episode nine of creative conversations features Alex Murdin, Creative Places Development Manager for Dorset Design and Heritage Forum. This is a part time position, where he works in a freelance capacity. http://creativedialog.wordpress.com
We start off by hearing about his role within the council, working with many stakeholders to benefit local people, funded by the arts council. Engaging people with place: art, design & local distinctiveness for housing.
Out of the four projects that have been commissioned Alex outlines two projects. One is ‘Rural Roads Protocol’ with artist: Michael Pinsky. The second working with artists: London Fieldworks to help design a new open space as part of a housing development on the edge of a Dorset village.
Along with Alec working within this role he also operates as an artist himself. He is very interested in low cost DIY interventions. Building culture into all areas of life. He tells us about a project in development he has been working on over the last year or two with Turn Lyme Green.
We talk over the difficult question of what effect the Cultural Olympiad might have on the region. Wrapping up our conversation, briefly talking about what will be left after the Olympics has left town and the last sweet wrapper is swept off the streets of Weymouth.
More about this episode and about the show in general can be found here: http://creativedialog.wordpress.com
