Work in schools
Pupils from five primary schools along the lower Teifi worked with West Wales Rivers Trust, spacetocreate and Small World Theatre to create Theatre and make artwork about the River Teifi through a variety of art forms including collage, drawing, mixed media and drama workshops leading to performances using shadow puppetry. The pupils were already well informed about the river's rich biodiversity and understood the importance of protecting and restoring the Teifi. Through exhibitions and performances, the children and the project effectively reached intergenerationally across communities.
Using the Idris Mathais Manuscript map as a the source, and drawing inspiration from the Ceredigion based artist Mary Lloyd Jones, pupils from five primary schools along the lower Teifi worked with artists Pip Lewis and Guy Norman to celebrate Welsh language place names along the river. The artworks incorporate a leaf to signify the importance of trees to the health of the river, and a hope for the future.
