Beautifully deck-orated

THE latest fundraising venture for the Wells Skatepark Project is gathering momentum.

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‘Throughout October, a display of customised skateboard decks will be included in both this year’s Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) exhibition at Wells Cathedral and at LOAF café.

In November, an exhibition will then move to The Heart of the Tribe Gallery in Glastonbury. All the decks will all be available to view and buy via an accompanying online auction at www.galabid.com/skatewells which will continue until 30 November, Fifty artists have lent their talents to the project, each producing a one-of-a-kind work of art. The decks span an array of styles, from traditional oils to street art and pop culture motifs. Mayor of Wells, Louis Agabani, who selected the Wells Skatepark Project as his charity of the year, said: “There really is something for everyone”

‘The idea began with a conversation between Louis and Paddy O’Hagan, Chair of Wells Art Contemporary (WAC), who saw how a display could make up one of the four Community Projects that sit alongside the international art exhibition.