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Public Art in South Cambridgeshire
Publicly accessible art, craft and design is a great way to celebrate cultural diversity and local identity. It can enhance the unique characteristics of a village and often involves the whole community in choosing the artist, the design process and the installation. Once in place, public art is a lasting mark of community and heritage for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Public Art SPD
The Public Art SPD supports Policy SF/6 of the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document (DPD). It defines what is meant by the term Public Art, provides an outline of the wider benefits of having Public Art included within new developments, and gives clear guidance for developers to encourage them to include Public Art within proposed development schemes.
The Council adopted the Public Art Supplimentary Planning Document on 15 January 2009.
Art in Communities
One of the opportunities that new development in our District brings is the commissioning of artists by private developers to work with designers, engineers, parish councils and members of the public on a wide range of public art projects.
Iceni Homes in Cottenham commissioned Wendy Briggs (This link will open in a new window) to create a sign for Cottenham Village College. It was made from stainless steel in the form of a tree, unveiled on Tree Dressing Day 2010.
More recently, artist Jo Chapman (This link will open in a new window) spent a year with residents young and old creating their own artworks, poetry, performance and book, Unpicked Meadows, at Stockbridge Meadows, a local country park. Her work was supported by Camstead Homes and co-ordinated by Melbourn Parish Council, which commissioned the Riverside Arts Project. She also created three permanent structures that are now havens for flora and fauna. Visit: www.melbourn.org.uk/publicart (This link will open in a new window).
In Impington, Almaren plc commissioned Matthew Lane Sanderson (This link will open in a new window) to create two artworks for the old Unwins site. In June two artworks, based on seeds were unveiled.
Travelodge at Orchard Park commissioned Kenny Hunter to create a piece of work for a small open space adjacent to the hotel. Working with Orchard Park Community Council, Kenny has created the poignant figure of a deer in stone, copper and bronze.
Morris Homes in Waterbeach have enabled artist Emma Smith, working with the local cultural collective, to arrange a series of interactive projects with residents about the village (including family days, creative writing groups, maps and music evenings) which she collects for the Living Museum (This link will open in a new window).
Walter Jack (This link will open in a new window) has been commissioned by the new Elms mini/BMW showroom at Cambourne to create a kinetic sculpture made from car parts.
Artist Andrew Tanser (This link will open in a new window) is working with Accent Nene and residents of the Swifts development in Fulbourn on a number of artworks for the open spaces. They include a stone wave bench, a human sundial and a substantial granite wall showing the history of the village. Andrew also created the much-loved flying carpet in coloured stone for a play area at nearby Thomas Road in 2008.
In developing Nichols Court at Linton, Sanctuary Group commissioned filmmaker Peter Harmer to record the construction and development of the housing scheme for older residents. Visit storiesfilm.com (This link will open in a new window).
Hill Residential is commissioning artists at Great Shelford and, with Glenmore Estates, at Landbeach.
The District Council and Cambridge City Council are working closely on public art programmes in City fringe developments including Trumpington Meadows where Grosvenor Estates have commissioned artist Caroline Wright. She has worked previously at Orchard Park, supported by Gallagher Estates.
