Winter Gardens Illuminate! – Great Yarmouth

Winter Gardens Illuminate! is a collaboration between Out There Arts and Great Yarmouth Borough Council to get local young people excited about the Winter Gardens and an opportunity to work with professional artists to follow a creative brief.

The Winter Gardens was first built in Torquay between 1878 and 1881. The building was bought by J.W.Cockrill in 1903 and transported by barge to Great Yarmouth where it still stands today. The building has been empty since 2008 but is set to open its doors again in 2027 after significant building works. Local students have been invited to reflect on the building’s past and help design its future.

After studying the Winter Gardens rich history, students have taken part in workshops covering the artforms: photography, animation and sound. Some workshops even took place inside the Winter Gardens. The students are then encouraged to create their own multimedia work inspired by the Winter Gardens’ colourful past.

The Winter Gardens will be an illuminated landmark on Great Yarmouth’s seafront for the first time in over 15 years. The content created by the students will be projected onto the exterior of the Winter Gardens in the first week of Easter Holidays from the 7th – 13th April, 7:30pm-9:30pm. Students will be able to share their work with friends, family and members of the public on a huge canvas.