HUNT FOR HIDDEN ART ACROSS PORTLAND & WEYMOUTH THIS SUMMER - FREE ART FRIDAY with local artist Charlotte Pascoe
- townsofculture
- Aug 1
- 2 min read
Local artist Charlotte Pascoe will bring creativity, community, and a sense of adventure to Portland & Weymouth this summer with Free Art Friday - a free weekly art treasure hunt designed to celebrate the area’s culture as a seaside holiday destination.
Running throughout July and August 2025, the project will see unique pieces of artwork hidden in 13 iconic beauty spots and play areas, including Portland Bill, Greenhill Gardens, Tout Quarry, and Radipole Nature Reserve. Each week, clues will be released on social media channels inviting families and individuals to search for the hidden treasures.
Every week, 51 art prizes will be hidden in accessible, well-maintained public spaces:
25 full-colour glossy postcards
25 waterproof vinyl stickers or black-and-white ‘colour your own’ postcards
and an original, signed, mounted artwork.
The project invites people not only to collect the pieces but also to share their own drawings, photos, and memories on social media, further connecting the community through creativity.
All printed materials will use recycled paper and recyclable wallets, and leftover or unfound items will be distributed to local schools and preschools - ensuring the project is environmentally thoughtful as well as culturally enriching.
Charlotte explains: “Putting on BSide the CSide Free Art Friday has been so exciting, fun and rewarding. I have never done a project like this before, the support has been overwhelming. It’s been incredible to be able to share my art with my community, and possibly across the world!
I have loved getting out and exploring some of the wonderful beauty spots we have locally, it’s reminded me how lucky I am to live in Weymouth & Portland. Our access to green and blue spaces is something that is easily taken for granted when you live here, I have loved seeing all the nature on my doorstep.
Though doing this project I also feel I have gotten closer to my community. While setting up the scavenger hunts, I’ve had the opportunity to chat with so many people and have even made new friends.
Free art Friday has provided me and so many others with joy, creativity, adventure and community. I would have never been able to do it without the support of local people of all ages and the project funders.”
Free Art Friday has been supported through the Reveal Launchpad Grant, part of Portland and Weymouth’s Towns of Culture 2025 programme.
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