At the 2016 Plymouth Art Weekender, the bizarre and the spectacular collided in a performance featuring drummers and alternative beauty queens at Pebblestone Beach.
This artwork was commissioned by Visual Arts Plymouth as part of the 2016 Plymouth Art Weekender.
A series of immersive performance pieces with a playful and humorous take on the city's naval history; moving throughout the city, stopping at various locations to entertain passers-by.
This performative piece saw the artist taking to the benches of Armada Way to read from some of our most beloved works of literature; reading aloud to strangers, to friends and sometimes no one.
A series of 18 flags were commissioned and installed along the Hoe Promenade flag poles as part of the ‘We The People Are The Work’ visual arts programme.
A live performance of two parts created by Shannon Watson and produced in collaboration with Imperfect Orchestra, this piece was performed during the 2018 Plymouth Art Weekender and was shaped by the movement of the swimmers in the water.
Artist Karen Tang drew on inspiration from science fiction – spanning botany, biology and extra-terrestrial landscapes - for Synapsid: a globular form that represented constant change and metamorphosis; referencing the Golden Age of Sci-Fi movies relevant to the artworks site specific locations.
'New Plymouth Rock' was a concrete sculpture shown as part of The Atlantic Project in 2018. Located outside the Civic Centre it paid homage to 'Plymouth Rock' in Massachusetts, USA, a geological object claimed to be the first thing the passengers of the Mayflower set foot on when they arrived in America in 1620. Alongside this structure, a mobile app allowed users to manipulate the rock and share their unique versions of this historic item.
A collaborative performance piece that brought together Plymouth’s D/deaf and hearing communities with vocal artists to form a choir, 'Hydrosapien' was performed as part of the 2018 Plymouth Art Weekender.
A travelling audio installation circumnavigating Armada Way, 'The Long Way' carried biographical stories of adventures and departures, inspired by sailor Bernard Moitessier.
An audio and soft sculpture installation that explored LGBTQ+ narratives of Plymouth, supported by archive material and conversations with local people.
Bridgette Ashton’s work was inspired by the discovery of the Cattedown Caves in the 1880’s and their connection to the destruction and further reconstruction of Plymouth. A range of pieces were created for the 2018 Plymouth Art Weekender spanning sculpture, interpretation and charcoal ink drawings.