General Information
Ridges & Furrows is a new arts & heritage trail for Lincolnshire linking The National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford with the Millennium Green in North Hykeham via the Lincoln Edge. The arts & heritage trail has developed alongside a programme of cultural events and arts experiences exploring and celebrating communities, local heritage and the landscape across locations along the trail in North Kesteven.
The Ridges & Furrows project began in summer 2015 with a series of artist residencies in North Hykeham, Waddington, Welbourn and Sleaford. The residencies aimed to bring together communities to develop ideas for new arts projects.
In 2016 and 2017 the next phase of the project began with a programme of events and activities in Welbourn, North Hykeham, and Waddington. Ridges & Furrows brought together artists, historians and local people to delve into the heritage of these locations, revealing hidden traditions as well as exploring their present day identities.
Heritage trail guides for Waddington and Welbourn and North Hykeham have been published. Permanent artworks celebrating and revealing hidden histories are being commissioned in a number of locations along the route.
About the NK Arts Partnership
Ridges & Furrows is delivered by the NK Arts Partnership, a nationally distinctive partnership committed to achieving and celebrating great art, craft, design, visual and performing arts. The partnership aims to deliver in partnership a dynamic programme of high quality arts and cultural experiences that sits at the heart of the ecology of the District and contributes to the visitor economy and residents quality of life across North Kesteven, the East Midlands and beyond.
At the heart of the partnership are three leading organisations: artsNK, Design Nation and the National Centre for Craft and Design.