Chase and Chalke Artist Residencies
30th March – 11th May 2024
The Young Gallery, Salisbury Library
In this exhibition we share with you the work created in three separate Chase and Chalke Artist Residencies over 2020 – 2024, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Each artist worked to explore the delights and stories of Cranborne Chase, inspiring over 500 people from schools and communities within and neighbouring Cranborne Chase, as well as visitors to the area.
In this exhibition you can see lots of the work created during these workshops. The artists also show us their own work created during their residency as a response to Cranborne Chase.
Sara Dudman
Unearthing Chase and Chalke
Rocks, soil and chalk transformed into earth-pigment paints tell the visual stories of Cranborne Chase’s natural environment, geology and human history.
Jo Beal
My Chase and Chalke
Creating sketchbooks and richly illustrated personal walking journals while exploring the Cranborne Chase landscape, wildlife and archaeology.
Cherry Truluck
Edible Ebble
Getting to know the unique ecology of the chalk stream, one ingredient at a time through creative wild cooking adventures along the River Ebble.
You can read more about the Artist Residencies by following this here.
Participants
People from in and around Cranborne Chase and visiting the area enjoyed lovely trips to the countryside with added creative fun! You’ll see lots of it here…
Allenbourn Middle School, Wimborne, After School Art Club
Bemerton Heath Neighbourhood Centre
Burgate School, Years 9, 10 and Sixth Form
Chalke Valley History Festival Visitors
Chatterboxes Youth Action Group
Farmers and Landowners
Hampshire Artists Open Studios visitors
Local Communities
Ludwell Primary School, Year 6
Manor Fields Primary School, Salisbury, Years 4 and 6
Practicing Artists
River Bourne Community Farm groups from Wyvern School, Sarum Academy and young people not in employment, education or training
Seeds 4 Success
U3A
Volunteers
Walkers
Waterloo Care Home, Wimborne
The Chase and Chalke Landscape Partnership Scheme
The Chase & Chalke Landscape Partnership is a scheme of 20 projects set in the heart of Cranborne Chase National Landscape, working with many partner organisations, experts and local communities, and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We heavily rely on the dedication of our hundreds of wonderful volunteers.
The aim of Chase and Chalke is to foster greater connections between the outstanding landscapes, culture and history of Cranborne Chase, and the communities that live and work in it, as well as people visiting the area.
Creative projects are a lovely way to do this!
Through creative and practical events and activities from 2020 to 2024 many hundreds of people and groups have been (and still are) involved in practical conservation work, walking festivals, star gazing, history, archaeology, art, writing, music and lots more.
You can find out more about all this on the Cranborne Chase website here.
Why not come and join us to celebrate all 20 Chase and Chalke projects at our fabulous:
Chase and Chalke Celebration Day
Wednesday July 24th
Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal.
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This map shows the area covered by the Chase and Chalke Landscape Partnership Scheme, set in the heart of Cranborne Chase.
Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is now known as Cranborne Chase National Landscape, along with all other AONBs/NLs.