Five schools in Newcastle and Gateshead have been working with new Cultural Partner Lucy Carlton-Walker to recycle everyday objects into their own landscapes of the future.

 Lucy visited Glynwood Primary, Fellside Primary and Oakfield Juniors in Gateshead, and Walkergate Primary and Waverley Primary in Newcastle, to talk about the work of sculptor Sarah Sze, and inspire the children to creatively explore what their community will look like in 2060.

There were some fantastic inventions and ideas, including remote control teachers, flying houses, underground tunnels to escape air pollution, fortune tellers, and trees that grow money, to name but a few!

Here Matthew Thompson, Acting Head at Oakfield Juniors reports on his class' landscape of the future:

Year 4 at Oakfield Junior School created amazing sculptures to depict the planet in 50 years time. Lucy Carlton-Walker, a professional artist, joined the class and showed us images of sculptures by Sarah Sze, who uses recycled everyday materials to create landscapes of other worlds. We then designed and created our own landscapes of the future.

"It was exciting when we saw all the materials in the classroom after break" Harry Brown-King

"It was fantastic working with Lucy. When the display was finished it looked jaw-dropping!" Caitlin Leverett

"I was amazed to find we could use everyday materials to create our own masterpieces." Olivia Binns.

"It made me want to be a sculptor when I grow up." Matthew Stephenson.

To enquire about sculpture workshops available in your setting, please email Lucycarltonwalker@hotmail.com or contact Hannahmackay@gateshead.gov.uk