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Published:
August 3, 2008
In photos: Artists flock to Highbridge's first River Brue Festival
This
unusual sight of a huge upturned whale was among the artworks
on display during Highbridge's three-day River Brue Festival on
Saturday (August 2nd).
Dozens
of people wandered along the river banks and seafront at Burnham
to see a wide range of eye-catching art created especially for
the inaugural two-day event.
 The
sculpture of an upturned whale, built by artist Stefan Jennings,
drew the most attention on the banks of the river near Apex Park.
The
object was created out of woven strips of willow and is pictured
above with Stefan and festival organiser Sue Quatermass in the
foreground.
"Stefan’s
work formed a key part of the River Brue Visual Arts Festival,
and provided an opportunity for residents and visitors to walk
the Brue path, discovering unusual and interesting art works along
the way," festival spokeswoman Sarah Steadman told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
Artist
Clive Hammond-Lovatt also built a sculptural exhibit using items
found along the River Brue, which was also on display along the
river banks, along with scores of shoals of colourful miniature
fish, as pictured below. The successful festival also included
sculpture workshops, a mural making session, guided walks and
family art workshops.
Local
artists displayed marine-themed exhibits along the river banks
Colourful
flags lined the Esplanade for the festival on Saturday
Local
artist Clive Hammond-Lovatt was among those displaying artwork
These
'shoals of fish' were created by Sue Hammond-Lovatt, Sarah Peeks
with residents of Beaufort House
Local
photographer Chris Abbott with a display of his photos on the
seafront during the Brue festival
Highbridge
History Project members held a special festival exhibition in
the community hall
A
range of historical photos of Highbridge were displayed during
a slide show at the event on Saturday
Local
artists displayed colourful exhibits at a craft fayre on Burnham
seafront on Saturday
Members
of the public joined in a guided walk of the River Brue art trail
on Saturday
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