Seal-sey’s art trail creators thanked

The Selsey community has given its thanks to the creators of the Art Trail throughout the town.

The recent annual town meeting 2022 has been the first chance for Selsey’s community to publicly thank and celebrate the art and media students’ achievements since the trail was launched in 2021 thanks to a public arts grant.

They are art students, Freya Betteridge, Nicholas Binns, Ruby Moffatt, Emerald Krigsman, Carleigh Barker, Rosie Harris and Megan Masters.

The media students who photographed and filmed the making of the Selsey Seals included Tom Cavanagh, James England, Dan Hancock and Charlie Lewington.

The annual town meeting also championed Chichester

College’s accomplished art tutors/artists Christine Tanner and Kasha Sawosko who alongside Pamela Howard OBE nurtured the artist students’ talent.

Andy Davies, head of learning for creative and performing arts at Chichester College, added: “We are extremely proud to have been invited to take part in this fantastic project, and our students rose to the challenge presented to them.

“The project has enabled our students to build up valuable work experience to add to their own portfolios. The trail is destined to become a way to showcase the kind community spirit and artistic flair of Selsey’s residents.

“We’d like to say a huge thank you to Selsey Town Council for giving them the opportunity to get involved with this project, which sees them leave a lasting legacy for Selsey residents to enjoy.”

The art students were also reunited with the members Selsey’s community who unveiled their work back in July last year.

These included Les Hilton of Ginger Signs, Lyn Reeve of the Victory Club, Sammie Harvey of Potters Fish and Dr. Lesley Bromley of the Manhood Wildlife & Heritage Group.

To follow the Seal Art Trail, travellers will use seals as signposts around some of the town’s major landmarks which include The Selsey Centre, leading across the seafront round the Selsey Bill leading to the Sir Patrick Moore and Selsey Dark Skies Seal, eventually culminating at Selsey’s Bug Hotel.

The trail will allow visitors to make discoveries and travel through time and see a whole new side to Selsey as they scan each seal’s QR code.

Every Seal has a unique QR code for travellers to discover more about the Seals’ theme and uncover Selsey’s heritage and wildlife.