Striking contemporary art in a traditional Manor House Garden - for one day only

The task:
One day only … to attract visitors to the Open Garden event. When it comes to collecting money for charity the family at Wheatley want to lure more than the usual local garden lovers. 
 

The solution:
Imagine a lovingly cultivated, traditional garden in a 500 year old Manor House in June, now add bold and provocative sculptures made by ten international contemporary artists … and welcome to the exciting art event “Encounters.” Organized by the art consultancy “Notfamousyet” at Wheatley Manor, a village close to Oxford. The show was staged for one night and one day only.

“Encounters” showed how exciting international contemporary art can deliver a stimulating contrast to a traditional very English setting. Many of the exhibited art works were specially created for this event, others were carefully selected to correspond to special areas of the garden. Amidst the garden the visitor could find stunning, large and playful sculptures. Delicate ceramic objects and sound installations. It was also an encounter with surprising materials: textiles in the shape of fruit, clay that is left unfired and therefore inevitably going to disintegrate, an army of wooden wedges, and colourful laces or we could say tree bondages.

Each work corresponded to the special place in the garden and by this impacted on and changed the place and the experience of the visitor.

The result:
Over 600 visitors. And a big result for the charity.