The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Jings, crivvens – Oor Wullies return to city with brand-new model
D“The public will have the opportunity to see many of the incredible Oor Wullie sculptures up close
undee will welcome back Oor Wullie sculptures this summer as part of an exclusive exhibition.
Fans of the colourful statues will get the chance to view them up close once more at the Overgate centre next month.
The new exhibition – dubbed Archie and Wullie’s Braw Bucket Bash – is being organised by children’s hospital charity The Archie Foundation.
It will showcase a number of the sculptures, originally customised by leading artists for the Big Bucket Trail, as well as a special “never-before-seen” Wullie sculpture.
Popular Wullies set to make an appearance at the display include Oor Lilie, Big Hearted Wullie, Haud Yer Wheest Wullie, Technicolour Dream, and Oor Freddie.
The exhibition, free and open for all, will take place from Thursday July 14 to Sunday July 24.
A number of fundraising activities by The Archie Foundation to help support children in Tayside will also be in place, including an Oor Wullie and Archie merchandise shop.
Metta Ramsay, community manager of Overgate, says it will be an “unmissable attraction” for Dundee.
She said: “The public will have the opportunity to see many of the incredible Oor Wullie sculptures up close and really get a chance to appreciate the detail and artistry of each one.
“We are particularly excited to be revealing a new Oor Wullie sculpture never-before-seen by the public.”
The much-loved DC Thomson character’s return to the city follows the Big Bucket Trail in 2019, which saw 200 Wullie models displayed across the country.
Organised in partnership by The Archie Foundation, DC Thomson Media, Wild in Art, Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, the statues were on the streets of Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen for 11 weeks before being auctioned off.
They raised more than £1.29 million for the Archie Foundation and Edinburgh and Glasgow children’s hospital charities.