Telling Tales: Landmark
Published March 11, 2008 in news
Community arts organisation Multistory and artists Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson of Planet Art are inviting communities in Rowley Regis to vote for their favourite design for a public artwork to be located in Rowley Regis. Voting will take place at Haden Hill House on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March between 2pm and 5pm.
Multistory and Planet Art have been working with local councillors; children from Corngreaves Primary School and St Michaels C of E High School; sixth formers from Tividale Community Arts College; plus faith groups; over 60s’ groups and Rowley’s Art in Mind group to develop ideas for the design and fabrication of a site specific piece of public artwork that celebrates the stories, history and heritage of the local area.
The final designs will be on display at Haden Hill House. Members of the public will be encouraged to complete a ballot form identifying their favourite as well as being invited to leave comments about the Telling Tales: Landmark project.
Rowley Regis Town Committee chair Cllr Barbara Price said: “This is an exciting project bringing together young and older people in the local community. It is great to see that local people are getting involved in this.”
Catherine Tarbuck, Project Manager at Multistory said: “The designs created by Planet Art encompass the ideas and suggestions made by communities and groups in Rowley Regis including Cradley Heath and Old Hill; Tividale; Blackheath and Rowley. We are excited to see which design members of the public vote for.”
The chosen design will be announced during March 08. Planet Art will then begin working on the final artwork which should be installed in a location in Rowley Regis during the summer.
For more information on the project and voting at Haden Hill House members of the public should contact Multistory on 0121 525 6861 or email catherinetarbuck@multistory.org.uk
The Five proposed designs
Option A: Tales of Rowley
Option B: Spade
Option C: Chain
Option D: Sleeping Head
Option E: Working Person
The Telling Tales: Landmark project for Rowley Regis is the exciting finale to the NRF Telling Tales creative projects that Multistory has been delivering over the last year across Sandwell, in conjunction with Sandwell Council’s Town Teams Division. The Telling Tales programme has included a portrait project in West Bromwich; a light projection artwork in Smethwick; a banner project in Wednesbury; a photography project in Oldbury; and a circus performance in Tipton.
Telling Tales: Landmark has been developed by Multistory, a community arts organisation that engages communities, organisations and artists in Sandwell, the Black Country, the region and nationally through creative approaches to learning, health and regeneration. The project is funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and was commissioned by Sandwell Council’s Town Teams Division.
Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson of Planet Art have worked in partnership for the past 15 years, working closely with local communities in the creation of professional public artworks. Based in the Black Country, they work in durable materials that include case iron, bronze, stone, metal fabrication and brick.
