Poole Britannia! Platinum jubilee celebration day
To celebrate Her Majesty and open our Jubilee Exhibition, we held a Jubilee Celebration Event hosted by Lighthouse, Poole – originally opened by the Queen in 1979 who received a specially commissioned piece of Poole Pottery in commemoration. We are very grateful to The Lighthouse Poole for hosting our Poole Britannia! Exhibition and Celebration Day.
Following our successful first exhibition and programme of community arts activities in the Summer of 2021, The Power House were delighted to produce this once in a life-time opportunity for Poole, the wider community, and visitors to come together, create, and celebrate Her Majesty’s glorious 70-year reign. Poole Britannia!
We offered a range of activities and opportunities on the day which included viewing the:
Jubilee Mosaic Murals by David Bowers and Hamworthy Park Junior and Twin Sails Infants Schools
Mosaic Portrait of the Queen by Amanda Waite and GCSE Art Students in collaboration with Claire Austin and Maureen La Frenais
Platinum Jubilee Globes by The Clay Shack working with Longfleet Combined School
We also offered a day of creative arts and interactive activities for the whole community and visitors to our town, young and old to join in. Activities included:
Drop-In Art workshops and interactive activities for the family
“Mass’d Sing”: Community Choir workshop and performance in the Sherling Theatre led by Ali Sharpe including learning her composed Jubilee Song commissioned by The Power House.
Performances in the Sherling Theatre by Hamworthy Park Junior and Twin Sails Infants of their Creative Writing and Drama pieces created in their Jubilee Project and facilitated by Dorset’s CoCreate.
Drop in Films in the Cinema from Meet the Artists and footage from Hamworthy Twin Sails and Park Juniors
