Devon

An initiative by TRAIL will showcase works created from waste materials along the South Devon coast - linking Shaldon, Teignmouth and Dawlish - for seven weeks, starting on Sunday 19th July.

Now in its fifth year, TRAIL initiated the Recycled Art in Landscape project, which features sculptures and structures by local and national artists, and community groups from Devon.

The exhibition will highlight concerns about the environment and climate change and provides a great opportunity for the public to enjoy art in unexpected places.

Visitors to the Recycled Art Trail, which has been named an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, will find the coastal backdrop provides an ideal setting for what is hoped to be a diverse and unusual range of artistic creations.

Among the many original works on display will be The Hub, a giant ammonite fossil made from 1,500 old hub caps; a Tyre Rainbow, a Mosaic Bench, and a huge sphere created from 2,500 tin cans.

In liaison with community groups, TRAIL has overseen work on sculptural projects that include a butterfly mobile park and conservation project in Homeyards, at Shaldon Botanical Gardens; a ‘mini’ town trail in Dawlish, showing the plight of the bumblebee; and an insect garden in Teignmouth, with a ‘flying’ tarantula and friends.

In addition, TRAIL will show an extravaganza of Wearable Art at the Carlton Theatre in Teignmouth on 27th July.

Artists have let their imaginations run riot to create costumes using materials that range from bubble wrap to works inspired by mythical sea creatures.

Tickets for the catwalk show, and collaborative performances featuring music and poetry, are available from July 1^st at the Teignmouth Tourist Information Centre.

There will also be exhibits at various venues and galleries throughout the town from 9^th August to 6th September.

Tel: 01626 215666

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