Imprint:
Aberdeen : Peacock Visual Arts, 2006.
Collation:
52 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Cover (Bryan & Monika) - - Funding etc. - - Banner at Duthie Park - - Entrance to the gallery - - Talking over Lucy Lippard (top) & Bryan Davies presentation (bottom) - - Gallery shot (printouts of universal public spaces and free texts) - - Gallery shot from the back (top) and from the front (bottom) - - Ralph Erskine video and "Public Play" mural - - Play area with video games, park mural and printouts of different play parks (top) and a view from the bar area where tea, coffee and other beverages were available (bottom) - - Banner at Duthie Park - - Canvassing the public at Castlegate - - Play area at Duthie Park - - Utopian books - - City planning books - - The Tivoli Social Club on Guild Street - - The Torry Skatepark - - Inner city books - - Low income housing books - - A view from the Balnagask Golf Course - - The Green - - Utopian books - - Social housing books - - Fittie backyards - - Fittie walkways - - City planning books - - Play park near North Pier - - A model for building a playground - - Steps one to three - - Group activity - - Design choices - - Step four - - Step five - - Steps six and seven - - 'Courting the public' essay by Ken Neil - - An interview with Prof. Terrence Lee - - An interview with the artist, Steven Duval - - Interview continued plus biographies - - CV - - Silence - - List.
Summary:
LOCALE residencies gave artists and the public an opportunity to engage in collaborative projects that explored aspects of life in Aberdeen. Participants and artists decided together what issues to address and how to create and present the resultant work. Artists lived in an apartment provided by Grampian Housing Association allowing them to become part of the local community. PEACOCK visual arts main gallery space was used as a studio and workshop with public access for open sessions and events. LOCALE was funded by the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery and Aberdeen City Council.
ISBN:
9780954357450 (pbk)
Bookmark Link:
https://aberdeencity.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/KIDS/BIBENQ?BRN=4176333
