Final preparations are underway for this year’s Teignmouth Recycled Art in the Landscape (TRAIL) outdoor sculpture exhibition along Teignmouth promenade.

The recycled artworks, which are created by artists, amateurs, community groups and schools, are due to be installed over the weekend ready for the TRAIL launch on Monday July 14.

TRAIL is an artist-led, voluntary organisation that is dedicated to highlighting environmental issues through innovative recycled art.

The highlight of the project is the annual sculpture trail along Teignmouth seafront. This year’s TRAIL theme is ‘biodiversity loss’ with a focus on the causes and effects of biodiversity and how this impacts the world. However, artists are welcome to create sculptures that address any environmental concerns.

TRAIL will run until the end of September when the results of the public vote and other awards will be announced at a ceremony in the Teignmouth Arts Action Group (TAAG) headquarters.

Last year’s winner of the public vote was a giant phoenix made from recycled wood, rubber, and feathers by artists Amanda Lyon-Smith and Brian Taylor. ‘A Phoenix Rising from Climate Change’ was designed to symbolise resurrection, new life and hope in the battle to survive global warming and climate change.

This is the 19th year that Teignmouth seafront has hosted TRAIL and the outdoor installations transform the promenade into a vibrant and thought-provoking open-air gallery.

‘The trail, set against the backdrop of nature’s beauty, becomes a space where art and environmentalism intersect, offering a poignant reminder of the urgent need for sustainable practices,’ the organisers said last year.

As well as the seafront sculpture trail, Teignmouth’s latest community art space, The Makery, will be hosting free recycled art workshops to enable everybody to get involved in TRAIL and make something meaningful out of waste.

‘The Makery and TRAIL share a common mission – to inspire change through creativity and to celebrate the power of community-led action,’ a TRAIL spokesperson said.