# Artist donates Field of Light installation to raise funds for RNLI

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/09/19/artist-donates-field-of-light-installation-to-raise-funds-for-rnli/
- Published: 2024-09-19T09:17:48+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Artist Bruce Munro is donating his Field of Light installation to Salcombe in 
Devon as a thank you to RNLI crews and their communities, and in celebration of 
the charity’s 200th anniversary. **

From early next month, the public will be able to view the light display free of
charge from the waterfront in Salcombe with the option of sponsoring a light stem
for £20 and dedicating it to someone special. All funds raised will go to the [RNLI](https://rnli.org/).

The [Salcombe Field of Light](https://salcombefieldoflight.com/) is an art installation
of 20,000 fibre optic lights on stems that will glow across 35,000 square meters
of fields opposite Salcombe. It opens on Saturday 5 October and will run to 10 January,
2025, from dusk to 10pm daily. Described as the largest art installation of its 
type ever attempted in the region, it has taken over 12 months of planning and the
work of more than 300 volunteers.

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Munro is best known for producing large immersive light-based installations, and
Salcombe holds a special significance for him as he spent his youth there working
in Dusters Restaurant and living in the community. During that time, he also got
to know some of the volunteer lifeboat crew.

Speaking about the installation, he said:

> “I am hopeful that in Salcombe, it will also inspire, creating wonderment but 
> also drawing attention to the mysteriousness of the landscape and the darkness
> that surrounds it.”

As well as raising funds for the RNLI, it is hoped that having the installation 
there will extend the season for local businesses.

 * **[Allied Domecq 1995 Playwright Award](https://fundraising.co.uk/1995/09/01/allied-domecq-1995-playwright-award/)**(
   1 September 1995)
 * **[Funding bulletin board launched for arts organisations](https://fundraising.co.uk/1996/09/03/funding-bulletin-board-launched-arts-organisations/)**(
   3 September 1996)
 * **[Arts fundraising forum launched](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/01/15/arts-fundraising-forum/)**(
   15 January 1998)