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The Anglia Estate Art Project, 'Passing Comment', has re-designed an open space area in a Great Cornard housing estate with artworks, pathways and lighting as part of the overall improvement programme for the area. The project involved residents of the Anglia Estate and local school children to create words and images for the large stone artworks that are placed along a series of pathways in the open space area between Hartest, Minsmere, Raydon and Rede Way. The project has involved local residents between 2005-2007, working with artist Les Bicknell to create a design to make the space feel safer and easier to use.
Artist Les Bicknell listened to local residents concerns and interests and incorporated them into the design of the area. Variations to the designs were displayed to the residents and they picked which one they liked best.
Document outlining the results from consultation about the designs (PDF, 31KB)
The result is a design of pathways, artworks and lighting. The artworks are granite stone circles flush to the ground. Words and images are cut into the stone and places along the pathways.
The ideas for the designs came from local residents and school children. Les worked with Great Cornard Upper and Middle school students and children from Pot Kiln and Wells Hall Primary School and the local community.
“Like a sort of visible time capsule”
Inital ideas for the designs included, thoughts about past, present and future and what is important? Creating a sort of visible time capsule
What did the residents and schools do?
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Talked to Les about their own ideas
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Created their own design ideas for the space
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Creates exchange of messages and information from the question ‘What is important’?
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Created PowerPoint presentations
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Mapped out the pathways with flags and their designs
You can see examples of the work produced by all those involved on the page named ‘The ideas and work created’.
Timetable for the project
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March-May Work with residents and schools to create design ideas
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May-August artist Les working on the final designs
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September final designs completed and sent out to residents
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October building work starts on site
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January 2007 - building work completed
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Celebration - Summer 2007
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This is a Babergh District Council project, which is informed by local residents and schools.
Funded by Arts Council England, East and Babergh District Council. |