ARGUS readers have made suggestions and guesses about what might feature in an art installation next autumn.
The organisers of the Snowdogs and Snails exhibitions across Brighton and Hove confirmed that another installation will take place next year, with plans to reveal the “star of the show” in the coming weeks.
Guesses from Argus readers ranged from penguins and bears to cats, octopuses, and seagulls - in a homage to the seaside and to Albion.
Nessa Spence gave some suggestions from similar exhibitions and said: “I was visiting the Isle of Man back in July and they had dolphins of all colours and patterns all over the island, and in Edinburgh, they had giraffes for a similar cause.
“I think whatever is chosen will be welcomed by Brighton and Hove.”
Another reader pointed out that “beautifully painted hares” graced the streets of Winchester earlier this summer.
“Maybe that’s what we are getting next,” the reader said.
Faye Bridgwater suggested that snowmen should be featured in next year’s exhibition in a tribute to the author of The Snowman Raymond Briggs, who died earlier this year.
Sally Ansell said she hopes that the new exhibition will be “colourful”, something that is almost certain to be the case following the two previous installations, which had models decorated in a range of different colours.
🤔 Time to start guessing...
— Art Adventure coming to Brighton & Hove in 2023 (@snailspacebh) September 4, 2022
We took some hints to @Martletsshops on Old Shoreham Road, where shop manager Fran was pondering what our next art adventure will be...
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A hint at what the next art adventure will be, posted on social media earlier this week, included the manager of one of the Martlets charity shops holding a figurine of a scarecrow and a donkey.
Regardless of what might feature in the exhibition, one reader said they would like to see more neighbourhoods across the city get a sculpture of their own.
They said: “I really hope that some of our outlying estate areas get a sculpture too. It would be fantastic if areas like Moulsecoomb and Whitehawk are included.”
The last exhibition saw a total of 50 snail sculptures placed across the city, with some featuring near the city’s most well-known landmarks, including the i360, the Palace Pier and Brighton Station.
The exhibition aims to raise more money for the charity Martlets, with previous events seeing the models auctioned off.
The Snails installation in 2018 raised more than £230,000 after the end of the exhibition.
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