One of the main tendencies in public space has been to minimise risk – providing mini-cities in which risk has been all but removed.
Why is ‘dyslexic’ such a hard word?
In the past, the products of public art tended to be manifested through regeneration schemes such as the GardenFestivals (Stoke on Trent, Glasgow and Gateshead) and a spirited campaign instigated by the (then) Arts Council of Great Britain for ‘per cent for art’.
In October 2005, Channel 4 asked the nation to get involved in the Big Art Project.
Artists in the City is a Reading Borough Council programme that creates opportunities for contemporary artists to make interventions in the public realm and influence the spirit of a place.
Artist’s motivations when working in the public realm.
The evolution of public art is an ongoing process and as an arts practitioner I contribute my share through work with Chrysalis Arts, which is currently celebrating twenty years of live and public art practice. As a co-founder and director I feel it is time for some reflection on the climate for creating artwork in public places and consider what the future holds.
Brief extracts from the Social space presentations and discussions, to introduce the issues and broaden participation.
Stephanie Délcroix on the processes of public commissioning in France.
Close proximity speaker, David Cotterrell gives his view of the pitfalls and advantages of work in the public realm.
Read the Social space interviews in full along with Becky Shaw’s Introduction and Matters arising.
Social space addresses dynamics and divergences within artist’s practice in the social realm. Guest edited by Becky Shaw with contributors including Ricardo Basbaum, Sarah Cole, Lubaina Himid, Richard Layzell, Andre Stitt and Una Walker. The second publication in Future forecast […]
London-based Alex Hartley has won the Linklaters commission to create a new public work for the Barbican’s £12.5m foyer transformation. Selected from a shortlist of five, Hartley’s work will feature moving images within a 22m high light-wall structure. Announcing the […]
Neville Gabie’s ‘Coast’ commission came to a close with a poignant act on 25 June with the first organised public walk onto Foulness Island since 1911. An MOD testing ground for ballistics, Foulness Island has become almost impossible to access, […]
The East of England is the focus for two new major visual arts celebrations in July. At The Old Church in Rishangles, Suffolk, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs of Home presents the St Margaret Church Ale Performance Festival. Set in the inspiring historical […]
We set out to work with other artists and curators as well as those people with whom we collaborate on the site of our projects.
Eleven promising artists from the East of England will showcase work in London in July. Selected as part of Escalator Visual Arts initiative, the group represents a diversity of career stage, with two artists graduated within the last year, whilst […]
Art in the Public Realm is the next seminar in NALGAO’s programme, aimed at arts officers and elected members. Held on 11 April in association with South Cambridgeshire District Council, the event will focus on the tools and experience required […]
Jane Watt speaks to Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie about their practice, the Bata-ville project and working with Commissions East.
Jane Watt talks to Dalziel + Scullion about their collaborative practice, unusual studio set up and processes involved in their commission for Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Jane Watt profiles PACE, public art commissioning agent for Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Public art commissions comprise around twenty-eight per cent of the work offered through the weekly updated Opportunities on www a-n.co.uk. As previous commissions experience is generally required, these opportunities tend also to command the best rates of pay for artists […]
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen
Permanent commissions
Commissions East has launched a new professional development scheme. Funded by Arts Council England, East and the European Social Fund. It includes ten new mentoring relationships for artists in East England, with Jordan Baseman, Jane Wildgoose, Louise K Wilson, Eddie […]
Mohammad Sheibani’s commission for the Oaks Shopping Centre in Acton was unveiled in February. The 25m long mirrored screen is designed to hide unsightly waste bins within a car park, with the open space in the front of it planted […]
