Two new arts projects have been launched at Lichfield Cathedral.
Lichfield City Sculpture Trail will hope to highlight a range of artistic highlights.
Among the items on the trail are:
- Sleeping Children within the Cathedral
- Captain Smith in Beacon Park Museum Gardens
- Dr Johnson Mosaic on Bird Street
- The Reading Girl’ on St John’s Road
- Samuel Johnson Monument in Market Square
- The Formation of Poetry on Tamworth Road.
Rob Carr, a member of the project team, said: “This is the first of many new exciting artist-led projects we are developing, which will help people view Lichfield and the district in a new way, through artists’ eyes.”
The Cathedral has also
celebrated the launch of the St Chad Statue project. Burntwood sculptor Peter Walker has been commissioned to design and create a 3m bronze representation of St Chad.
Mr Walker said: “It’s a great privilege to be working to create a statue of such an important figure in the heritage if the area.
“For me, making public art is about involving the community in seeing the work through the stages of its development, therefore it’s wonderful that we have unveiled the maquette, a model of the final statue.”
More information on the Lichfield City Sculpture Trail can be found at www.thecityofsculpture.co.uk.
