Notices:
Updates
ixia's April 2008 Planning Update and new Noticeboard
ixia, the public art think tank recently released an update providing a review of the proposed changes to the planning system and their impact on public art. ixia will issue further updates when new information about the changes is made available by the Government.
This Update should be read in conjunction with ixia's July 2007 review: 'Public Art and the Planning System and Process in England: Guidance on a Supplementary Planning Document for Public Art'.
Download the ixia Planning Update as an Adobe Acrobat document, 115KB.
ixia has also launched a new Noticeboard on their website for theoretical comments or practical queries relating to public art, delivering public art commissions and current debates. If there is something which you would like to say, please email your thoughts to info@ixia-info.com and title your email 'Website Noticeboard' and we will add your comments. If you would like to share your comments with us but would prefer us not to put them online then please indicate this on your e-mail.
http://www.ixia-info.com/noticeboard/index.htm
(Uploaded 13.04.08)
Launch of South West Cultural Olympiad guidelines
Open Skies, initial guidelines to engaging with the Cultural Olympiad in the South West of England were recently issued.
The Cultural programme is one of five themes or “flames” that are being progressed by Team South West, the team responsible for delivery of the Olympic Games in the region, via the South West England Legacy Strategy.
Each “flame” concentrates on maximising the impact of, and benefits from hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games in the South West region in the following five areas:
• Business Development
• Tourism and regional image
• Sporting opportunity
• Cultural celebration
• Community engagement
These are cross-cutting themes and culture will have a role to play in all of them.
Open Skies is a "holding document" with a shelf life of no more than five months, after which time the official protocol for engagement, including full criteria, will be available from LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games). Given the high levels of interest and appetite for information across the region, this interim guide has been produced.
Download the Open Skies guide as an Adobe Acrobat format document, 137KB.
Further details: contact Deborah Bertram at Deborah.Bertram@southwestrda.org.uk
(Uploaded 13.02.08)
Launch of Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall’s website
The Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall was established in June 2006 with support from CABE - The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and Creating Excellence, the regional centre for sustainable communities, to promote quality in the design of the built environment.
With its administrative base in Plymouth, the centre has begun its programme of work to raise public awareness of design issues, and to support local authorities and practitioners in achieving high design aspiration and outcomes, through design review, project work, events and exhibitions. The Architecture Centre can provide guidance on design advocacy, information for commissioners of building projects, design champions, local authorities and members of the public looking for support and resource.
The Centre launched a website in November 2007.
Further details: http://www.acdandc.org.uk/
(Uploaded 07.12.07)