Sculpture on the Cliffs will be back!

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

At this time of year, The Village NEWS is usually brimming with news about the upcoming Fyn- Arts Festival that takes place annually in June. With another ambitious line-up of events for this year, however, Festival Director Mary Faure and the FynArts committee, together with the performers, artists and other partners have had to develop creative ways of conceptualising this popular festival within the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the most important exhibitions on the FynArts programme has always been Sculpture on the Cliffs, with large public works installed at Gearing’s Point and along the cliffs above the Old Harbour. Residents and festivalgoers alike look forward, with much curiosity and anticipation, to seeing the new sculptures go up every year. Which is why Mary is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Pioneer Freight Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition, curated by Gavin Younge under the theme of ‘Vertical Animal’, will be the largest to date and one of the most exciting.

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