Public Art - Ironworks

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An extensive programme of public art has been commissioned at Ironworks to deliver a creative programme of events engaging with the existing community, together with artwork to be installed at Ironworks. The artists commissioned will be delivering a range of talks, walks, workshops and much more in collaboration with local residents over the next few years. The activities and stories collected will inform the design and character of the Ironworks art through a series of creative commissions. If you want to get involved in creative opportunities to help shape and create a vibrant and animated destination, or simply want to find out about this exciting artistic programme, we will be posting further information shortly. Details of the artists who will be working to create exciting new spaces within the development can be found below.

Hilary Cox Condron

Hilary Cox Condron is a Cambridge-based, socially engaged, participatory artist – passionate about using creativity, culture, stories and collaboration to connect, strengthen and shape communities. Hilary works with many groups across the city and is committed to equality, diversity, social inclusion and place-making through the arts. Her practice looks to create and develop a sense of place and identity, building relationships and a vision that connects to the wider community and empowers residents to bring about long term sustainable and positive change. Hilary will be working in collaboration with Helen Weinstein and the artists appointed for Ironworks' public art programme to inspire creativity and action, nurture connections and create a home for both old and new residents.

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Tom Pearman

Tom Pearman is a masters graduate from the Royal College of Art. The majority of Tom's work is commissioned-based public art exploring architecture, design and creative, collaborative approaches to improving our built environment. Employing a rich diversity of mediums, such as glass, concrete, plastic, photography and vitreous enamel has enabled him to deliver and exhibit a variety of exciting and engaging contemporary projects.

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Rodney Harris MRBS and Valda Jackson

Rodney Harris and Valda Jackson create works in clay, simulating the surface of the brick walls on which their low-relief sculptures appear. Rodney and Valda’s work has both a presence and absence; an illusion is created where the forms appear to fade and emerge in response to the shifting light throughout the day and seasons. The work creates a tension between the almost ethereal quality of the piece - seemingly hidden – and the robust, permanent material in which they are created and located.

rodneyharris.co.uk

Jo Chapman

Jo Chapman is an established site-specific artist who has worked on large scale public commissions for parks, colleges, a library, hospitals, housing developments. Her work takes inspiration from the effects of time and the discovery of beauty in the unexpected, the imagery is sourced from everyday encounters and incidents, translating these experiences through the process of drawing into completed works.

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Helen Weinstein

Helen Weinstein is involved in Ironworks' creative programme as the Community Historian. Collaborating closely with Hilary Cox Condron, Helen will be undertaking new research, in collaboration with the community, into the streets and buildings in and around Ironworks. Helen will bring her knowledge of working across a range of media and public history to engage audiences and encourage participation. Looking to establish a sense of place through community created films that enable audiences to explore where they live and engage in creative place making

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