Arts of Place: City Park, Bradford
Temporary Commission &Professional Mentoring Programmes
WELCOME !THE ARTS OF PLACE:
CITY PARK, BRADFORDARTS, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
CITY PARK, BRADFORD15 JULY 2010
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
LUCY BERGMAN‘PEOPLE & PARKS’
Short films – celebrating people’s memories of parks
‘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 course / Its tributaries
Its outfall / Its stories
The history of its culverting
Modern alterations to its underground route
Its metaphorical function as a hidden watercourse
Its 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 Bradford and new film made with local people
ARTIST’S BRIEF
Create innovative temporary artworks using film and related media
Imaginatively animate ‘public space’ and engage the public
Complement the City Park permanent commission programme Engage with local communities and raise awareness of City Park
Integrate with Bradford City of Film
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 integrate
without disrupting already well-established and costed design principles.
Ian Banks, Director – Atoll
CITY PARK, BRADFORDCURATORIAL STRANDS:
1) HINTERLAND – Urban Rural
2) MIRROR – Living Projections
3) SOURCE – Water of Life
4) BEAM – Arts of Place . . .
WOLFGANG BUTTRESS‘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
CITY PARK, BRADFORD15 JULY 2010
What is ‘The Arts of Place’?
What ARE ‘the arts of place’ ?
Not just about artists ---
About all the ingredients necessary to make good places…..
What ARE the ‘arts of place’?
* The skills of other professionals.* The politics of place.* The economics of place.* The sustainability of place.* The people who live in / use the place.
What ARE the ‘arts of place’?
The ART of bringing these ingredients together
…..’place-making’
What ARE the arts of place?
What is ‘The Arts of Place’?
Beam is . . .
An arts, architecture and learning company
working throughout the Yorkshire region and beyond.
Beam . . .
We help people make better and
more sustainable places through: meaningful engagement knowledge and skills development promotion of good design imaginative use of the arts in the public realm
THE PUBLIC REALM
ARTS &
CULTURE
BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Beam
PLACE-MAKING Evolution of a Synthesis…..
CreativeThe role of artists and the arts in the public realm
Independent Street Arts Network (I.S.A.N.)
SkillsTraining & learning for professionals & community leaders
beam / broadcastResearch, publication, dissemination, exhibition
beam / illuminateWorking with schools, colleges, universities and life-long learning
beam / orangeryA learning centre, exhibition space & resource --- in ain an inspiring heritage setting
People Changing Places -The Design ‘Journey’
Place transformation
event
Design workshops
Place transformation
workshops
Site visits
Design awareness & training
Good practice seminars
PCP Journey
DisseminationBroadcastPublicationEvaluation
Partner & Site Identified.Programme Participants Identified.
Site specific
Regional
The ‘Arts of Place’
A multi-disciplinary approach to place-making that combines the arts, learning and public engagement, and places artists at the centre of regeneration
CITY PARK, BRADFORD15 JULY 2010
EVOLUTIONBCR MASTERPLAN ‘VISION’
To create a city centre “where people are justifiably proud
of where they live, learn, work and play”
* Repositioning Bradford
* Revealing Bradford
* Reshaping Bradford
* Rebuilding Bradford
Alsop Architects 2003
CITY PARK, BRADFORD- GILLESPIES 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, investment
and businesses to Bradford.
THE MASTERPLAN ‘VISION’ . . . continuing the threads
Initial conversations…
• Bradford is ‘hidden’ . • A desire to uncover the Bradford ‘experience’ and its location • The topography and buried water courses• Special features & listed buildings, landmarks and views. • Diversity and strengths of its people.
THE ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD
AIM
To facilitate Bradford Council’s cultural aspirations for City Park,
by embedding the arts, learning and stakeholder engagement
THE 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 Encouraging investment in further activity
THE ARTS OF PLACE:CITY PARK, BRADFORD
COMPONENTS
Artists - 3 Temporary Commissions – 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 Marketing & Dissemination – Website / Film / DVD
http://www.artsofplace.org.uk/bradford
THE 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’ - 7th October --- TODAY!
Arts of Place: City Park, Bradford
Temporary Commission &Professional Mentoring Programmes
THE ARTS OF PLACE: CREATIVITY & REGENERATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY
* ‘New economy’
* The realities & drivers of regeneration
THE ARTS OF PLACE: CREATIVITY & REGENERATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY
* ‘New economy’* The realities & drivers of regeneration* Ways of integrating the arts & place- making* The impacts of doing so* The practical challenges
THE ARTS OF PLACE: CREATIVITY & REGENERATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY
* ‘New economy’* The realities & drivers of regeneration* Ways of integrating the arts & place- making* The impacts of doing so* The practical challenges* International perspective* Sharing ideas & experience with peers
THE ARTS OF PLACE: CREATIVITY & REGENERATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY
* ‘New economy’* The realities & drivers of regeneration* Ways of integrating the arts & place-making* The impacts of doing so* The practical challenges* International perspective* Sharing ideas & experience with peers* ‘Desperately seeking soil’ ???
THE ARTS OF PLACE: CREATIVITY & REGENERATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY