Barking Town Centre Artscape
Fact Sheet
Title
Barking Town Centre Artscape
Artists
Clare Brew, Michael Cousin, Raphael Daden, Dale Devereux Barker, muf architecture/ art, Jill Randall and Alan Birch, Tony Stallard, Alison Unsworth, Joost van Santen, Walter Jack Studio, Simon Watkinson, Tom Wilkinson
Commissioner/client
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Commenced
2005
Completed
Ongoing
Location
Barking town centre
Scope
Entire town centre
Materials
Various, with an emphasis on lighting
Budget
Currently £1.3m
Funding sources
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, London Thames Gateway Riverside Partnership and London Thames Gateway Urban Development Corporation and private developers through Section 106 agreements
Summary artists' brief
To create artworks for sites in Barking that make visible the cultural values, heritage and aspirations of the town
Project managers
Tracey McNulty, Group Manager Arts Programme and Development , LBBD
Peter Watson, Project Manager, LBBD
Other professionals
LBBD colleagues, Burns + Nice, Urbis Lighting.
Contacts for further information
Tracey McNulty, Group Manager Arts Programme and Development
Peter Watson, Project Manager
Leisure, Arts and Olympics; Regeneration Department
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Westbury Centre
Ripple Road
Barking IG11 7PT
Tel: 020 8270 4846
Email: [email protected] & [email protected]
Website: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk
Raphael Daden
Tel: 0115 911 9575
Mobile: 0776 987 4557
Email: [email protected]
Simon Watkinson
Tel: 0191 213 5665
Mobile: 07710 124 696
Email: [email protected]
