaver group in Newscastle-under-Lyme -‘Once upon a time…’ a story walk created by Louise Bland with soundbites sent in by families in Staffordshire
-Plus digital Artwork created by a group of young artists and environmentalists that have been meeting virtually through lock down with artist Niki Colclough.
This exhibition has been made possible with funding from the Arts Council England.
Katie Shipley, People Engagement Manager said ‘The Arts Council England funding is for our next Wildchild Festival that was due to be held on the 26th August 2020 and now sadly cannot go ahead.
We hope that families can still enjoy the artwork they have helped us to create during this alternative exhibition.
The festival has been postponed until next year where all of the artwork will be on display in real life!’
Take a trip to our family activities Facebook page or the Wildchild Festival Blog on the 26th August to see the artwork