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Following on from a successful development phase in 2002, this NHS Trust worked with the consultancy Gingko Projects to implement two distinct aspects of their Commission Plan. Based on collaboration with artists, scientists and the hospital Environment Development Group, two interventions were designed to promote orientation within the hospital and to encourage the concept of the environment as a therapuetic space. The collaborations became known as the “Finding Space” project concluding with an artist-designed therapeutic public garden and an artist-intervention into a public corridor space using glass, timber and site-specific artworks.

See also: Archive: Finding Space – Public Art Commissions Plan

Artists

• Donald Urquhart
• Jane Kelly
• Dr Eddie Edgerton (Environmental Psychologist, Paisley University).

Funding

SAC Award amount

£81,562.00

Project total cost

£108,750.00

Funding purpose

Towards the cost of implementing a project to provide contemporary public art for Dykebar Hospital.

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

Consultation & Commissioning Process

Each of the two projects, Journey and Environment, involved an artist collaboration with professionals from different disciplines. Built into each artist’s brief was a significant period of research and development between the different professions. This encouraged a working practice of consultation and knowledge transfer.

Artists were selected by a panel through open competition. This process was managed by Ginkgo Projects.

Outcomes

Finding Space incorporates two public art collaborations:

• artist intervention of corridor space involving glass, timber, colour and outdoor planting
• artist intervention of public outdoor space, developed as a therapeutic garden