One Beautiful World

The wonderfully creative Mothers Union for Wickford and Runwell have created a special Coronation display at St Catherine's Church. Their display is called The Way to the Coronation. Visit to see how many faces you can identify. St Catherine's is open through the day from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm, so do come in to see the display. This display can be seen alongside 'The Art of the Diorama' exhibition by Tim Harrold.

TIMOTHY HARROLD The Art of the Diorama St Catherine’s Church, Wickford 12-24 May 2023, part of the One Beautiful World Arts Festival What is this? An exhibition of miniature dioramas in boxes and drawers using the assemblage of found objects to create visual parables. Who is Tim? Tim was born in London in 1960. In the 1980s, he did a Foundation Course at Thurrock Tech and then a degree in Expressive Arts at Brighton Poly, during which time he co-founded the Theatre of the Bleeding Obelisk performance art group. His degree show included dioramas and assemblages using natural materials. Tim went on to teach art in secondary and further education, later working as a detached church youth worker. With his wife Vera, he created crossdenominational interactive prayer spaces and led creative workshops at national gatherings. Tim has shown his dioramas in a number of group exhibitions, notably with commission4mission in London and the Thurrock Art Trail. He has had solo shows: The Perceptual E...