Wastelands Symposium: Public Art Now!

Wastelands Symposium Public Art Now Artist Commissions Network

What is public art, what can it be and where can it take place in a post-pandemic world?

NOW everything has changed - the pandemic, social distancing, black lives matter, colonial legacy, high street shops closing, new policing bill, inequality of access to green spaces for all. What role do artists play through working visibly in public spaces to influence ways that we might re-connect, re-value and re-imagine our shared spaces?

On 10th June 2021, Urban Wilderness hosted an online symposium, produced by PH Production Services at King Street Studios. We were joined by many inspirational artists and cultural producers working in public spaces to hear how they have adapted their work to meet the challenges of the pandemic. We also discussed the potential for New Rules for Public Art 2021 using the Situations 2013 New Rules of Public Art as a provocation.

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The symposium was part of the Wastelands: Public Art Now project funded by Arts Council England, Canal & River Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund

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