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Beacons by Conrad Shawcross (c) John Sainsbury
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Beacons by Conrad Shawcross (c) John Sainsbury
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Beacons by Conrad Shawcross (c) John Sainsbury
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Beacons by Conrad Shawcross (c) John Sainsbury
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Beacons by Conrad Shawcross (c) John Sainsbury
Exhibition
Pioneering Places: Beacons by Conrad Shawcross
30 Sep 2021 – 30 Sep 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Ramsgate Bandstand
Address
- East Cliff
- Ramsgate
England - CT11 8JD
- United Kingdom
Believed to be the largest scale artwork to have been commissioned by children, the sculptures are a culmination of Pioneering Places, an ambitious multi-year project happening across East Kent, led by Creative Folkestone.
About
The sculptures are formed of four impressive structures, each comprises a metal tripod supporting a coloured, perforated disc at the top. Responding to the themes identified by the children, play and playfulness, caring and modern machinery, Beacons also addresses notions of signalling and messages, with a concealed word hidden within the design, based on a coded alphabet devised by the children. The word HOME was chosen by the children to be the message that the beacons send out to sea. This follows the children’s work exploring Ramsgate’s maritime heritage and the history of its famous Royal Harbour - the only designated Royal Harbour in the UK, which will celebrate its 200th anniversary this September. HOME represents what Ramsgate meant to the children and also provided a message of welcome and warmth to anyone arriving in the town by sea or land.
