At 9.30 am on Friday morning the organisers met bringing a jumble of chairs, tables, posters, bunting and a carpet. Final arrangements for artists positions on the High Street were jiggled as vans and lorries delivering to shops had to be negotiated. Once we had our 'base' set up and the Mendip House 'HQ' peppered with posters, interest soon grew.
A brilliant idea by our student volunteers...
an arrow trail, leading from our base outside Crown along the High Street to each activity!
Natalie taping her map of the High Street onto the High Street. At the moment it is a bare canvas, waiting for your ideas, for you to add detail and colour.
Neil marking out the perimeter of his 'Carpet'
while his assistant Karly prepares the sticks with reflective tape.
The tape not only reflects in low light, but will also reflect your thoughts and feelings about the High Street, in equally luminous markers. Literally highlighting your feelings.
Meanwhile further up the High Street, Jo is wheeling stacks of pre-cut jigsaw pieces. Painted white ready for you to take with you as you study the High Street, really look up at the buildings around you, or down at the paving until you find a motif, favourite feature or a symbol that you want to see more of in future.
Helena at the top of High Street has taken over a vacant shop as her digital artwork needs a projector and a huge canvas screen.
Collecting photos and video, taken by you, Helena will add new pictures to the video screen in the window.
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