Artist Synnove Freidricks running a workshop with Lockleaze pupils

Public Art & Creative Infrastructure Producing

Bricks Public Art Producers support land developers to connect with local and creative communities, through the delivery of bespoke and locally lead public art programmes.

With a strong grounding in planning and community engagement alongside a high quality artist network, our approach is to facilitate a creative and collaborative process between land developers, architects, consultants, local authorities, communities and artists.

Young people taking part in an engagement workshop at St Anne's House — Young People Engagement Workshops, Summer 2021. Credit Josh Adam Jones

Projection of 'And For Youth' onto St Anne's House — St Anne’s House – community consultation feedback event on how to reuse the building, 2020

We believe in the civic role of artists and other creative practitioners, and that by drawing on local creative talent for public art programmes, we maximise the positive local impact an artwork can have. We are interested in the creation of permanent and temporary artworks, producing public artworks that are loved by their communities and support the creative economy of the area.

This approach delivers great reputational value for the development and ensures that public artworks are grown organically from place and people.

Artist Kayle Brandon running a workshop with the local community in foraging and neighbourhood exploration — Kayle Brandon, artist for Roseneath Gardens – facilitating a workshop for the local community.

Artist Bo Lanyon preparing to start his commission for the Moxy, St Paul's Public Art Programme — Bo Lanyon, local painter commissioned for the Moxy, St Paul’s Public Art Programme – preparing to start his commission – client Marriot Hotels Group.

We also have expertise in curating creative community programmes, and producing creative and community infrastructure. This exciting aspect of cultural programming is a complement to our public art projects, and is well supported by local authorities as a contribution to the social, economic and wellbeing value of both redevelopments and new developments.

Two school pupils working with thin strip of wood to create helix shape — Trinity Academy, Lockleaze: pupils working with artist Synnøve Fredericks to create a new public artwork – client Bristol City Council. Credit Josh Adam Jones

Workmen in protective clothing on site at Whitfield Tabernacle — Whitifield Tabernacle (Grade I Listed): a new creative & community space for Kingswood – client Whitfield Tabernacle Trust & South Gloucestershire Council

OUR SERVICES:

Seamless project management of public art and creative infrastructure projects
Writing & delivering public art plans & artist briefs
Managing planning condition sign off with local authorities
Brokering artist / client relationships from our wide reaching knowledge of South West creatives
Working with consultant teams to explore site opportunities
Viability assessments & creative programme management for creative and community infrastructure projects
Managing commissioning & programming stakeholder groups (community, local authorities & developers)
Delivering creative consultation programmes
Writing and managing community engagement programmes, including delivering live events
Creative project curation
Budget management
Contract management
Liaison with local authority and statutory consultees
Site/context research
Managing artwork commission, intellectual property and client handover processes
Documentation
Promotion and public relations
Evaluation and reporting
Excellent client communication

Three people in high-vis jackets installing, one is Myles Jay Linton, installing his piece for the Moxy, St Pauls Public Art Programme — Moxy Bristol, St Pauls: local artist and educator Myles Jay Linton installing his commissioned piece for a public artwork at Moxy Hotel, St Pauls.

Moxy Bristol, St Pauls: Lobby area with commisioned artworks by Bo Lanyon and Dr. Myles-Jay Linton

Lawrence Hoo sat on a chair to the right and Charles Golding sat on a chair to the left having a conversation in front of Rowan Bishop recording them for a podcast about the Moxy, St Paul's Public Art Project — Moxy Bristol, St Pauls: renowned poet & educator Lawrence Hoo, has been commissioned with Charles Golding to create a public artwork for the Moxy Hotel, St Paul’s (Here in conversation for a Bricks podcast, produced by Rowan Bishop). Credit Khali Ackford.

Moxy Bristol, St Pauls: Lawrence Hoo & Charles Golding‘s commission, Jewel of St Paul’s.

OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE

Local authorities (we sit on Bristol City Council’s preferred list of Public Art Producers)
Commercial mixed-use land developers
Education providers
Affordable housing developers
Community trusts
International hospitality developers

We are especially keen to work on projects in Bristol and the South West, where the land developer has a long term interest in the site or the community that will be using it.

Get in touch to start a conversation and explore how we could work together: riah @bricksbristol.org

Current Public Art & Creative Infrastructure Projects

Moxy Bristol, St Paul’s

Public Art

Bricks has been commissioned to write and deliver a public art programme for the new Moxy Hotel development in St Pauls, Bristol.
Trinity Academy, Lockleaze

Public Art

Bricks has been commissioned to deliver a public art programme for the new Trinity Academy secondary school in Lockleaze, Bristol.
Roseneath Gardens, Stoke Gifford

Public Art

Bricks has been commissioned to write and deliver the public art programme for Roseneath Gardens, Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire.
Whitfield Tabernacle, Kingswood

Community Led Creative, Cultural Infrastructure

In Summer 2021 Bricks were appointed to undertake an appraisal on the best potential short and long term community and creative opportunities for the Grade I Listed Whitfield Tabernacle.
St Gabriel’s Court, Easton

Public Art

Bricks has been commissioned to deliver a public art programme for the new residential and commercial development at St Gabriel’s Court in Easton, Bristol.

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Public Art Contacts

Riah King Wall

Public Art Producer

riah@bricksbristol.org

Riah King Wall

Public Art Producer

riah@bricksbristol.org

Riah joined Bricks in October 2021, as Public Art Producer while Kerrie Burke-Avery is on maternity leave.

Before joining Bricks, Riah worked as the Strategic Lead, Creative Industry and Arts with an economic development agency in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her background spans diverse roles across public art management, cultural policy, community arts, public programming, event production, curation and education in local authorities and museums. She held a two-year position on the board of Museums Aotearoa, New Zealand’s national museum sector organisation, and has developed and overseen award-winning public art events.

Riah is concurrently working on a PhD in Public Art at the University of Leeds. She also holds a Masters in Museum and Heritage Studies, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons).
Jack Gibbon

Director

jack@bricksbristol.org

Jack Gibbon

Director

jack@bricksbristol.org

Jack is a creative producer and CEO with a passion for supporting cross sector creative and community collaborations and developing the ecology for visual arts practice in Bristol.

In 2018 Jack founded Bricks and has a dual role as executive lead and an active producer developing projects. Notable Bricks projects include building Bricks Public Art & Creative Infrastructure Consultancy and developing St Annes House as a creative community hub through codesign with the hyper local community of St Annes and the regional creative community of the West of England.

2010-18 Jack founded and ran nomadic art gallery Antlers working with artists through pop up exhibitions, partnership commissions and publishing. Antlers worked with predominantly early career artists supporting them to explore some form of stretch forward in their practice.

Graduating in 2007 with a BA Photography prior to 2010 Jack worked as an artist studio assistant and was a practising artist involved in artist led projects in Stroud.