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Junior Snailspace Art Trail launch at Jubilee Library- Snailed it !

Snailspace Brighton is a vibrant and exciting, FREE, public art event in Brighton & Hove. Admire 50 giant painted Snail sculptures and over 50 Junior Snails as you explore our great city at a snail’s pace.

Following on from the hugely successful Snowdogs by the Sea art trail in 2016, Martlets, has once again teamed up with Wild in Art to deliver a mass participation sculpture trail that is great fun for families, artists, and businesses, all whilst raising vital funds for a local charity.

The sculptures can be found throughout Brighton & Hove, highlighting our city’s historical landmarks, architecture and creativity in our vibrant community.

Some of the Junior Snails
Snail by St Mark's School with artist Jacqueline Hammond
MJ the Snail by St Mark’s School and Jacqueline Hammond

Went to see our snail outside the Jubilee Library in Brighton

🐌 Today outside the library for the launch of @snailspacebh #bemoresnailcampaign #bemoresnail2018 painted with the children at St Marks Primary and being auctioned in aid of @martletshospice the snails will be all over Brighton – ours will be in St George’s Church in Kemptown

Pause button nose – Launch of the Snailspace Brighton & Hove #bemoresnail campaign for Martlets Hospice

Carrying the world on it’s back – St Mark’s School’s snail outside Jubilee Library for the launch of the Junior Snailspace Brighton & Hove#BeMoreSnail campaign raising funds for Martlets Hospice – Ours will be at St George’s Church in Kemptown – follow the snail-trail and download a map here – https://www.snailspacebrighton.co.uk/art-trail/

Snailspace design using the kids ideas and designs for the Junior Snail Trail in Brighton the coming month – https://www.snailspacebrighton.co.uk/junior-snails-launch/

You can pick up a copy of our Route Map at your local Martlets Charity Shop, or download it here and follow The Snailway to discover each and every one of our  Snails.

Get out there and #BeMoreSnail – take the slow road and wander wherever the urge takes you, wonder at the unique sculptures and spend time with friends and family in a new, slow and mindful way.

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Presenting the snail at school assembly

At the end of the summer term I spent several weeks in and out of various classrooms to paint the snail. Here I am at the school assembly to present the finished snail painted with the children of St Marks Primary and being auctioned in aid of @martletshospice.  the snails will be all over Brighton – ours will be in St George’s Church in Kemptown

Here’s some photos of the finished snail being shown to the children of St Mark’s Primary School in East Brighton.

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Painting the Snail for Snailspace 2018

Painting the snail with the children. Snailway is in Brighton from 15 September – 18 November 2018

Here’s the snail I painted with the children at St Marks Primary and being auctioned in aid of @martletshospice the snails will be all over Brighton – ours will be in St George’s Church in Kemptown

@snailspacebh #bemoresnailcampaign #bemoresnail2018

Sketches and Designs

Our snail is a combination of a whole number of children’s ideas. Jacqueline Hammond, a parent and a local artist, helped us bring all these ideas together to create our finished piece. The snail is all about making the most of your time, slowing down and enjoying the world. It is about turning off technology and reconnecting with each other.

Name of Snail – MJ 

Designed by: St Mark’s CE Primary School
Located at: St. George’s Church

MJ the Snail by St Mark's School and Jacqueline Hammond
MJ the Snail by St Mark’s School and Jacqueline Hammond

Painting in progress

Photos of the process of painting the snail for Snailspace at St Mark’s Primary School in East Brighton during July 2018. Based on elements of the children’s designs I made a sketch of the snail we now had in mind to paint.

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Snail by St Mark's School with artist Jacqueline Hammond
MJ the Snail by St Mark’s School and Jacqueline Hammond

Discover over 50 snailtastic Junior Snails along the Junior Snailway from 15 September – 18 November 2018

Some of the Junior Snails

Our Junior Snailway is made up of Junior Snail sculptures to accompany their full size (i.e. giant!) counterparts across the city.

The Junior Snails have all been decorated by children from schools and community youth groups, with over 20,000 young people taking part. ‘Packs’ of Junior Snails are being exhibited in cultural and educational venues across the city throughout Autumn 2018.

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Festival Highlights – Artists Open Houses 2018 – The Art on the Walls

Exhibition of paintings by Jacqueline Hammond Open Houses Kemptown Trail Brighton Festival

Photo-log blog of the art on the walls at ‘Jaxx in a Box’ my house and studio which was open to the public this May for Artists Open Houses for more info visit www.aoh.org

All over the city of Brighton and Hove, local artists open their houses and studios to the public. Follow the trail at Kemptown Arts Brighton

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Save Madeira Terraces! Campaign to Restore Brighton’s Iconic Seafront

Save Madeira Terraces! Campaign to restore Brighton’s Iconic Seafront

I donated several prizes for the raffle to raise funds to restore the arches where I used to have a #studio #gallery open to the public for several years until it’s closure.

Photos of pieces donated, followed by pictures of Jag Gallery on Madeira Drive, now and then:

SAVE MADEIRA TERRACES! There’s a campaign going, run by volunteers raising funds in any way they can and they are working really hard to raise funds to save, restore and hopfully eventually make sound use of the iconic ironwork archways and upper terraces that run the vast length of Brighton’s iconic seafront on the ‘neglected’ east side of the pier. This vast stretch could be used for any number of purposes and one part used to provide AFFORDABLE studio/shop space for the public to wander in and could’ve become an evolving community scene and space on the less tourist side. Imagine if the terraces were more like La Ramblas in Barcelona – full of street food stalls, passing traders, artists, makers, performers and fly pitchers…(install a jukebox and liven these stiffs up!!) The council have seemed to have given up so give it back?! Anyway myself and several other folks have donated prizes so ‘roll up roll up’ – buy a ticket, everyone’s a winner! Well in that it might be open again one day for all to enjoy. Points make prizes and pounds restore the seafront infrastructure. #peoplepower

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High Quality Visitors – Festival Highlights – Artists Open Houses 2018

What a sociable month May was – I had so many lovely conversations with people that it’s going to take a while to remember the people that came to visit my open house so I’m going to make a little list quickly.

Those who made it to the trail’s ‘outpost’ had dedication and conviction. They had made the effort, as it were. Thank you all for coming – I hope some of you might be reading this 😉

Here’s some photos of a few moments I managed to capture but I’m gonna set a photo booth next year as I would love to have portrayed or made portraits even, of the people that came. (Welcome to come back and take part – new project) . I kept many people chatting for up to an hour and had a steady flow of people that gave me time to have some really decent conversations. A thoroughly enjoyable experience and far more relaxed ‘doing it from home’ … (draft)