Flowers in the Frame
In a project organised by Eventus and funded by Arts Council England, local residents worked with digital artist Ali White to take photographs of the flower meadows in the Parson Cross. A selection of the original photographs has been shown at The Cupola Gallery in Hillsborough, Southey Library, and A Case for Art - an exhibition to celebrate arts, health and emotional well being organised by the Burton Street Project.
The flowers have been planted on demolition sites in the area by Green Estate, which is owned in partnership by Sheffield Wildlife Trust and Manor & Castle Development Trust. Healthy Cross, a local organisation which promotes residents’ health, recruited and supported the participants who then worked on their photos using the IT facilities at the Sheffield North City Learning Centre (Yewlands CLC).
The project was part of Creative Futures (Cultural Strategy for the Southey Owlerton Area Regeneration (SOAR) Board), which aimed to bring together and promote existing cultural activities in the area, and to help start new projects. Every month a steering group of representatives from groups and agencies who work in the area met to share information and generate new ideas. This work has contributed to Sheffield’s Cultural Pathfinder status, which encourages agencies to focus their activities on key themes including local environment and health.
