Sally Medlyn
I am a cultural planner and creative producer. Place making and the role of cultural identity and creativity in social and physical regeneration are central to my work. I support local authorities, cultural and voluntary organisations and communities to respond to change in innovative and creative ways. I work in interdisciplinary teams, cross sector and inter-agency, to evaluate practice and foster new and shared solutions. I am an evaluator, facilitator and imaginative and realistic strategic thinker. I have a BA Honours [1974] and a Master of Arts [1975] in the History of Art from the University of Manchester and a Royal Town Planning Institute accredited Master of Civic Design with Distinction from the University of Liverpool [2006]. My research focused on evaluation of the process, outcomes and impact of community and artist led creation of public space in comparison to mainstream approaches to regeneration.
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The dissertation is arranged in seven chapters. Chapter 1 sets the aim and objectives focussed in analysis of government policy and guidance on design, art and public participation in shaping public space and examination of the theory and practice of artists working with communities. Chapter 2 is a
critical review of existing literature on public art, communities and place making, government policy on public space and multi-disciplinary approaches to creating public space.
Chapter 3 outlines the definitions of public space, artist, local people and communities and built environment professionals used in the dissertation and identifies five research questions. Chapter 4 explains the rationale for and design of the multiple case study and qualitative research methodology.
Chapter 5 is a structured series of observations comparing and contrasting the approach and experience in each case study. In Chapter 6 the evidence of the case studies is analysed and interpreted. Five key issues influencing the creation of public space and collaboration between artists and communities are discussed.
The final chapter concludes that the collaboration of artists with communities can make a powerful contribution to the creation of public space through a socially engaged art practice in which communities are active agents in shaping public space.
The dissertation is arranged in seven chapters. Chapter 1 sets the aim and objectives focussed in analysis of government policy and guidance on design, art and public participation in shaping public space and examination of the theory and practice of artists working with communities. Chapter 2 is a
critical review of existing literature on public art, communities and place making, government policy on public space and multi-disciplinary approaches to creating public space.
Chapter 3 outlines the definitions of public space, artist, local people and communities and built environment professionals used in the dissertation and identifies five research questions. Chapter 4 explains the rationale for and design of the multiple case study and qualitative research methodology.
Chapter 5 is a structured series of observations comparing and contrasting the approach and experience in each case study. In Chapter 6 the evidence of the case studies is analysed and interpreted. Five key issues influencing the creation of public space and collaboration between artists and communities are discussed.
The final chapter concludes that the collaboration of artists with communities can make a powerful contribution to the creation of public space through a socially engaged art practice in which communities are active agents in shaping public space.