Vile summary
The introductory speeches are positive.
They describe a growth of street art, and art in landscape.
The artist (or quality) is supposed to be at the heart of a project.
The local community need to be involved... not just used.
Public art merges the personal and political.
Is this about the need for social cohesion developed through shared cultural events (cf medieval pageants et c)? (thanks to Kenneth Davidson)
Can artistic projects develop a vision for the future of our culture... shape towns, re-imagine society, build community, interact with the environment?
Current Trends in the UK
Specifically England... a brief history
Many great street arts festivals in the 1990s (v performance based) e.g. Streets of Brighton
Input of European companies into UK festivals
Inspired UK companies
NEWLANDSCAPES David Micklamace 2008
Street Theatre became Outdoors Arts
More funding opportunities
A community developed
ISAN formed to lobby
NASA a group for artists
Festival Consortia (e.g. GI20, Global Streets)
Joint commissioning (led to diverse arts events outdoors)
Joint touring networks
International collaborations
Strategic touring funding (finding areas of low cultural engagement)
Companies have become more interested in working outdoors, including choreographers.
Big spectacles are less common than they used to be.
Note: how is emerging/ work in progress presented? Is it clearly sign-posted within the festival context?
When a work comes into an area that is not used to it, how does the work have any legacy - no parachuting work and artists into an area... get long term about the relationships.
Increase in winter events (e.g. White Night)
Increase in site specific generally
Live Artists using public spaces
Closer relationship with urban planning and architects
Digital Technologies and Public Spaces
New Public Space? New Audience? An Evolution?
Vile Note: How does this increase relate the commodification of public space? Is culture an occupying force or a collaborator
European Perspective
From Marseilles...
Some words about IN SITU... since 2003, with 20 partners in 15 countries... to build a long term network in Europe.
Common model, new forms of art in public spaces (aka street art)
Working with the artists in a European context... similar problems and questions in different parts of Europe...
'When we begin, we focus on street art... now we focus on art which is working with the city'
Street art has different meanings in different countries. This is more than a matter of translation.
'the solution is with the artist'
The main question is the artistic quality... how doesthis balance between rich and poorer countries?
Concrete Results... to create a community of artists through 80 co-productions, 100 'writing supports', 100 'mobility supports' on a platform running 2013 onwards...
Vile Note: From street art, a theatrical based form, IN SITU has expanded to include other art forms, including visual art etc.
Co-operation Process
side by side a common question
mentoring et c
Building new media for dissemination.
