Posted by Rosie Jennings on December 17th, 2024.
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Dovercourt Road, Lockleaze, Bristol
Timeline: Spring to Winter 2025
Commission budget: £34,500 (excl VAT)
Artform: open
Deadline for Expression of Interest: Monday 20 January 2025, 10:00 GMT
Bricks have been appointed to deliver a Public Art Programme for a new residential development in Lockleaze/Horfield.
Based on a former depot to the rear of Dovercourt Road, the site is being developed by Vistry Group (delivery developer) and Goram Homes (housing company). The development will provide 140 new homes as a mix of houses and apartments, 30% of which will be affordable.
The site is surrounded by woodland and provides wildlife corridors through the Lockleaze neighbourhood. Bricks are being led by local residents in drawing up a Public Art Plan and Artist Brief that reflects the character of the site and provides cultural benefits for both future residents and existing local neighbours. The public art programme will allow local people to pause, learn, enjoy and connect with each other. Through an artwork or creative programme focused around the pathways, meeting and stopping places in the site. The programme will be interactive, playful, joyful and experiential and will serve local people, the new community and passers by. The programme should connect with the rich local landscape and provide meaningful engagement opportunities for local people.
Visit Brick Bristol’s webpage to find out more about the project to date.
Detailed information and how to submit an EOI can be found on the Artist Brief.
