Art and design in the public realm: essential or an extravagance?

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Art and design in the public realm: essential or an extravagance?

Part of the #INGdebates series. Follow @INGmedia for further updates

All art is quite useless’, wrote Oscar Wilde in the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Is that the case for creative interventions within the built environment? How can we ensure the social, environmental and economic value of these initiatives is relevant to all stakeholders?

As our cities slowly come back to life, what role could art and design play in reanimating our public spaces and enticing people back out onto the streets? How can we work together to commission art and design that engages and celebrates local communities, rather than simply imposing it upon them?

Watch our virtual debate with an expert group of panellists intersecting the worlds of property, art, consultancy and local government:

  • Camille Walala, Artist

  • Hadrian Garrard, Director, Create London

  • Richard Upton, Chief Development Officer, U+I

  • Georgina Bolton, Public Art Officer, Bristol City Council

  • Chaired by Leanne Tritton, Founder and Managing Director, ING Media

*Image above of Walala Parade in Leyton, by Tim Crocker



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