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This exhibition was created by the Solway Firth partnership. Using the first Ordnance Survey maps as a starting point meetings and events were held in coastal communities to gather knowledge about local landmarks. This exhibition looks at how place names have evolved and explains the meaning of words that have disappeared from our everyday language. Hands on family activities will accompany this exhibition and the summer programme of creative activities including printing, storytelling and clay modelling are inspired by the coast – you can find out more about these at www.dgculture.co.uk.
Nic Coombey of Solway Firth Partnership said;
“The Coastwise project has been a great opportunity to involve local people by using place names as a catalyst to discover more about our amazing coastline. From stones spat out by the Devil to salt production, ancient boundary markers to a lost church there are many stories that lie behind the names marked on maps.”
For Enjoyment is an inclusive community of creative minds of all ages made up from a diverse mix of people from all around the region. The For Enjoyment community were commissioned by the Dumfries and Galloway Eco Warriors to produce an installation piece to highlight the effects of plastic pollution on the Dumfries and Galloway coastline. The resulting art work invites debate about the human impact of our natural world and at the same time highlight the importance of the work of the Eco Warriors in attempting to clean up our precious beaches.
Frank Hayes, Director of For Enjoyment Community Interest Company told the museum how the collaboration came about;
“D&G Eco Warriors put out a request on Facebook to commission an art organisation to produce a piece of work that would communicate the message of the hugely damaging impact that we are having on the planet. For Enjoyment CIC got in touch and very quickly had a meeting and the two groups hatched a plan. The work was created using waste collected during Eco Warriors beach cleans and inspired by the layout of an interpretation panel. For Enjoyment are featured alongside the Eco Warriors in film made by Facebook “What we find at the Beach” part of the Beyond the Screen series.
The project was hugely rewarding and nearly 40 participants from the For Enjoyment community volunteered their time to create this beautiful impactful piece.”
If you would like to organise your own beach clean or join in with those organised by D&G Eco Warriors you can find out more by joining the D&G Eco warriors beach cleans Facebook group.
Councillor John Martin who is Vice-Chair of the Council’s Communities Committee said;
“The Solway coast is a beautiful area of Scotland appreciated by local people and visitors. It is fascinating to find out more about some of the well-known and hidden places along the coastline and how they got their names. It is good to see local people taking pride in their own area and doing something to help counteract the terrible problems caused by plastic pollution of our seas and coasts. The For Enjoyment art work highlights the problem and also the work done by the D&G Eco Warriors to clean up beaches in our region.”
The exhibitions “Coastwise – Where every name tells a story” and the For Enjoyment and D&G Eco Warriors art installation can be seen at Annan Museum until 8 September 2019.
