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This Stage 1 proposal is the concept and design phase of a larger public art strategy within the new facility of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH). The funding secured allowed for 12 artists to submit proposals for artistic input to the design and content of

• internal and external entrances
• concourse
• courtyards
• main circulation routes
• main waiting areas

In 2005 The Saltire Society awarded this fully realised project the Arts in Architecture Award 2005.

See also: Archive: Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital Arts Project

Artists

• Ally Wallace
• Lucy Richards
• Jim Buckley
• Dalziel & Scullion
• Lucy Casson
• Matthew Hilton
• Allan Watson
• Jane Watt
• Michael Brennand-Wood

Funding

SAC Award amount

£30,664.00

Project total cost

£65,080.00

Funding purpose

Towards the development costs of a collaborative project between artists and the design team for the New Royal Children's Hospital in Aberdeen.

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

Consultation & Commissioning Process

The development of the original Arts Strategy for RACH involved wide public consultation including the setting up of the Young Advisors Club (made up of a selection of young people from seven Aberdeenshire schools).

The commissioning process, and the creative processes of the artists involved the hospital community to varying degrees.

Public Art Commissions & Exhibitions (PACE) were contracted to manage the commissioning process. Artists were selected following open competition and interview.

Outcomes

• Proposals from 10 artists
• Stage 2 application for ongoing implementation of public art strategy