Artist in Residence, Estella Castle
Estella Castle is a New Zealand artist based in the South East of England. Her art practice connects museum collections with local communities through events, performances and exhibitions.
In 2019, Estella won the Runnymede and Ankerwycke National Trust, People’s Landscape Commission. For this project she worked collaboratively with local historians, academics, community leaders and groups to create The People’s Pageant. This one-day performance commemorated the sealing of the Magna Carta on the original site. This was a vibrant reimagining of a 1930s pageant based on local stories and was performed solely by local amateur actors, including original set design, score and choreography.
Find out more about her work and practice on her website.
Estella Castle talk about her work, process, and take on the Hassell paintings
Estella introduces her previous work and how she got involved with Egham Museum:
Estella described John Hassell’s paintings:
Estella talks about the research process as part of the project: