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Isle of Man Art Trail Coming 2022…

TRAIL

Discover our large individually designed Dolphin Sculptures located around the stunning Isle of Man coastline for everyone to enjoy.

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Learn about our exciting range of sponsorship options available allowing businesses large and small to participate in the Big Splash.

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ARTISTS

We are looking for local artists, designers and illustrators to help our Dolphin sculptures look their magnificent best.

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SCHOOLS

Find out more about how Schools and community groups can adopt and design their own smaller Dolphin Calf sculptures.

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The Big Splash Isle of Man 2022

The Big Splash Isle of Man 2022

From May to September 2022, Hospice Isle of Man is unleashing its next Wild in Art Trail on the Isle of Man, and we hope you are excited as we are! Following the success of our Wallabies Gone Wild art trail in 2019, we are delighted to launch our latest Wild in Art flagship fundraising event, The Big Splash.

The Big Splash will see a large pod of individually designed Dolphin sculptures placed around the Isle of Man for everyone to see and enjoy. Forming an unforgettable 12-week trail around the islands most spectacular coastal locations and open spaces, these beautifully-decorated sculptures will help spark a journey of marine exploration like never before.

LATEST NEWS

12th October 2021

Sponsors
3FM announced as Multimedia Partner for The Big Splash 2022
Hospice Isle of Man are over the moon to announce 3FM have partnered up with The Big Splash to support the 2022 Wild in Art trail. This is the largest mass participation art event to ever come to the Isle of Man. This world-class .... Read More

20th September 2021

Sponsors
Sculpture Sponsor; PwC Isle of Man announced for The Big Splash!
Hospice Isle of Man are over the moon to announce PwC Isle of Man have partnered up with them to support their Wild in Art 2022 trail; The Big Splash. This is the largest mass participation art event to ever come to the Isle of Ma.... Read More

20th August 2021

Sponsors
Sculpture Sponsor announced for The Big Splash
Hospice Isle of Man are over the moon to announce Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) have partnered up with them to support their Wild in Art 2022 trail; The Big Splash. This is the largest mass participation art event to ever .... Read More
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4th August 2021

Sponsors
The Isle of Man Arts Council announced as Education Project Sponsor
We are over the moon to announce that our first sponsor has come on board for The Big Splash! The Isle of Man Arts Council have joined us as our Education Project Sponsor, helping us oversee the Learning and Education side of o.... Read More

24th July 2021

Hospice Isle of Man
National Whale and Dolphin Week
From Saturday 24th July until Sunday 1st August 2021, it's National Whale and Dolphin Week! A week in which we want to celebrate these magnificent animals, and the inspiration behind our majestic dolphin sculpture for our 2022 .... Read More

2nd July 2021

Hospice Isle of Man
The Big Splash Official Launch Event
Following the success of Wallabies Gone Wild, Hospice Isle of Man has announced it will be hosting a second art trail across the Isle of Man next year; The Big Splash! Created in partnership with trail producers Wild in Art, Th.... Read More

30th June 2021

Hospice Isle of Man
Hospice Isle of Man Launch the Big Splash
Hospice Isle of Man are incredibly excited to reveal our second sculpture trail ‘The Big Splash’ which will be held on the Isle of Man over 12 weeks from May to September 2022. This is a mass participation public art event to .... Read More

21st June 2021

Art Trail
Moonlight & Starlight – the Islands Dolphin Stars!
In September 2019 a baby bottlenose dolphin was born in Gansey Bay on the south east coast of the Isle of Man. Ever since the Manx community has been blessed with wonderful, frequent sightings of the mother and juvenile bottlenose.... Read More

3rd June 2021

Art Trail
The Success of Wallabies Gone Wild 2019
Summer 2019 will long be remembered for an invasion of colourful and uniquely designed wallabies which took over the Isle of Man, brought the community together and won the hearts of thousands of people. Local residents became ‘.... Read More

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ABOUT HOSPICE ISLE OF MAN

Hospice Isle of Man was founded in 1983 and over the years we are proud to have become a cherished part of the community, offering a broad range of services to those in need. We have cared for over 8,000 patients, and those that matter to them, through our adult In-patient Unit, Rebecca House, Community Nursing or our Scholl Wellbeing Centre.

Every year, our services cost £5.5 million to run, with a strong reliance on fundraising, donations and volunteers to keep our services going. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers. Patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do. Your support through our Big Splash Wild in Art Trail will helps us to provide local hospice care to those who need it.

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ABOUT WILD IN ART

Hospice Isle of Man are delighted to have partnered with Wild in Art to help make the Big Splash art trail a reality. Wild in Art is the leading producer of spectacular, mass-appeal public art events which connect businesses, artists, and communities through the power of creativity and innovation.

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BIG SPLASH EVENTS

A variety of exciting events will be taking place throughout the Big Splash art trail. Our events begin from the trails unveiling in June 2021 right through to the auctions at the end of the trail in autumn 2022. Keep up to date with all the latest Big Splash event information on our events page.

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The Big Splash Isle of Man 2022