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Awards: Round One, November 2004: Peterhead

Update, 15 February 2006

Conference: Perceptions - People - Place: The Art of Regeneration
22 and 23 March 2006
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland
Fee: £55 + VAT. Special B&B rate of £50 on night of 22 March.

This conference, hosted by Aberdeenshire Council in partnership with the Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership/ Interreg IIIb Revit Har project, will examine the role of art in the regeneration of communities. It will be an unique opportunity to learn about some the best examples of cutting-edge artistic and collaborative practics from Europe, whilst keeping discussion relevant to Peterhead.

The event will feature panel discussions, breakout groups, keynote speakers from Spain, Germany and the UK and a programme of new art interventions on the streets of Peterhead. It is aimed at those working in the public realm, cultural, environment and regeneration sectors, including artists, arts development officers, planners, landscape designers, architects and representatives of community and business groups.

Speakers include:

• Sans facon, Lead artist, Peterhead Creative Communities
• Charlie McKeith, Partner, Research Design Architecture Ltd
• Ramon Parramon, Director, Idensitat-Calaf and Curator of Madrid Abierto 2005
• Jonathan Banks, Senior Public Art Officer, Bristol City Council
• Michael Schwarze-Rodrian, Director, Projekt Ruhr GmbH
• Richard Wentworth, Artist

Discussion panellists include:

• Ben Spencer, architecture and art consultant
• Hilary Nicoll, Director, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Aberdeenshire
• David Harding, former Head of Environmental Art, Glasgow School of Art

Conference Chair: Alastair Snow, Scheme Manager for PROJECT

Further details: Saskia Gibbon, Arts Development Officer, Aberdeenshire Council. Tel: 01261 833819. www.aberdeenshirearts.org.uk/

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Project Update, 27 May 2005

The design team on Peterhead's Kirk Street
(L to R: Charles Blanc &Tristan Surtees (Sans facon) and Steven Bridge (DEP landscape initiatives).

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Project Proposal

Peterhead
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Client
Aberdeenshire Council

Artist
Sans facon

Project partners
Aberdeenshire Council:

Chris White, Buchan Area Manager
Gordon Mackie, Environment Manager, Planning and Environmental Services
Hamish Robertson, Environment Planner (Projects)

Nick Brown, ATP Co-ordinator, Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership
Jill Buchan, Project Manager, Revitalisation of Harbour Towns

PROJECT Award
Creative Communities Award £12,300

Value of design phase
£25,800

Estimated value of construction phase
£0.5 million

Project description
Aberdeenshire Council working in association with the Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership and the Revitalisation of Harbour Towns Project, has endorsed the priority and need for environmental regeneration in Peterhead. Increasingly, local people and business promote the importance and need for an improved public realm and a higher quality environment. European funds have recently been awarded to improve the image of Peterhead, make a positive impact on key public places in the town and enhance the quality of life for local people.

PROJECT will support the appointment of an artist to join a collaborative process of research, consultation and design towards the regeneration of Peterhead. Key public sites include Kirk Street, the most important access point into the town centre in a current state of decline and disrepair, and the town's community education centre.