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This project constitutes phase 1 of an integrated public art strategy in Dykebar Hospital in Paisley. This development phase is realised as a Commission Plan specific to the sensitive context of the hospital environment and its communities.

Artists undertook placements in the locations of the hospital, developing greater insight as to the thoughts and feelings of patients, staff and visitors regarding the phsyiscal and emotional impact of the physical surroundings of the hospital. These insights gainded, through interviews and artist-led workshops, form the basis of the proposals detailed in the Commission Plan.

See also: Archive: Finding Space

Artists

• Chris Helson
• Sarah Jackets

Funding

SAC Award amount

£8,239.00

Project total cost

£999,999.99

Funding purpose

Towards the phase 1 development costs of the project to provide a programme of contemporary art for the hospital.

(Please note dates and details correct at time of award.)

Consultation & Commissioning Process

With the various communities of the hospital, consultation was devised through the placement of two artists in the hospital environment. The artists interviewed many individual representatives of ward staff, medical & clinical staff, and administration & finance staff. In addition the artists ran an open workshop with patients and visitors and then a further two days working with staff, patients and visitors to produce drawings of remembered spaces within the hospital.

Ginkgo was commissioned by the NHS Trust to manage the project. Through open competition, Ginkgo selected two artists to work with them in the development of the Commission Plan.

Outcomes

• Dykebar Hospital Paisley: Public Art Commission Plan

Prepared by Ginkgo (January 2003).