Surrey Hills Landscape Assessment
Fact Sheet
Title
Surrey Hills Landscape Assessment
(Artists' Perception Project)
Artists
Stephen Plaice, poet, writer
Roger Polley, photographer
Simon Read, photographer
Sandra Stevens, poet
Ian Whittlesea, mixed media
Tommy Wolseley, mixed media
Pip Woolf, painter
Commissioner
The Countryside Commission, on behalf of Surrey County Council and the Arts Council of England
Commenced
1996
Completed
1998
Location
Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Dimensions/Scope
"Workbooks" including drawings, collages, photography, writing and poetry
Materials
Contributed to 'The Surrey Hills Landscape' (Pub. Countryside Commission, 1998)
Total Project Budget
Landscape Assessment £20,000
Artists' Perception Project £10,000
Funding Sources
The Countryside Commission
The Arts Council of England
Summary Artists' Brief
To record their creative response to the Surrey Hills landscape in whatever form they feel most appropriate and to provide an additional dimension to the work undertaken by the landscape assessment team.
Project Manager
Jenifer White, Countryside Commission (now known as the Countryside Agency)
Other Professionals
Consultants for Landscape Assessment: Centre for Environmental Interpretation:-
Gill Binks, CEI; John Dyke, Department of Architecture, Landscape and 3D Design, Manchester Metropolitan University; Chris Burnett, Chris Burnett Associates; Vicki Berger, Art Project Management.
Contact For Further Information
Jenifer White, National Heritage Unit, Countryside Agency, Dacre House, 19 Dacre Street, London SW1H 0DH.
email: [email protected]
Gillian Binks, Prospect, Tel. No. 0161 445 6452,
email: [email protected]
