The Picnic
Sculpture by Tana Jackson on display in Worthing Museum & Art Gallery garden
Exhibition of sculpture in the garden of Worthing Museum and Art Gallery from 8th September until 17th October
Winner of one of the Adur & Worthing Arts Trust grants 2015, the sculpture has been made using shop mannequins covered in clothing that has been treated with Paverpol, a fabric hardener. The sculpture has also been covered with yacht varnish in order to protect it from the elements.
The mannequins are weatherproof and have been strapped to plastic pallets that are covered with Astroturf.
Tana Jackson is a local artist and sculptor belonging to the Sunny Worthing Arts Group (SWAG) and her studio and sculpture garden are a venue in the Worthing Art Trail each year. Tana is also the creator of ‘The Flock of Seagulls’ previously exhibited in the Red Telephone Box on the corner of Steyne Gardens which was the smallest art gallery in Worthing.
When creating ‘The Picnic’, Tana wanted to invoke the sense of a bygone era when life was somewhat simpler and people did not live with the demands of modern technology and a family picnic in the park, on the downs or on the beach was a regular summer family recreation.
The launch of the sculpture will take place on Saturday 12th September, 13:00 to 16:00pm at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Chapel Road, Worthing where visitors will be invited to enjoy a free cup cake and take a seat next to the purple frisbee and have their photo taken with Alastair, Jan and little Susie Carter. Free postcards of the sculpture will also be available.
The sculpture will be exhibited in the Worthing Museum and Art Gallery garden from 8th September to the 17th October. Entrance to The Museum and this exhibition is free and opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm. This exhibition will be seeking a permanent indoor or outdoor home from the 17th of October onwards. Please contact Tana at info@tanajacksonarts.co.uk on 07732 382513 or 01903 695593 if you have any ideas.
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