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HIDDEN LANDS EVALUATION

Ideas Test commissioned artist Patrick Walls to work with the communities of Milton Creek Country Park to co-create a piece of public art that reflects the ecology and heritage of the park and Milton Creek and will be used by visitors for years to come.

 

Patrick works on projects exploring the relationship between people and places and develops public art interventions encouraging interaction and engagement. Community interaction is essential to Patrick’s practice, from the initial stages of the design process, through consultation, to the finished outcomes.

SUCCESSES:

CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS

  • Funded a lead artist (sculptor) to work with the community to co-create a public artwor

AUDIENCES

  • Sculptural interventions for new and existing park visitors
  • An artwork featuring designs created by the community and young people
  • Opportunities to participate in stone carving workshops
  • An exhibition of workshop participant carvings
  • Delivered high-quality public art in a low-engagement area
  • Reached new audiences

ORGANISATIONAL

  • Developed new ways of working, specifically community arts commissioning
  • New partnerships and collaboration between local organisations

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