Welcome to The ForEm – Part fête. Part exhibition. Part experiment.

Saturday 19th September

10-6pm

The ForEm asks deceptively simple questions:

What makes Frome, Frome? And who gets to decide what comes next?

The ForEm invites people to explore the stories they tell about the town: its independence, creativity and community spirit, and also its challenges, contradictions and changing identities. Expect performances, films, artworks, games, community stories and a warm invitation to question ways of thinking, feeling, dreaming, sensing – and making sense – of the town we share.

The ForEm is the commissioned work of Frome-based artist Kate Keara Pelen, developed through her collaboration with the University of Glasgow’s Civic Imaginary Partnerships research project. It turns a year of research into a space for the town to play with, challenge and add to what we have found.

Free performances:

Local Legends: Tom Spencer will guide an unconventional gallery tour through the artefacts, stories, myths and characters of the town.

In Pursuit of Frome: Martin Scott – bringing together Town Crier, Cheese Lord and long-time observer of Frome life – will invite audiences to spin the wheel of Frome Roulette, triggering different stories about the town’s civic tribes, traditions and archetypes.

Plus:

The Community Loom designed by Claire Orpin and Tamara Jones.

Films made by Frome residents through the community film project led by Dr John Sealey of Fabian’s Film.

Drop in, disagree, contribute, play.