Launch event revealed for Kirkcaldy’s giant Wemyss Ware Cat Trail
The countdown to the launch of Kirkcaldy’s Wemyss Ware Cat Trail is underway.
The giant sized moggies will be unveiled at an opening event on Saturday, April 25 - and everyone is invited to come and see them.
The 17 giants cats will form a trail across the district which visitors can follow, and the organisers hope the Lang Toun’s biggest ever outdoor arts event captures their imagination,
Each of the cats has been transformed by a Fife based artist, and their work will finally be revealed at the Adam Smith Theatre from 2:00pm to 4:30pm when a a free artists’ workshop takes place. Free cat trail maps will be available on the day as well.
Each cat has been painted in a unique style and will go on display throughout the Kirkcaldy area for visitors to discover. Sixteen will be in fixed locations, but one - the mystery cat - might be tricky to find as it will occasionally jump on a Stagecoach bus and travel to a different place.
The trail, which runs from Saturday 25th April until Sunday, September 6, has been organised by the Adam Smith Global Foundation with funds from the Kirkcaldy Lottery.
Over 40 artists submitted cat design proposals and, after an exhibition and a public vote, 17 were commissioned to paint the lifesize sculptures.
The cat trail has attracted 20 local sponsors - and that level of support enabled the total number of cats to be increased from the original 12 to 17.
The artists taking part include Andrea Porteous, Catherine Lindow, Susan McGill, Hazel Terry, Abigail Cooper, Dorothy Black, Elaine Syme, Donna Forrester, Rachel Devine, Lisa Graef, Susan Warner, Griselda Hill, Yolande Kenny, Vanessa Gibson, Lauren Morsley, Paul McGinty, Joanna Scott, Roseanne Hoy, and Robert Mach.
Details of the Cat Trail, the artists, their designs, locations and more can be found via a new website which will be published after the launch, and there will be links in the trail map which can be picked up at the artist workshops.
The first two Wemyss Cats, decorated by Griselda Hill from the Wemyss Ware pottery - which owns the trademark - have already gone on show at Kirkcaldy Galleries and the Kings Theatre on the Esplanade.