Photos of David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Amy Winehouse are all on display in Newport as part of an exhibition showcasing the recent history of the Isle of Wight Festival.
The Experience exhibition is now being shown at 64 High Street, showcasing around 100 photos, posters and other memorabilia highlighting the last 21 years of the Isle of Wight Festival since it returned in 2002.
Shots from local photographers and official band photos, such as the Rolling Stones, are on display.
The exhibition was 1st shown at Freshwater’s Dimbola Museum and Gallery earlier in the year and was the idea of festival organiser John Giddings, who is also a trustee of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust which runs Dimbola.
It will be shown in Newport until 10th November, raising funds for the trust, and will return in May next year, over the Summer and festival period.
Creative director of Experience, Jo Macaulay, has said it has been a real privilege to build the exhibition and hopes Islanders and visitors will come and remember the amazing times spent at Seaclose Park in the last 21 years. She has thanked Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox who helped put the wheels in motion to move the exhibition to Newport.
Jo is asking for volunteers to help out at the exhibition, answering questions and taking payments for the limited edition prints and merchandise that will be on sale. The money from the sales will go to the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust.
Anyone wishing to volunteer is urged to contact Jo on this email – [email protected].
Councillor Andrew Garratt, chair of the community council, has said the festival has an iconic place in Island history and in Newport as its modern-day host. He hoped the exhibition would be a chance to dive into the festival’s history and appreciate the photographers who documented events and those who designed posters and other materials.
