Beam is . . .

An arts, architecture and learning companyworking throughout the Yorkshire region and beyond.

We help people make better andmore sustainable places through: meaningful engagement knowledge and skills development promotion of good design imaginative use of the arts in the public realm

Arts of Place is . . .

‘ARTS OF PLACE’An innovative multi-disciplinary approach to place-making thatcombines the arts, learning and public engagement, andplaces artists at the centre of regeneration

ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD

‘OVERALL AIM’To facilitate Bradford Council’s cultural aspirations for City Park,by embedding the arts, learning and stakeholder engagement

ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD

‘COMPONENTS’ Artists - 3 Temporary Commission – film & related media Skills – 2 Professional Mentoring Opportunities – action-based learning Partnership & Collaboration – 3 Awareness Raising / Best Practice Events:

‘LAUNCH / ‘ARTS’ / ‘PLACE’ Research & Learning – National Symposium

‘The Arts of Place – Integrating Creativity & Regeneration’ Marketing & Dissemination – Website / Film / DVD

http://www.artsofplace.org.uk/bradford

ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD

‘OBJECTIVES’ Embedding Artists and the Arts Broadening the Impact of City Park Developing Strategic Links Supporting Local Partnerships and Capacity Future Strategic Investment

ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD

‘EVENTS’ PROGRAMME LAUNCH 19th March (Bradford City of Film – Launch Weekend) ‘ARTS’ 16th June (Artists Perspective) ‘PLACE’ 15th July (Regeneration Perspective) ‘NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & LAUNCH OF TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS’

‘The Arts of Place – Integrating Creativity & Regeneration’ 7th October

NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM7TH OCTOBER

‘The Arts of Place – Integrating Creativity and Regeneration’

Artists in Place-makingNational and International Best Practice & Case StudiesConfirmed speakers:Laurie Peake – Public Art Programme Director, Liverpool BiennialMaggie Bolt – Director Maggie Bolt Associates & Public Art Online

Register your interest . . .cathy@beam.uk.net Watch this space . . . http://www.artsofplace.org.uk/bradford-news/

PLACE EVENT focus . . .

Explore the nuts and bolts of regeneration andconsider how artists can be successfully integrated into the process:

Key Questions What extra value can artists bring to regeneration schemes? How can artists and built environment professionals work together

successfully? What common ground, if any, do they share?

Programme . . .

Update on City ParkPaul Miller, Senior Project Manager, EC Harris LLP

Update on Arts of Place Jill Kelly, Manager – Public Realm Projects, Beam & Larna Campbell, Artist – Arts of Place project update

Art & RegenerationTom Walker, Associate Partner, Gillespies LLP

Case Study: Integrating Artists into the Regeneration ProcessGordon Young, Artist & Reg Haslam, Director of Regeneration,Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Economic Development Company

Creative ThinkingBenedict Phillips, Artist

Key thoughts Networking & discussion with Larna Campbell

Today’s objectives . . .

Explore how artists can work successfully within regeneration programmes

Raise awareness of the City Park development Provide an opportunity to learn about the Arts of Place approach Demystify the regeneration process - explore where artists can add

value Raise awareness of the practicalities of integrating art into the

regeneration process

Update on City ParkPaul Miller, EC Harris LLP

Arts of Place: City Park, BradfordTemporary Commission &

Professional Mentoring Programmes

ARTS OF PLACE: CITY PARK, BRADFORDARTS, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT

EVOLUTIONBCR MASTERPLAN ‘VISION’

The objective was clear:To create a city centre “where people are justifiably proudof where they live, learn, work and play”(Forward)

Repositioning BradfordRevealing BradfordReshaping BradfordRebuilding Bradford

Alsop Architects 2003

CITY PARK, BRADFORDGILLESPIES LLP

A place that will set Bradford apart and create the landscape for investment. The City Park, featuring the largest water feature in any UK city,will be a vibrant, flexible space bringing visitors, investmentand businesses to Bradford.

CITY PARK, BRADFORDPERMANENT PUBLIC ART

At the point of the permanent commission artist short listing in summer 2009 the detail design for City Park was already set and commissions needed to be able to integratewithout disrupting already well-established and costed design principles. (Ian Banks, Director – Atoll)

CITY PARK, BRADFORDCURATORIAL STRANDS:

1) HINTERLAND – Urban Rural2) MIRROR – Living Projections3) SOURCE – Water of Life4) BEAM – Arts of Place . . .

WOLFGANG BUTRESS‘FLOW - PLAY SCULPTURES & COLUMNS’ (Hinterland)

Integrated public art programme – partnering with Gillespies LLP Commissions for Play Sculptures and Mirror Pool Columns Integrated public art and sculptural commissions

WOLFGANG BUTRESS‘FLOW’ - PLAY SCULPTURES & COLUMNS’ (Hinterland)

Integrated public art programme – partnering with Gillespies LLP Commissions for Play Sculptures and Mirror Pool Columns Integrated public art and sculptural commissions

USMAN HAQUE‘ANOTHER LIFE’ R&D (Mirror)

Interactive Animation of the Public Realm – Permanent and Festival / Temporary Links to future City of Film commissions, etc . . . Interactive Lighting, Live Arts and Media Based – linked to Media Pod by Sturgeon North

JANEK SCHAEFER‘SOUNDPOOL’ (Source)

Interaction with water elements in particular – working with the Fountain Workshop Links to Bradford’s water source in Nidderdale and wider environmental considerations Global cultural dimension explored Audio Interactive – with critical cross-over linkage to the other commission

‘ARTS OF PLACE’ . . . 2010

• Artist Selection February / March• Event 1: ‘LAUNCH’ 19th March

Announcement of commissioned artists• Artist concept proposals (& mentoring meetings) Mid-May• Artist detailed proposals (& mentoring meetings) Early-June• Event 2: ‘ARTS’ 16th June

Introduction to artist proposals• Event 3: ‘PLACE’ 15th July

Update on artists’ work-in-progress• Relevant permissions End-July• Production / Test Runs (& mentoring meetings) End-August• Installation End-September / Early-October• NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: ‘The Arts of Place . . . ’ 7th October (8th / 9th)

Temporary Commissions & Interventions showcase• Decommission Mid to End-October (as applicable)

6 ARTISTS & 5 TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS

• Lucy Bergman – Temporary Commission• Shanaz Gulzar & Steve Manthorp (ADEPT) – Temporary Commission• Simon Warner – Temporary Commission• Larna Campbell – Professional Mentoring Placement• Jack Lockhart – Professional Mentoring Placement

ARTIST’S BRIEF

The ability to:Create innovative temporary artworks using film and related mediaImaginatively animate ‘public space’ and engage the publicComplement the City Park permanent commission programme Engage with local communities and raise awareness of City ParkIntegrate with Bradford City of Film

CITY PARK, BRADFORD15 JULY 2010

POSSIBILITIES& LOCATIONS . . .

LUCY BERGMAN‘PEOPLE & PARKS’

Short films to explore and celebrate the connection that people have with parks inBradford – focusing on memories and experiences of local communitiesPART A – BBC Big Screen in Centenary Square . . . linked to

LUCY BERGMAN‘PEOPLE & PARKS’

PART B – ‘Cinema Garden : Garden Cinema’ in Bradford Urban Garden

SHANAZ GULZAR& STEVE MANTHORP‘ECHOING GREEN’

4 arcadian windows – ‘still life studies’ in film of rural Bradford projected within an urban setting

SIMON WARNER‘BRADFORD BECK’

Research project on Bradford Beck:Its courseIts tributariesIts outfallIts storiesThe history of its culvertingModern alterations to its underground routeIts metaphorical function as a hidden watercourseIts future status vis-à-vis City Park

A resource base at Pop Up . . . multi-media / interactive

A series of performances at City Hall . . .

LARNA CAMPBELL‘UNDER THE SURFACE’

Exploring how people navigate around Bradford and what the city means to them . . .a walking journey and a collection of stories and found objects

JACK LOCKHART‘PICCOLO CINEMA’

Recreation of an early cinema experience (circa late 19th century) – archive film of Bradfordand new film made with local people

A ‘CURATED’ APPROACH . . .

• People & Parks• Rural & Urban• Hidden & Revealed• Lost & Found• Past, present & future• Element of chance . . . spontaneity

• Hinterland• Mirror• Source

A ‘RETURN’ TO THE MASTERPLAN ‘VISION’ . . . continuing the thread

One compelling theme throughout our initial conversations was thatBradford is ‘hidden’ . This bred a desire to uncover the Bradford‘experience’, starting with its position in the region, at the centerfold ofa ‘Coast to Coast’ map stretching from Liverpool to Hull. We then lookedat its wonderful topography and buried water courses;At the network of centres – high streets, village greens, paradesand corner shops. We examined its special features – listed buildings,historic landmarks and panoramic views. Above all we discoveredthe diversity and strengths of its people. (Forward, Alsop Architects 2003)

To create a city centre “where people are justifiably proudof where they live, learn, work and play”

‘Under the Surface’ UpdateLarna CampbellArtist, Arts of Place

Art & RegenerationTom Walker, Gillespies LLP

COMMISSIONED ARTISTSPREVIOUS WORK(APPENDIX)

LUCY BERGMAN

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ADEPT - SHANAZ GULZAR& STEVE MANTHORP

SIMON WARNER

LARNA CAMPBELL

JACK LOCKHART