Burton's outdoor art trail is live!
Welcome to Burton Swans
The Trail Is Live!
This week we have been able to re-start work on assembling our flock of super-sized, sculpted swans at the Brewhouse and contacting artists to arrange their painting work.
East Staffordshire’s first interactive, outdoor art trail, will bring a big splash of colour to Burton’s open spaces and raise funds for the YMCA.
Project manager Tilley Bancroft, from the award-winning Red Door Studios, says: “We’re delighted that we can now safely plan for the trail to run for 10 weeks with the original start date put back to the second week of August.
For more details as we have them, and lots of swan crafts and project information, visit our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.
Find out more about the project
Sponsors
A big thank you to all the businesses who have sponsored our 25 scintillating swans. Vist our sponsors page to find out more.
Artists
Meet the artists who have helped to create this swantastic art trail
Our Sponsors
A big thank you to everyone who has helped us
Here's what they had to say :)
Tilley
Red Door
Burton Swans is an opportunity for artists, businesses, schools, community groups and the public to work together towards something really exciting in Burton. An opportunity to celebrate the area and to get outdoors and enjoy the town in a new way. I'm excited about helping create that sense of community.
Chloe
Brewhouse
The Brewhouse is very proud to be part of the Burton Swans project. I am very excited that the project has already gained so much support and can’t wait to see what designs the artists and schools come up with. It is a great opportunity for local artists and businesses to come together to put burton on the map.
Our Chosen Charity
Burton and District YMCA is an independent Christian charity helping people in crisis regardless of faith, gender, race or ability. The charity believes that everyone deserves a place to call home and it provides 71 rooms across three sites for people who are homeless. The YMCA also provides practical and emotional support to equip people with the skills and confidence they need to build a brighter future where they can belong, contribute and thrive in our community. A YMCA food bank, based at the Reconnect Centre on James Street in Burton, issues emergency supplies all-year round to people in crisis and four YMCA shops provide affordable furniture for families across Staffordshire and Derbyshire. In recent years the YMCA has been a lead partner in providing a winter shelter for rough sleepers.
