​Art for towns and people

Photography courtesy of Aleksandra Warchol
Victoria was commissioned by Watford Palace Theatre in 2019 to produce a marble run spanning the length of Watford town centre as a key part of their upcoming Imagine Festival. A pandemic, budget cuts and a lot of red tape later, "Remembering Eden" emerged in 2022. A quiet, family centred, hopeful response to overcoming adversity. Themed on a ruined heritage garden, real and recycled paper plants emerged from a gently eroding cardboard landscape.
A zero-waste project, Victoria worked with local schools, Watford Recycling Arts Project and Veolia to ensure all the materials used were recycled and would either be reused or recycled again.

Art as heritage.
 
Last year saw the first sustainable fashion community event at Headstone Manor Museum as part of sustainable fashion week, a national event.
Designed and produced by Victoria with significant support from HMM, the people of Harrow participated in multi-faceted green event incorporating arts, talks, competitions and sustainable shopping.

Victoria will return to HMM on 5th October 2025 for more mindful makes using recycled materials.

Croxley Green's Big Eco Art Project

As part of The Great Big Green Week 2024, Victoria worked with Helen Cox (Croxley Danes School) on a 3 stage event to raise awareness in the community about the importance of recycling and reducing plastic waste.

Stage 1: Public Screening of Plastic Warriors and consultation with the Eco Council for Earth Day 2024
Stage 2: Plastic Art Competition and exhibition for the Great Big Green Week from 8th to 16th June
Stage 3: Community drop-in puppet make in Croxley Green Library, 15th June.

Art in the Park 2023

Victoria set up the Art in the Park Community Association with fellow artists Jackie Uphill & Eleanor Sidaway. With support from Three Rivers Council and Abbots Langley Parish Council we brought over 20 visual artists to Leavesden Country Park last summer to exhibit work and offer art tasters to the local community. We had a number of live musicians performing on the day.

Artist in Residence. My Story Project.

Funded by Arts Council England, and Hertfordshire Library Service this pilot residency in 2023 was the first in a series of artist residencies in libraries all over Hertfordshire County. You can expect to meet artists, see how they work, pick up new skills and be inspired. Artists will represent a variety of art forms, with the libraries offering free workshops to the public and closed groups by appointment.

Top: Nit and natter Friday group at Croxley Green Library. Members of the group made a mini weave keepsake from sustainable and recycled materials.

Bottom Left: Giant 'Ojo Dios' closeup, made from recycled jeans, hemp, cardboard and sheets by artist.
Bottom Right: Hand woven patchwork blanket made by participants at South Oxhey Library's sustainable weaving session. Recycled paper sourced from overused and broken library books which were then shredded into useable material.

Thinking of having you own public art project?

"Herts Inclusive Theatre worked with Victoria on a number of occasions. Her work is consistently of a high standard and delivered on time. She worked with us to develop our requirements, listening to our needs and offering suggestions."
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Caroline Stevens, Director, Herts Inclusive Theatre.