Walking the Road
Walking The Road
‘Walking the Road’ is a community art project put together by artists Georgina Manning and Nicola Hutchison.
Working with students from Stukeley Meadows School, members of the public and young people from Circuit HBK (a group led by Wysing Arts Centre in Hinchingbrooke School), the artists have put on walks around Huntingdon collecting sights and sounds as the A14 passes through the town before the flyover is removed. Considering the A14’s huge importance to Huntingdon and the impact the changes to its layout may have on the town, the artists wanted to record and capture the bridge as it is now, as living history.
The project was put together in partnership with the Huntingdonshire History Festival and funded by the A14 community fund.
Passionate about the positive impact art can have both on individuals and communities as a whole, the artists saw this as a brilliant chance to offer greater arts engagement opportunities in Huntingdon and hope to develop further projects going forward.
“I have really enjoyed delivering this project and sharing my creative practice with others who live in the town. I hope it has nurtured participants creativity and allowed people to think of their surroundings in new ways”
Georgina Manning
The Installation was on show at All Saints Church throughout July as part of the Huntingdonshire History Festival 2019.
With thanks to everyone involved in the project.
http://nicolahutchison.com
Please email contact@georginamanning.com or call 07720 786093 for further details.
