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What is public art?
The Council defines public art as a piece of work designed by a
professional artist or craftsperson for a particular building or
site that is accessible to the public.
Benefits of public art
Public art can offer a number of benefits that include:
- Enhancing the quality of the physical environment
- Contributing to health and a sense of well-being
- Increasing community engagement through activity and
interaction
- Increasing economic growth through investment and tourism
- Contributing to learning and education
- Increasing the potential value and status of developments
- Providing employment for the creative sector
Learn more about the positive
impacts of public art in Eastleigh Borough
Creating public art
At Eastleigh Borough Council, we feel strongly that Public Art
should be an integral part of broader environmental improvement
programmes. We encourage collaboration between planners,
developers, architects, landscape architects, urban designers,
engineers, community members and artists.
We aim to support those involved in the commissioning of public
art, encouraging the expansion of methods and best practice
approaches for delivering exciting, inspiring and unique temporary
and permanent public art projects.
More information about
commissioning public art
Public art and the planning system
As a general rule, when considering development proposals, the
commitment to include Public Art will be acknowledged at
pre-application stage and formally documented at outline planning
stage, as the applicant and local authority establish an agreement
“in principle” to the scale and nature of a development.
A public arts statement will be required for major developments
with public art contributions. This will usually be submitted
as part of the full or detailed planning application but may well
be documented prior to this stage, particularly if there are
opportunities for artist involvement in the master planning
stage. The involvement of an artist is encouraged at the
earliest possible stage in the planning of the development, that
way the public art elements can be fully integrated into the fabric
of the building or public space. This both maximises the
budget and impact and avoids additional costs in ‘adding-on’ at a
later date.
The public art statement needs to demonstrate how the developer
has provided and will provide opportunities for artists within the
development. Information from the public art statement will
inform the section 106 agreement or the planning conditions
focusing on public art for that development. The content of
the statement will vary depending on the scale and nature of the
development and the stage reached in the commissioning process.
Documents
The Council's public art policies can be found in the Eastleigh
Borough Local Plan Review (2001 - 2011). Further information
can be found in the Public Art Strategy (2011-2014) and the
Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (July 2008) :
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A review of the public art strategy has been
completed and Cabinet approval was for the revised document in
November 2011. The refreshed document aims to both inspire
and give a stronger steer to those involved in the commissioning of
Public Art. The document details proposed landmark artworks,
local level environmental improvement projects and Community
development projects for the Borough.
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For more information
contact Joanne Calcutt
Tel: 023 8068 8822 or
email: joanne.calcutt@eastleigh.gov.uk
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