Archived Projects

Oct 2001 to Sep 2002

Pollokshields, Glasgow City

Hidden Gardens

Located in the centre of Glasgow The Hidden Gardens is a place of sanctuary dedicated to peace. It has been achieved through an artist-led programme of regeneration involving collaboration with environmnental arts charity organisation, landscape architects, an international team of architects and the local community.

Within this public space artworks are integrated into the overall garden design combined with landscaping and planting.

The entire project is significant in its attention to community consultation, cultural diversity and inclusion. The impact of such considerations can be seen in the smallest of details. For example, in some areas of planting there is a mixture of Asian and Celtic flowers, trees and shrubs.

Tagged as: Alec Hamilton Finlay Angus Farquhar Collaborative Divya Bhatia Gerry Loose Glasgow Julie Brook Regeneration Stephen Skrynka garden

Jul 2000 to Mar 2002

Kemnay Quarry, Aberdeenshire

Place of Origin (Phase 2)

Phase 2 “Place of Origin” capitalized on opportunities developed from Phase 1. Waste-ground between a man-made hill and the Kemnay Quarry had been designated community woodland and the idea was for artists to influence the design of the community woodland making a bold link between the village and the quarry. This project was not so much about placing art in the landscape as shaping the landscape to allow the land to be the art, allowing enjoyment and different interpretations to continue in the future. The artists were working collaboratively with various professionals and the community developing a meanngful working practice that evolved with the project.

Tagged as: Aberdeenshire Brad Goldberg Collaborative Glen Onwin John Maine Public art and traditional craft landscape rural

May 2005 to Dec 2007

Raploch, Stirling

Creative Spaces

Creative Spaces is the name given to a series of public artworks conceived and led by artist, Peter McCaughey. The artworks have been created through collaboration between Peter and the community of Raploch. A significant characteristic of this project was the mentoring programme that has resulted in 12 mentees going on to employment and higher education.

The sites for these creative spaces are located along the Riverwalk in Raploch and the project is part of a ten year regeneration programme for the area.

Tagged as: Christian McEwan Collaborative Peter McCaughey Regeneration Stirling community

Dec 1999 to Sep 2001

Roystonhill & Blackhill, Glasgow City

The Royston Road Project

The Royston Road project was a combination of artist-community collaborations and artist-residencies supporting the regeneration of two public spaces in the North of Glasgow.
Artists Graham Fagen and Toby Paterson worked as part of the design team with landscape architects, Loci Design to develop the two spaces into community parks: The Spire Park and Molendinar Park. Located at opposite ends of the “Royston Corridor” the creation of the parks involved local residents and community groups at the various stages of design, development and implementation of ideas. This involvement inspired an ongoing programme of arts and sporting activities and the forming of a community board motivated to continue the momentum generated by the redevelopment of the area.

Tagged as: Collaborative Glasgow Graham Fagen Regeneration Toby Paterson artist-in-residence park

Jun 2004 to Jun 2005

Creetown, Dumfries & Galloway

Adamson Square

Part of a regeneration programme for Creetown, the public art work created for this project represents an artist-led design solution for the main public square in Creetown. The artist, Hideo Furuta was commissioned by the local community to create a sculptural place connecting distinct natural and cultural themes: granite and metals, ferrythorn and estuary, stake nets and water. The finished space is intended to function as physical and social focal point that reflects the aspirations of the community.

The community-artist process of this project was designed to increase awareness of public art within rural locations and provide a model of contemporary public art practice.

Tagged as: Collaborative Dumfries & Galloway Hideo Furuta Regeneration

Dec 1995 to Mar 1996

Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway

Stranraer Public Art Commission

Three pieces of public art were created and installed by Sybille von Halem. The creation of this work and the public consultation involved was made possible, in part, by Sybille’s parallel artist-in-residence project in Stranraer. The work was commissioned to celebrate 400 years of the Burgh of Barony.

Tagged as: Collaborative Sybille von Halem artist-in-residence seafront