In Pictures: Earth Day at Thelma Hulbert
By Kate Baxter
27th Apr 2023 | Local News
On Saturday (22 April) Honiton celebrated Earth Day with a family-friendly event at the Thelma Hulbert involving children from the local primary school, local artists and museums and Honiton Museum.
The event was a huge success with more than 220 people attending.
Fiona Page-Turner of Thelma Hulbert told Nub News: "Pupils from Honiton Primary led the procession of the hippo sculpture from the school, via Allhallows Museum, to the gallery. Honiton's Brass Band played to the crowd along with singer songwriter Chris Ostler. Local families enjoyed craft activities with East Devon's countryside ranger, Penny Evans and created their own mini hippos in the gallery.
"The hippo sculpture was created during six days of workshops with artist Alistair Lambert at the school, Honiton Museum and in the beautiful nature of the Blackdown Hills. The event was part of a national campaign led by the Art Fund. The Wild Escape involved 532 museums up and down the country.
"Inspired by David Attenborough's Wild Isles TV series, The Wild Escape invited primary school children to find a favourite animal in their local museum and create an artwork. The pictures and stories children created have been brought together in a collective work of art that imagines a better future for the wildlife on our doorstep, launched online and in museums on Earth Day 2023."
Ruth Gooding is the Curator and Manager at Thelma Hulbert. She added: "Earth Day is celebrated by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behaviour and create global, national and local policy changes.
"Here in Honiton, we were delighted to partner with Honiton Primary and Allhallows Museum and privileged to work with the wonderful artist, Alistair Lambert, who together with my colleague Anna Aroussi and a fabulous group of children have created this incredible project and partnership."
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