Created 11/26/07
Between now and Spring 2008, the Channel 4 Big Art Project will inspire and create different pieces of public art in sites across the UK.
It's a first from Channel 4: an opportunity for the public to be at the centre of a unique initiative right where they are living and become a central character in a prime-time… (more) television series.
The beginning
In October 2005 Channel 4 asked the nation to get involved in the Big Art Project. The response was overwhelming – over 1,400 members of the public across the UK said they wanted some art for their communities and proposed a site.
The Big Art selection team tackled the huge task of working out which of those sites should go forward.
Selection was based on a list of practical criteria, including:
* planning and political support
* aesthetic and educational potential
* funding availability
* the range of art that might be possible
* enthusiasm and flexibility of the nominating community
* achievability within the time-frame
* the potential to maximise public access to the commissioning process and the final art work. (less)
coal mining,
margaret hodge,
learning,
new art centre,
camden,
dean clough,
optinforart,
frink,
poetry,
education