I am currently working as artist in residence in Northumberland National Park and have been contributing to a blog to fully document this period of work but will also add key information to this blog.
Triparks
a project of Aune Head Arts
with Somerset Art Week and Allenheads Contemporary Arts
Rural communities are re-making and re-defining themselves in ways that challenge many fundamentals about life in the countryside. Traditional agriculture is under threat of extinction, while small specialist food producers thrive and take back the means of distributing their produce. This is a period of destruction and re-building that leaves many voices unheard and villages and communities feeling vulnerable and uncertain about their futures.
Art can rarely solve these issues, but it can highlight them. Six artists will spend several weeks in the parks from which they will develop a series of artworks reflecting some aspect(s) of the places and lives they encounter. Artists are chosen not only for the quality of their work but for their ability to work engagingly and sensitively with people and with communities. This project is unique in looking at three diverse rural places, defined by political boundaries. Each place is distinctive, and the project will open a window on the differences and similarities of working and living within a protected landscape.
