Resources
If you're interested in reading more about art in the public realm there are a number of other publications, practical guides and organisations that may be able to help:
We are also now using this section of the site to start to offer copies of presentations from our recent invitation-only events:
The Place of Art: Adding Value in the Public Realm, an Open-City/Art in the Open event
15 June 2010, V&A Sackler Centre
An afternoon session for London local authority officers from the departments of planning, culture, regeneration and environment involved in the delivery of the public realm.
Presentation by Angela Watson, Independent Consultant to IDeA. Author: Measuring the Contribution of Culture and Sport to Outcomes, February 2010, IDeA:
Demonstrating the policy contribution of art in the public realm (PDF, 704KB)
This presentation gives a special early preview of information and guidance that will be published in full by the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government later this year.
Presentation by Barry Shaw MBE, Head of Built Environment, Essex County Council
Spirit of place – the role of public art in Essex (PDF, 2.4MB)
This presentation outlines Essex County Council’s strategic approach to commissioning art as part of regeneration and urban development schemes. See also the case study for further details.
The other speakers on the day were:
Anna Hart, Archway Investigations and Responses (AIR), Byam Shaw School of Art, whose presentation explored AIR’s Alight project in Archway, north London, which has been developed, and is being delivered, through a partnership between the art school, and the local Council. For more see the snapshot text here on this site, and the AIR website.
Dryden Goodwin, Artist, whose presentation explored his own approach to making work for public space, for example his major new project for the Jubilee Line, Linear, commissioned by Art on the Underground. Fore more see the artist’s website.
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