Art at Kents Cavern

Thanks to funding from the Learning Revolution 12 people were able to visit Kents Cavern to use watercolour and acrylic paints to capture the beauty of the caves. Tutor John Turk introduced cave art from the primitive to artists who had tried to capture the beauty and vivacity of this style of painting. The course consisted of two sessions of three hours on two consecutive days.

Initially Nick Powe, the owner of the cavern, provided an official tour of the caves before people settled down to work. Nick joined in the classes and used the event as an opportunity to promote the Torbay Geopark giving an insight into the geological importance of this area and encouraging participants to help as volunteers to promote understanding of the first urban Geopark in the world.

The completed art work will be on show alongside the creative writing booklet and the photographs taken on the other tasters. It is hoped that this exhibition will be on show at the prime Geopark sites – Cockington, Drakes House at Goodrington, Occombe Farm and Berry Head.

A photographic competition is about to be launched encouraging people to take photographs of prime geological sites around the Bay and this road show will help promote it.

All participants will be encouraged to help with future Geopark walks and talks as volunteers.