On Friday night, a County Durham town will be lit up by a community celebration following the arrival of an iconic painting in the town earlier this year.
Dalí: Surreal Worlds , will take over Bishop Auckland town centre with a display of light installations and art designed to ignite the imaginations of those who experience it. Inspired by the arrival of Dalí's masterpiece Christ of Saint John of the Cross at the town's Spanish Gallery earlier this year, the interactive community event will incorporate larger-than-life artworks, collaborative exhibitions, a street art trail, and a programme of live entertainment and creative workshops.
Developed to 'bring the whole community to see Dalí", two large scale light installations, featuring the work and ideas of almost 200 young people, will offer a shining centrepiece to proceedings in the town's Market Place and Auckland Tower for the afternoon to evening event. The original artwork for the Market Place has been created by North East artist Stuart Langley, who has led sessions with 120 children from local schools along with The Auckland Project's Transformative Arts Officer Jilly Johnston.
