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Past Events	Beacons Project, Ruskin Park, October 2007 The Beacons project was a collaboration between Art in the Park and other partners to produce two simultaneous events on hilltops across the Don Valley in Sheffield. We also ran two preperation events on Saturdays so that local people could come along and work with our artist Cassie Limb to produce some UV creations to display at our event. The first preparation event was held on the 13th of October in Ruskin Park. Despite the drizzle and rather overcast skies the vibrant UV materials lit up the park, even in day light, and brought a smile to the faces of those who got involved in making some wonderful sand art, small spinny beacons made of UV card and some giant plywood beacons that would be illuminated by UV lights at the evening event. At the second event on the morning of the 20th of October, we returned to Ruskin park for an early start and many participants braved the cold, clear, crisp weather to once again make wonderful UV artwork for the main event in the evening guided by the ideas and creativity of Cassie. During the afternoon a small team of volunteers transformed the park, digging holes, rigging up generators, roping off a performance space and dangling lights from trees so that as night fell the park was transformed into a magical UV-scape with a fire performance and face painter to boot. At the appointed time we looked over the valley to Parkwood Springs and saw a single firework set off, the signal for our firework to be launched. They saw ours and lit the 30ft flaming pheonix lighting up their hillside. As night continued to fall the UV sculptures really came into their own and the bright spinny beacons we had created were used to flash a signal across the park and across the valley. A super evening that could well become an annual event on two hill-tops and who knows, maybe some of the other seven hills of Sheffield will join in next time?
A Garden You can Eat Various Venues June- August 2008
Go Wild with African Art Ponderosa March-May 2008
Footprint Celebration Philadelphia March 15th 2008
Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre Festive Fun Day December 2007
Rivelin Valley Christmas Festival December 2007
Hillsborough Park Christmas Festival December 2007
Beacons Project Ruskin Park October 2007
Langsett Fun Day August 22nd 2007
Get Fired Up About Philadelphia August 2007
Ruskin Park Fun Day June 2007
Urban May Day Upperthorpe Peace Gardens May 2007
Stannington Fun Day April 2007
Blake Street Insects and Creepy Crawlies March 2007 and April 2007
Philadelphia Trail Through The Trees February 2007
Weston Park Art in the Dark January 2007
Hillsborough Park Christamas Fair December 2006
Rivelin Valley Christamas Fair December 2006
Balloonistas! Part 2 Edward Street Flats November 2006
Superheroes Ponderosa October 2006
Balloonistas! Part one Edward Street Flats September 2006
Circus Project August 2006
Ruskin Park Fun Day July 15th 2006
Upperthorpe Peace Gardens May 14th 2006
Exhibition Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre May 2006
Ponderosa April 9th 2006
Langsett Green Space February 12th 2006
Edward Street Flats Photography Special Part 2 January 15th 2006
Hillsborough Park December 11th 2005
Photography Special Edward Street Flats November 2005
Big Draw Nottingham Rec. October 2005
Bole Hill September 11th 2005
Langsett Fun Day August 25th 2005
Philadelphia August 7th 2005
Ponderosa July 10th 2005
Ruskin Park Fun Day June 11th 2005
Blake Street Nature Gardens April 2005
Langsett Green space March 20th 2005
Ruskin Park Feb 20th 2005
Hillsborough Park December 18th 2004
Edward Street Flats November 14th 2004
Philadelphia October 17th 2004
Langsett Green September 19th 2004
Ruskin Park Fun Day July 4th 2004
Langsett Green June 20th 2004
Ponderosa May 16th 2004
Philadelphia April 4th 2004
Langsett March 14th 2004
Ruskin Park February 15th 2004
Ruskin Park December 7th 2003
Ponderosa November 9th 2003
Philadelphia September 21st 2003
Upperthorpe Peace Gardens August 31st 2003
Wond'rous Watery Walk Ponderosa February 23rd 2003