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Part of the FREE SCAR Programme
SCAR – cutting through the land exhibition and free creative programme.
Free Range sculpture working with clay and natural materials to celebrate the coming spring on Imbolc - the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
What to bring: Drawing materials will be provided. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for weather and bring any weather-related items you may need, e.g. umbrella, gloves, suncream.
Remember to bring water and anything you need for being outside.
Accessibility: Unfortunately, due to the nature of this activity and the paths surrounding Florence Arts, it is not fully accessible.
11 artists working in Cumbria have been commissioned to produce new work and a programme of free activities responding to the theme of ‘SCAR – cutting through the land’ to be held at Florence Arts Centre from 16 November to 22 February 2026.
Some of the artists came together to cocreate the theme, thinking of natural scars in rock or carved by rivers and the scars humans have made across or even below the land like roads, railways and mines. Artists also thought more broadly about the damage we do to the land with litter, erosion and climate control. Artist perspectives vary enormously from images from outer space to human emotion and memory, looking at scars across time from glacial remains to the future of nuclear waste.