SMALL PLEASURES – A WILD IMAGINING AT WHARTON PARK

Small Pleasures, a Wild Imagining exhibition at Wharton Park, is the culmination of a unique community art and research project led by artist Zara Worth and Creativity Works, in collaboration with Durham County Council’s Parks and Countryside Team.

In workshops led by Zara, participants created miniature golden sculptures. Each tiny artwork reflects why Wharton Park is treasured by them, inspired by its landscapes, stories, and atmosphere.

Photographer Richard Eyers documented the beautiful artworks and the stories behind each sculpture.

Artist Profile

Zara Worth

Zara Worth is a visual artist and researcher living in Durham City. Her practice spans drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation, often incorporating gold and imitation gold leaf to create artworks that explore value, meaning-making, and belief systems. In 2025 Worth was selected to join the first Durham Creative Community Fellows cohort. Worth has previously been commissioned to produce artworks and projects for organisations including York Art Gallery, The Auckland Project, The Laing Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Into the Light, LINZ FMR Festival, and The Bowes Museum.

www.zaraworth.com

Artist Profile

Richard Eyers

Richard Eyers is a photographer, publisher and geoscientist living and working in north east England. His work explores different photographic mediums, sound and video, to document activity and place, and to give communities a voice.
Eyer’s portrait photographs are collaborative, with no pre-planning. The location and approach to each photo are worked out with the each person he photographs.
www.richardeyers.photography

Wild Imagining is a creative initiative led by Creativity Works CIC in partnership with Durham County Council. Part of the pioneering PLACE Lab project, Into the Light, and funded through Arts Council England, the project invites communities across Durham City and surrounding villages to reimagine their relationship with local green spaces—through art, culture, and collective creativity.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bat Box Workshop & Evening Bat Walk

Redhills

Thursday 14th May 2026, 18:00

Join us for a special evening exploring the secret world of bats through a hands-on, creative outdoor adventure. On Thursday 14th May 2026, 6pm – 8pm, you’ll take part in a bat box making workshop, where you’ll design and build your very own bat box to take home. This workshop is designed for families and […]

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Nature Soundings Durham – Taster Session

Divinity House

Friday 19th Jun 2026, 10:00

A Wild Imagining with composer James Weeks Join composer James Weeks for a special introductory session exploring creative responses to the natural sound world of Durham’s green spaces. Sound is all around us. When we listen closely and attentively, it can become a rich source of imagination, creativity, and composition. James Weeks’ practice is rooted […]

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