Public Art
Bracknell Forest is undergoing a new level of housing development and environmental improvement, which is creating an exiting opportunity for a series of public art commissions, not witnessed since the building of Bracknell New Town.
Bracknell Forest has a public art strategy that was adopted in 2004 and produced with the help of Artpoint. The document sets out a vision that aspires to good design and art, which improves the public realm, making the Borough a good place to live, work and play. Although written in the context of the regeneration of Bracknell Town Centre, the Council has adopted it as a blue print for other developments and commissions within the Borough. A Public Art Advisory Panel was set up in November 2006 and has already discussed a number of schemes related to other developments.
Public Art Audit
An audit is being currently underway to document all of the existing public art in the Borough, which includes work at South Hill Park and in the town centre. Once completed, this information will be available to the public.
Archive Example Projects
Calibrated Ramp, 2006 - Andrew Sabin
This was commissioned by Bracknell Forest Borough Council and developers KingsOak Thames Valley to provide an important new link in the borough cycleway network, while improving access to Budham Park, Easthampstead and the town centre for residents in KingsOak’s new development at Church Hill House.
The Calibrated Ramp brief was for a zigzag path to climb a steep bank, with strict instructions to meet all highways construction conditions. The Ramp was developed through a collaborative process between artist, planners, engineers and contractors. This commission was managed by Artpoint Trust.
Art Plus Award – Art Changes Bracknell 2004-2005
Lead Artist, Andrew Sabin
Arts team included
- Laura Ford, Sculptor
- Stefan Shankland, Sculptor
- Jacqui Poncelet, Public artist and renowned ceramicist
- Konrad Welz, digital artist, proposed by South Hill Park.
- Kate Allen, Sculptor and digital modeller, proposed by Reading University
- Richard Bradbury, Website designer
The project brought teams of artists together with local Bracknell residents and pupils to generate an image bank of aspirations, loves and hates built around observations of the town as it is and visualisation of the town as it could be. The outcome of these sessions took many forms: drawings, models and digital images created by the teams of artists in collaboration with the groups and individuals from Bracknell. The project raised awareness of the public realm and existing built environment within the town centre and posed options for the future. It was made possible through a development award from Art Plus, and Arts Council South East Scheme.
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