Art In Public Buildings
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Art In Public Buildings
NHS Barking and Dagenham commissioned us to produce a range of artworks for two new community health centres in the borough. Each of the artworks were designed and made in creative workshops by children, young people and adults from the general public, alongside NHS staff.
Image: Multi media storywall created through workshop with local children
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Art In Public Buildings
We worked alongside healthcare professionals and developers to create bespoke artworks pertinent to their location and service users. These included temporary interventions, permanent fixtures and designs integrated into the fabric of a building/space.
Image: Window vinyl artwork created through workshops with local children
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Art In Public Buildings
Each participant group made site-specific artworks for different areas of the health centres. The artwork produced includes: coloured window art, a series of mosaic columns, hidden art consisting of text panels and personalised 3D boxes, a large-scale storywall, freestanding sculptures and a book of paintings.
Image: Interactive sculptures made for the waiting rooms, created through workshop with staff and local children
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Art In Public Buildings
The artworks we produced for the Child and Family Health Centre, Barking & Porters Avenue Health Centre, Dagenham were shortlisted for Best Use of Visual Art in Healthcare, by Building Better Healthcare Awards, 2009.
Image: Text wall artwork based on participants’ personal experiences
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Art In Public Buildings
“ I feel happy because my work is going to be put up for everybody in Dagenham to see and people and children who are sick will be able to see it and be happy and more cheerful.”
Participant Comment“The project is key to pulling the local population together the promote health and joint living throughout all of our local demographics. I think it is a fantastic concept to include the local population in the final artwork.”
Participant CommentImage: Artwork consisting of a series of paintings created by young people for CAHMS waiting room