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The Primary Space Project was aimed at developing a thorough and sustainable process of consultation and implementation to include artists in the design of new school buildings in North Ayrshire. This project has been inspired by, and follows on from, the successfully completed project “Wonderwall, School As A Rule”.

Primary Space developed the consultative artistic process of Wonderwall and applied it to different aspects of a further two new schools in North Ayrshire.

Artists

Funding

SAC Award amount

£12,300.00

Project total cost

£36,900.00

Funding purpose

Towards the total development costs (£36,900.00) of including artists in the ongoing design of new school buildings in Ayrshire.

(Please note dates and details correct at time of award.)

Consultation & Commissioning Process

The project team represents a collaboration between artist, architect and writer. This team consulted with diverse groups of people including other artists/consultants and the school comuunities. The long lead-in time allowed for extensive consultation with both Educational Services and Technical Services of North Ayrshire Council.

A series of all-day workshops was undertaken with children from the two primary schools, led by arts professionals and using arts-based processes (drama, film, drawing) to find and develop the children’s concepts of an ideal school.

Overall project management, including the commissioning process was undertaken by Gingko Projects Ltd. Gingko commissioned artists/consultants based on professional knowledge of their previous practice.

Outcomes

• Audio-visual documentation of development phase by Fast Forward Play
• The School Book: A documentation of a project for the concept and realisation f a new primary school (March 2002)
• Project website: www.primaryspace.net