Public Realm Commissioning: An Artist’s Perspective

When: Thursday, 27 March 1 - 2pm
Where: Online
For: Visual Arts Organisations
Duration: 1 hr
Booking: via Eventbrite​​​​​​​
Cost: Free

CVAN's bi-monthly Better Together sessions are framed by a different urgent topic that is relevant to the East and West Midlands and wider arts and culture sector.

For March’s Better Together session, the focus is on commissioning public artwork.

Hosted by Artist and DASH's own CEO/AD Heather Peak, this session will explore best practices and essential support structures for successful public art projects—ensuring positive experiences and ambitious outcomes for artists, organisations, and the public. Aimed at visual arts organisations, the discussion will draw from Heather’s extensive experience in developing and delivering work for the public realm. The session includes a short introduction, a presentation, and an open conversation.

About Heather:

Heather Peak has established an ambitious collaborative practice, with Ivan Morison, over the past twenty years that transcends the divisions between art, architecture and social practice.

Commissions include for Bruges Triennial 2024, Ikon Gallery, 2024, Create, London, 2023, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2021, Super Slow Way, 2020, Wysing Arts Centre, 2020, City of Vancouver, 2019, BISS, Munich, 2018; National Trust, 2017; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2015; Schauspielhaus Bochum, Germany 2014; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2014; South London Gallery, London, 2014; Tate Modern, London, 2012-15; National Theatre of Wales, 2013; Eastside Projects, Birmingham 2013; The Hepworth, Wakefield, 2012; MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2012; Southbank Centre, London, 2011; Contemporary Art Spaces, Tasmania, Australia, 2011; Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada, 2010; Void, Derry, Northern Ireland, 2009; Situations, Bristol, 2009; One Day Sculpture, Wellington, New Zealand,2008; And So it Goes, representing Wales at the 52nd Venice Biennial, 2007.

Their book, Falling into Place, a fictionalized account of their large architectural shelter works, was published by Bookworks in 2009, and was recorded as an audio book by Palaver Press, New York in 2014. A new monograph of their work was published in 2022 by Art/Books titled The Very Public Art of Heather and Ivan Morison.

Their collaborative work has been reviewed in numerous art and architecture publications such as Frieze, Artmonthly, Architects Journal, Dezeen, World of Interiors, The Times, The Telegraph, Studio International, Crafts Council Magazine, Vogue UK, Vogue Australia, BBC Radio 4 Front Row, BBC2, Royal Academy magazine, The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Observer.

Heather trained as a printmaker at University of Brighton, is Visiting Professor of Sculpture at UniArts, Helsinki and of course is also the CEO/AD of DASH.

Peakmorison.org​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Access:

This session will take place online, via Zoom. Closed captions and a session transcript will be available during the session. The session will not be recorded. Please contact info@cvaneastmidlands.co.uk with any queries or access requirements.