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Trevithick Trail Merthyr Tydfil

Trevithick Trail Merthyr Tydfil Craig Pearce Glamorgan GATES Trevithick Trail Overview of Glamorgan GATES Background of the Project Artwork Projects Trevithick Banner Making Project Trevithick Trail Stones Trevithick Trail Granite Markers Trevithick Trail Wood Sculpture

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Trevithick Trail Merthyr Tydfil

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  1. Trevithick TrailMerthyr Tydfil Craig Pearce Glamorgan GATES

  2. Trevithick Trail • Overview of Glamorgan GATES • Background of the Project • Artwork Projects • Trevithick Banner Making Project • Trevithick Trail Stones • Trevithick Trail Granite Markers • Trevithick Trail Wood Sculpture • Trevithick Trail Film

  3. Overview of GATES • What is Glamorgan GATES? • Part of the University of Glamorgan • Community based activities, projects etc • Informal learning opportunities • Film, photography, IT, animation, robot build • Funded via Communities First • 4 members of staff • Based in Merthyr Tydfil

  4. Background • What is the Trevithick Trail? • 9 mile route taken by Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive • First steam engine in the world to successfully travel on rails • MTCBC secured funding (via WEFO) to enhance the route. • New pathways, signage, information points, marketing etc. • The original bid made no allowances for artwork

  5. The Artwork Project • Secured £12k for artwork during Phase 1 • Artwork managed by GATES • Community involvement • Local ownership • Reduce vandalism • Social connections • New skills, opportunities

  6. What kind of involvement? Participation • Photography • Practical workshops – Picking and sticking • Design – Drawing and layout • Film – camera work, editing etc Engagement • Sculpting display at the Merthyr Show • Awareness raising – banners and woodwork

  7. The projects • Trevithick Banner Making Project • Trevithick Trail Granite markers • Trevithick Trail Stones • Trevithick Trail Wood sculpture • Trevithick Trail film

  8. Trevithick Banner Making Project • To celebrate the trail launch in September • 100 banners to line the route • Contemporary - images of local people • Workshops throughout the summer • MTHA, Youth Inclusion Team, Hafal, Merthyr show etc • Photography, picking and sticking

  9. Trevithick Trail Granite markers • Four slabs of granite (8’x4’) • Four themes – engine, people, nature, map • Practical hands on workshops • Combining banner imagery with granite

  10. Trevithick Trail Stones • 15 pennant stones • Sand blasted with text – English and Welsh • Workshops • Text influenced by Exciting Writing squad • Picking and sticking workshops • Way markers

  11. Trevithick Trail Wood Sculpture

  12. Trevithick Trail film • Planning, filming, interviewing, editing • Record the Trevithick Trail artwork projects • Gain new skills – social and practical

  13. Conclusion • Strong community involvement • Range of different projects/activities • Different levels of engagement and participation • Diverse groups across a range of ages • Permanent markers – sympathetic materials • More artwork planned across the borough • Phase 2 of the trail starts in 2006 • Groups waiting to participate

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