Lewes: 'Community of Kindness' art campaign launched

The billboard, banner and poster campaign transforms creativity into collective action, with thousands of young creatives from these coastal towns taking part in the project. <i>(Image: Lewes District Council)</i>
The billboard, banner and poster campaign transforms creativity into collective action, with thousands of young creatives from these coastal towns taking part in the project. (Image: Lewes District Council)
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A new public art campaign is bringing vibrant, inspirational messages to life across the coast.

Launched by Newhaven-based creative organisation Look Again, the Community of Kindness project spans the coastline between Brighton and Eastbourne.

It has been commissioned by Lewes District Council and developed in collaboration with artist Supermundane and arts educator Dawn East.

Councillor Zoe Nicholson, leader of Lewes District Council, said: "Seeing these vibrant posters is genuinely uplifting.

"Their messages from the young children of respect, consideration and kindness shine so brightly at a time when the communities can feel divided.

"My sincere thanks to everyone who has helped to give life to this powerful and heartfelt project."

The campaign features large-scale artworks, including billboards and banners, in Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Telscombe.

It aims to turn creativity into collective action.

Look Again said it is the organisation's largest participatory art project to date.

More information about the campaign, and a downloadable poster-making pack, is available at lookagainnewhaven.co.uk/community-of-kindness.

Charlotte Parsons from Look Again said: "Showing art in the public realm is about much more than sharing space – it’s an energising mix of place, people and creativity."

The campaign features new work by Supermundane alongside more than 100 original designs by primary and secondary school pupils.

The project runs throughout spring and offers a visible reminder that communities are stronger when they stand together.

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