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Project Projection Lights Up Ryde

A successful funding bid to work with young people from Portsmouth's Hornpipe Guildhall Trust has seen a bright project illuminate Ryde this month.

Project Projection resulted in a digital mapped projection onto St Thomas Church as part of the Merry and Bright event on December 8 and 9.

Light Art Creatives in Bournemouth curated the artworks made by local young people and digitally mapped them onto the Church.

Students from Year 4 at Dover Park Primary School and Year 3 at St Mary’s Catholic Primary had a full day of activities, exploring the creative possibilities of projection art.

Network Ryde’s young people also took part in evening sessions.

Project Projection included an arts award in which young people were able to find out about creative careers in the digital arts. 

  • The Symbols chosen reflect Ryde’s heritage, and featured:
  • A bird upon Appley Tower, with the motto ‘Where there’s a will there’s a way’
  • A hippocampus sea monster from Ryde Towns crest, formally Ryde Town councils logo, which reads ‘A healthy, beautiful place’
  • A fish from the lamppost water fountain at the top of town
  • A star from star street
  • A circle pattern reflecting the dome in the Royal Victoria Arcade
  • A Wyvern Two legged dragon as spotted on Ryde pier’s ironwork
  • The logo for the Historic Ryde Society

Julian Dorrell, director from Light art Creatives, said:

"I really loved the Merry and Bright event!

"Project projection was a great idea and the event itself was very community orientated,

"I was pleased to be a part of it."

New Carnival declared itself 'delighted' to be able to put on this project, which had been something of a dream for the Merry and Bright event in the four years since its inception.

The funding received from the Portsmouth Guildhall Hornpipe Trust has been invaluable to making all this happen.

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