The Heart of March Imaginarium comes to library this Valentine’s weekend to imagine the town’s future
March Library is hosting a unique Imaginarium event that invites adults and children to use arts, crafts, film and conversation to imagine what the town might look and feel like in 30 years’ time.
The Heart of March Imaginarium is being held on February 14 and 15 from 10.30am to 4pm at the City Road building. It’s a free walk in event organised by Cambridgeshire Libraries and Cambridge Carbon Footprint in collaboration with artist Hilary Cox Condrun.
Imaginariums are lively, colourful, thoughtful events that have been a hit throughout Cambridgeshire and now March is getting its very own over the Valentine’s weekend.
At Imaginariums, artists and community organisations come together with local people to imagine a better future, believing that it’s hard to build a different one if you can’t imagine what it’ll actually look like.
Visitors will be invited to contribute to a giant map of March, help make a mosaic, draw, model and use the sound booths to record their hopes, dreams and ideas. Whilst thinking about the future it’s important to capture and preserve memories, heritage what we love about our area now, so there will be a chance for visitors to add what they cherish through words, poems or sketches.
Carl Suckling, community co-ordinator at Cambridgeshire County Council said: “It brings together the creativity and diverse perspectives of the community. This approach encourages new ideas, inclusivity, and helps us plan for a vibrant, resilient future. By engaging everyone's imagination, we can tackle challenges better and make sure all voices are heard and valued."
March based 20Twenty Productions, a not-for-profit working with children and young people has been working in advance of the Valentine’s weekend to create soundscapes and paintings/drawing with children from Westwood Primary School.
The artworks will be on display over the two days and explore what the landscape of the local areas might look like if we do not change our environmental behaviours.
Max Louth, their director and creative learning manager said: “As an organisation, we declared a climate emergency in 2022. We are passionate about raising awareness about climate change and what we can do to be better. The platform that arts and culture organisations have to generate awareness and understanding of these issues is unlike any other and will be key to dealing with the climate challenge every day moving forward.”
Organisations including REMO Trading, Cambridge Carbon Footprint, 20Twenty Productions, the NHS, Fenland District Council and many others hope you can join them to imagine a town with the health and well-being of people and nature at its heart.
