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This #ATownExploresABook21 doodle project is inspired by Edward Lear’s The Nutcrackers and the Sugar-Tongs, the story of two remarkable items of cutlery that ran away with their imaginations. The artsteps virtual gallery opens Monday 5th April, an experience curated by Hannah Collisson and Maya Coombs, supported by Esme Fisher.

Artsteps Virtual Gallery


The #NutsAboutLear team comprises four ExploreTheArch artists, including two members of our festival mentee programme. Graphic designer and illustrator Erin Brookes-Doolan, socially-conscious creator and performer Maya Coombs, musician and journalist Hannah Collisson and performance artist and musician Alison Cooper are finding innovative ways to explore the writer & artist, Edward Lear, promoting free expression of imagination! Their explorations of Lear’s words feature in a stills gallery and virtual exhibition in the #ATownExploresABook21 festival.

Enjoy the gallery of doodles offered by members of the public.









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