Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Falmouth Art Gallery launches innovative AR Town Trail

Falmouth Art Gallery has launched an innovative, experimental augmented reality (AR) Town Trail, taking art beyond the walls of the Gallery and out onto the street of the town for all to enjoy.

A legacy of the Gallery’s ‘Where Are We?’ summer 2025 exhibition which explored art and technology in Cornwall, the free trail features AR sculptures created by local artists at five different locations across Falmouth.

View and interact with the exciting art installations on the prototype trail by artists Freyja Sewell, Jess Pemberton, Sarah McAndrew, Zoe Wilton and Jesse Clarkson.

Using a mobile phone and the Adobe Aero* software, art can be experienced in a completely new way. Simply follow the Trail map to experience the sculptures and celebrate your AR Town Trail achievements by winning digital badges. Share your #sculptureselfies on Instagram tagging @falmouthartgallery to join in the fun.

The AR sculptures on the Town Trail include:

- Everythings Coming Up Rainbows by Falmouth Art Gallery x Mothers of the Metaverse at the Municipal Buildings on The Moor

- Evil Pea by Zoe Wilton and Jesse Clarkson at Fish Strand Quay

- Transmission 002: Expression by Mothers of the Metaverse at the Kimberley Park Stage

- Cornish Ferbie Pixie Ritual (Forest-glom 1.0) 2025 by Jess Pemberton at Kimberley Park

- Green Man Reborn by Freyja Sewell aka Danu Sewell at Kimberley Park

For those outside of Falmouth, the AR sculptures can also be viewed from anywhere through videos with fewer interactive features. More information is available on each of the artworks and instructions on how to the view them can be found on the AR Town Trail website. The Gallery is looking for feedback on the AR Town Trail which can be emailed to info@falmouthartgallery.com.

Donna Westlake, Access and Interpretation Manager at Falmouth Art Gallery, added: “We’re proud and excited to be leading the way in the development of this kind of experimental art, with the AR Town Trail creating a lasting legacy out of our summer exhibition ‘Where Are We?’. With this project, we wanted to embrace the idea that there should be no boundaries or barriers to art, adding to the vibrancy of Falmouth by taking the Gallery onto the streets through these AR art installations. We’re really keen to hear what people think as we consider how we might further develop this concept so please do send us your feedback!”

Artists Sarah McAndrew and Jess Pemberton participated in this project as part of Screen Cornwall’s Immersive Innovation Programme Cohort.

*Adobe Aero is available via Google Play Store for Android to download, no download required for iOS.