“First There is a Mountain is a new artwork by Katie Paterson that connects the public to the world’s diverse mountains ranges. Touring from 31 March to 27 October 2019, the project involves the creation of a set of ‘buckets and spades’ in the form of world mountains, from which the public will be invited to build mountains of sand across the UK coastline and play out the world’s natural geography against a series of tidal times. “
Dates and beach locations:3/31/2019: Whitstable Biennale, Kent (Leysdown Beach, Isle of Sheppey
4/7/2019: Tate St Ives, Cornwall (Porthmeor Beach)
4/14/2019: Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall (Porthcressa Beach, St Martins, Isles of Scilly)
5/5/2019: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea (Swansea Bay)
5/12/2019: Quay Arts and Eccleston George, Isle of Wight (Sandown Bay)
5/19/2019: MOSTYN, Llandudno (West Shore Beach)
6/2/2019: Grundy Art Gallery, Lancashire (Blackpool Beach)
6/9/2019: CCA, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in partnership with the National Trust (Portstewart Strand)
6/16/2019: The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (Portobello Beach)
6/23/2019: Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen (Aberdeen Beach)
6/30/2019: Pier Arts Centre, Orkney (Waulkmill Bay)
7/7/2019: An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis (Coll Beach)
7/14/2019: Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre, North Uist (Baleshare Beach)
21/07/19: Atlas Arts, Isle of Skye (Glen Brittle Beach)
7/28/2019: Comar, Isle of Mull (Calgary Beach)
8/4/2019: Berwick Visual Arts, Northumberland, in partnership with the National Trust (Seahouses Beach)
8/11/2019: Turner Contemporary, Kent (Margate Main Sands)
8/18/2019: NGCA, Sunderland (Roker Beach)
8/25/2019: Scarborough Art Gallery, Yorkshire (Scarborough South Bay)
9/1/2019: 20-21Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe (Cleethorpes Beach)
9/8/2019: Customs House, South Shields (Little Haven Beach)
9/15/2019: The National Trust at Studland Bay, Dorset (Studland Bay)
9/22/2019: Tide & Time Museum, Norwich (Great Yarmouth Beach)
10/6/2019: The Atkinson, Merseyside, in partnership with the National Trust (Formby Beach)
10/27/2019: Focal Point Gallery, Essex (Three Shells Beach)