Artist residency - Join our community art project with Artist in Residence Steve Wheeler
Saturday 20th to Friday 26th August 2022
Normal admission prices apply
As part of our anniversary celebrations artist in residence Steve Wheeler will be creating a community art installation throughout the week which visitors are encouraged to take part in, see below for more information about what Steve will be doing and we hope you can join us!
“‘A collaboration with staff, volunteers and members of the public at Butser Ancient Farm.
How did the people of Iron Age Britain celebrate? We can speculate based on the evidence from archaeological excavations but we will never know for sure.
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the site I will be creating a monument to an imagined god of the land, the way I imagine the ancient tribes that lived here might have once done in their village in order to celebrate and give thanks during the changing of the seasons, or after a period of long hardship.
It will stand as a celebration of Butser’s 50 year success as a site and its success for hopefully many more years in the future.
The figure will be made and decorated using objects and materials found around the site. Visitors, staff and volunteers are invited to come and make their own offering to contribute from Saturday 20th to Friday 26th August 2022.’”
Artist bio
Steve Wheeler is a multi-disciplinary artist and illustrator. He uses found and recycled materials from his surrounding environment to create his work, focussing on creating a more sustainable studio practice.
Steve graduated with an MA in Art and Science from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL) in June 2022, where he was researching the impact of creative practice on people living with chronic illness and long term health conditions. He is currently based in Deal, Kent.