A series of photographs and narrative posters created by three local artists will be on display at Christchurch, Great Yarmouth as part of an new exhibition based around the regeneration of St George’s Theatre and the King Street area of the town.

Local artist Belona Greenwood and photographers Adam Shawyer and Manuel Seixas have been working both individually and also collaboratively with members of the community to produce the work, which has been inspired by the ongoing works at St George’s and in the surrounding area.

The exhibition will be taking place from Wednesday 7th – Tuesday 20th September 2011, and will feature images and poetry based around both the interior and exterior works at the old theatre and along King Street.

Belona Greenwood says ‘’I was struck by the abandoned beauty of St. George’s Chapel suspended between its history and its future, and I wanted to map the interior of the building in words before the contractors moved in.”

The work has been produced as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) Scheme, which is being managed by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund. SeaChange Arts are running the creative aspects of the scheme, and have commissioned five artists to record and document each stage of the renovation works to ensure that members of the local community are kept fully up to date with the regeneration of the area as it progresses.

The exhibition will be open in the cafe area at Christchurch from 10am – 2pm on weekdays, and from 10am – 12pm on Saturdays.

More of the artists’ work from the project can be seen at the upcoming ‘Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus 2011,’ where it will be projected onto the white sheeting surrounding St George’s on Saturday 17th September from 8pm onwards. This will include a time lapse animation sequence of the renovation work taking place inside the old theatre filmed from a camera installed in the roof of St George’s by Adam Shawyer.

Artists Jamie Quantrill and Lynsey Allett will also be running a free animation workshop at the festival on Sunday 18th September 2011 from 12pm – 4pm in St George’s Park.

To find out more about the THI Documentary project, please visit www.thiproject.org or www.seachangearts.org.uk.