Public Art Commission at Central Library

The medallions that Charlotte Howarth has created for the public art commission at the Central Library have now been installed.   For futher information on this site about Charlotte click here. 

The installation will be officially ’unveiled’ at the Central Library’s Celebration Day on Saturday 26th February, 2011, 11.00 -15.00 hrs, when there will a full programme of activities to mark  the conclusion of the refurbishment programme:

Fancy Dress (as a Children’s Book Character), Shanty Singing, Theatre Group Performance,  Wii Tournament,  Free admission to the tolhouse with activities, Cinema Club showing short local themes, Head Massager, Family History Taster Sessions, Art and Craft Sessions, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Instant Takeaway Gardening, plus free refreshments!

One of the medallions created by Charlotte Howarth for the Central Library public art commission.  Designs for the medallions were inspired by ideas created in the community workshops which Charlotte led last year. Click here for more information on the workshops.

Community Art Project Exhibiton

This is an opportunity to view work created by local people who have been working with Charlotte Howarth on the public art commission for Great Yarmouth Library.  Over the past five months  local people aged between 7 and 87 have been involved in creative workshops giving their experiences and views of what Great Yarmouth means to them and helping to inform the design for the installation of the artwork at the library.  They have shared their views and ideas through carved images, circular poetry, miniature art work made into badges, drawings and depositing words into a collective `word bank’.   A selection of designs created by Charlotte and based on the community’s input will be included in the exhibition and visitors are asked to vote on which pieces they would like to be chosen for the final installation.

The exhibition is being held in the Galleries at the public library in Tolhouse Street and runs from the 27th April – 1st May.

Charlotte Howarth

Congratulations to Charlotte Howarth who has been selected for the Grat Yarmouth Central Library Public Art Commission advertised earlier on EastCoastNet.

Charlotte is a sculptor, designer, stone carver and letterer. Working in a variety of materials, stone, wood and steel, her work shows a deep sensitivity to line, pattern and texture. Her work is influenced by the tradition of recording events from everyday life, creating a document to give future generations an insight and understanding into our lives and times.

She has successfully completed a variety of public art commissions and has developed a strong understanding of community involvement, incorporating many different approaches, working with a wide variety of community groups with a diverse range of abilities. Charlotte also works on a range of private commissions including sculptures and lettering design as well as working on her own projects for exhibition.

Illustrated: Children at Play by Charlotte Howarth, brick, 300x300c6cm, 2007, Old Firestation, Fountain Estate, Londonderry.  To find out more about this project go to Charlotte’s page on Axis by clicking here

After studying lettering at the City and Guilds of London Art School (1st) Charlotte worked as an assistant to Richard Kindersley at his workshop in London.  She then went to work in Cork for 6 years as an assistant to Ken Thompson, where she developed her work on larger than life figurative carvings, Stations of the Cross and inscriptional work, both small and large scale.  Charlotte is now based at Kings Lynn and in 2005 set up Making Marks Ltd, as a focus for her work within the public arena.