The Figures of Tyne Art Group meet regularly in Newcastle to create chapbooks and a body of sketches and artworks that will feed into the Public Art piece for the n ew building on John Dobson Street.
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Figures of Tyne Chapbooks are one of the legacy outputs for the Public Art piece and are based on a really interesting historical tradition. This beautiful drawing was done by one of our Figures of Tyne Art Group members - Bethan. Her style is detailed, precise and stunning and an inspiration for us all.
Read MoreStrands Sculpture design development
Colwick Fish Pass Interpretive Art
This year saw the completion of the artworks for the Colwick Fish Pass on the Trent in Nottingham. This was the culmination of an 18 month project for us which included a range of artworks including corten sculptures, stainless steel artworks, concrete seating and information panels.
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Figures of Tyne
Figures of Tyne is a new public art piece designed for the side of the new building being commissioned for the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. The artwork will bring together the themes of “Figures of Tyne” and “Architectural Artistry” together into one engaging artwork that retells the history of Newcastle. The spirit of the people of Newcastle will be reflected in the quirky re-telling of history.
Read MoreLace and Grace Public Artwork
The artwork - Lace and Grace is currently rusting in the workshop in readiness for installing in the new year. Once the site at Olney is ready we will be taking this down and installing outside the new community centre being built by Vistry Homes and Taylor Wimpey.
Read MoreStarposts at National Trust, Gibside
How to look at the stars and what does it all mean anyway?
These simple wooden pillars introduce the notion of how the stars and constellations relate to us and where the names and patterns originated.
Read MoreBidwell Art Competition
We have recently been awarded the commission of delivering a new piece of public art for a housing development in West Bedfordshire. The piece is called Strands and is based on two large pieces of grass standing in a space as a gateway.
Read MoreSaltwell Park Wayfinding and Park Signs
We have designed a suite of signs for Saltwell Park. We have taken the basic model of a totem sign but added a laser cut top element to create a sense of place.
Read MoreWest Park Wayfinding
West Park in Darlington has been the focus of a suite of wayfinding and information panels and fingerposts. The designs have been to designed to fit into an existing art strategy and included in us researching the history and heritage of the area which is fascinating.
Read MoreNew Public Art in the heart of Newcastle City Centre
Newcastle is a place of fascinating firsts: one of the first modern police force’s home of Domestos, the first practical electrical incandescent lamp and Andrews Liver Salts. These upright bookmarks in the landscape tell just a few of the remarkable stories of this small area of Newcastle that had such significance and provide an enduring fascination even today.
Read MoreBroughty Ferry Public Art in Dundee Installed
Broughty Ferry Public Art installations are underway in Dundee. This is the first of three artworks that have been under development for nearly two years and are finally in the ground. Just one for now but the other two are following very soon.
Read MoreRSPB Loch Leven
Loch Leven is a RSPB reserve north of Edinburgh near Kinross. Set on the southern shore of the loch, this nature reserve offers a great day out for families, nature lovers and wildlife watchers alike. Ospreys visit the loch to fish during the summer, while up to 20,000 pink-footed geese fly in from Iceland come autumn.
Read MoreBroughty Ferry Artwork in Dundee.
Broughty Ferry is part of an active travel public realm scheme in Dundee. We have created a suite of Art Totems that carry the storylines of the historic and natural heritage of the area.
Read MoreDrystone Interpretation at Kielder Forest
Imagine standing in one of the wildest landscapes in England, looking up the valley and seeing Scots pine and native woodland stretching into the distance along a meandering burn. Black grouse forage below and golden eagles soar above.
This is the future envisaged for the land along the Scaup Burn at Kielderhead, stretching up to the Whitelee Moor Nature Reserve and on towards the border. Our job was to bring this vision to life.
Read MoreThe Lollipops of Leighton Buzzard
The Lollipops of Leighton Buzzard is a new piece of Public Art in laser cut steel that is positioned in the centre of town. The thin signs allow them to be arranged in a circle around a public seating space which centres around a public space.
Read MoreThe Power of Bugs Exhibition
The Power of Bugs exhibition at Gibside has taken the smallest of wildlife and blown them to the size of a room so we can appreciated how beautiful these wonderful creatures are.
Read MoreLace and Grace Public Art
Lace and Grace sculpture will celebrate Bedfordshire lace and the hymn Amazing Grace.
Read MoreNorth Marine Park Wayfinding
North Marine Park was a Heritage Lottery funded renovation of a park in South Shields. The park is packed with history and is much loved by local people. The park underwent improvements in paths, landscape and signage. Our role was to be part of the design team alongside the landscape architects: Southern Green Landscape Design.
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