London Borough of Bexley wish to engage a creative practitioner or designer to develop creative public realm or series of artworks for Erith Pier Square. The art will enhance the public space and benefit the local community. The project seeks to enhance placemaking in Erith as part of the wider regeneration plans and strengthen community engagement and investment.

TITLE

Pier Square Art Commission

BUDGET

up to £15,000

ABOUT THE COMMISSION

London Borough of Bexley wish to engage a creative practitioner or designer to develop creative public realm or series of artworks for Erith Pier Square. The art will enhance the public space and benefit the local community. The project seeks to enhance placemaking in Erith as part of the wider regeneration plans and strengthen community engagement and investment.

We wish applicants to review research compiled by The Cass (Architectural students from London Met) when responding to this brief and addressing key themes.

ABOUT PIER SQUARE

Pier Square is a key public realm site in Erith, situated by the entrance to the Pier and near the Thames and local walking and cycling routes. It was originally constructed as public open space when the Morrisons development was built in the mid-90s.

ABOUT THE PIER SQUARE RENOVATION PROJECT

The Council has worked closely with Architects BDP on a new design for Pier Square, to create an inclusive public area that provides a space for leisure and play. To enhance this new public space, we are calling on creative practitioners and/or artists to make an addition to the project that represents Erith’s heritage and gives excitement for the future, whilst acknowledging the river scene and its changing tides.

ABOUT THE GREATER ERITH PROGRAMME

The Greater Erith programme is harnessing the entrepreneurial and creative spirit in the town to bring opportunities for regeneration and growth. The programme is dedicated to  working with the local community to help Erith become a flourishing riverside town by rejuvenating existing spaces, enabling new developments, nurturing innovation in the burgeoning maker movement and enhancing all the things that make Erith great.

TO APPLY

Please make your submission through CuratorSpace.

Proposals should include:

• An outline of your interest in this opportunity – Max 600 words

• A description of your creative practice – Max 500 words

• Your experience and track record of creating permanent or temporary work for the public realm – two A4 pages

• A CV or if you are applying as a team, include CV’s for all and a brief outline of how you will work together.

• URLs/ links to other media documentation of your previous works

• Some initial thoughts, ideas of how you might approach this project, including art form, materials and fabrication method. Illustrations or other forms of visual aids would be helpful. Two A3 pages consisting of: First page: Location plan, diagrams, and drawings / sketches that the participant judges will need to understand your proposal, Second page: materials and fabrication method, and a bird’s eye view to demonstrate the integration in the proposed site (as shown in Fig.2)

For more information see the full brief: www.greatererith.com/pier-square-art-brief