Roll the Dice

This exhibition showcases a selection of artwork made by the young people of “Splanna” (meaning “shine” in Cornish). Displayed alongside work from the permanent collection that has inspired the group.

Splanna is Falmouth Art Gallery’s resident collective of young people aged 11-14. They were tasked with the challenge of making artwork in response to the climate crisis.

Over the last 6 months, the collective has worked with artists from many disciplines and been inspired by the Falmouth Art Gallery collection and themes discussed in ‘circle time’, a practice that uses restorative practice to create open and thoughtful communication. The young people have explored themes of deforestation, fast fashion, and waste.

Through this exhibition, Splanna hopes to explore ways in which we can all make small changes to our behaviour to ‘Keep 1.5c Alive’, to shout about the issues that are important to them and to come together to create a safe, respectful space to make artwork and discuss ideas. You are invited to ‘roll the dice’ and join the discussion.

We are very excited to have the young voices of Splanna shared in the gallery and hope to build on this into the future. We hope you enjoy their exhibition.

Thank you to Evie Swanson for putting this all together, and to Katey Burak and RJ Working for the restorative practice sessions. Thank you to all the artists: Viviane Vaux, Ruth Purdy, Eve Bouratt, Moogie Wonderland, Josie Mitchell, Meggs, Sam Bradbury and Jo Lumber. We couldn’t have done it without your inspiration.