Mowlem Big Weekend – Art Café: Purbeck Field

Inspired by Antony Gormley’s Field

Purbeck Field takes its inspiration from Antony Gormley’s 1993 artwork Field, first created with communities and shown at Tate Liverpool. Our version imagines a sea of simple clay figures — each one shaped by the hands of its maker — coming together as a collective artwork.

Everyone is invited to take part and contribute! Drop in, make your own clay figurine, and add it to the growing installation. Whether you’re a confident maker or trying clay for the first time, your contribution becomes part of a shared creative moment. 

With simple instructions, this is for everyone.

The completed Purbeck Field will be exhibited in a special installation on the evening of Sunday 31 May from 6-8pm. 

Helen Leary is a Purbeck-based creative with a BA (Hons) in History of Art and an MA in Exhibition Studies. She has led a range of children’s workshops in The Mowlem Studio and brings a warm, welcoming approach to creative participation. Helen will be facilitating the Art Café Purbeck Field drop-in sessions and curating the final installation in the Studio.

This Big Weekend event is free to attend. Donations are welcome and help support our community programming.