You can help art to bloom

The public of South Holland are being asked to get involved with a new artwork being created for Spalding.

Flos Pompa (Latin for flower parade) is a ceramic work being created in an attempt to brighten the town’s Abbey Passage.
Transported Arts, which has been commissioned to create the work, will be holding two public sessions on Spalding Market to invite everyone to get involved and see the progress so far.
And the group is also inviting people to get in touch, particularly if they have any memories or images of previous parades.
Transported and Greenfield Pottery of Holbeach, will be putting it all together, will be on Spalding Market from 9am to 2pm on September 16 and 30.
A spokesman for Transported Arts, said: “We’ve had over 350 Spalding school children take part, and now we’re inviting the general public to get involved.
“They can come and see the work in progress and get involved in helping to make it in a free creative activity.
“If anyone is part of a community group that would like to be involved in workshops over late September and October, then please email us on transported@lincoln.ac.uk
“We are also looking for anyone who has archive photos of Spalding Tulip Parades over the years that they would be happy to be used for the artwork by being transferred onto ceramic tiles so we have a beautiful collection of memories of the parades throughout the years.”
The project has been funded thanks to a £30,000 National Lottery grant from the Arts Council with South Holland District Council providing £5,000.
It has been criticised due to the amount of money involved.
Transported has linked up with local company CLR Studios to design a poster to highlight the new phase of the project.
It says: “Flos Pompa is a ceramic mural made by local residents, school children and community groups facilitated by local artists Greenfield Pottery.
“The artwork will explore Spalding’s connection to flowers and tulips reflecting the town’s cultural and economic history.”
The spokesman for Transported continued: “It’s fantastic that the project not only has led to the commission of local ceramic artists but it’s also led to a new supplier for us, who is also a Spalding local.”