Public & Landscape Art
As public and landscape art consultants, Artelier has specialist expertise in developing art strategies and commissioning bespoke installations and sculptures.
Our projects have spanned varied public realm spaces, including: mixed use developments, corporate contexts, public parks, sculpture gardens, residential developments, landscapes and temporary installations.
A Selection of our Public Art Projects
With over 20 years' experience developing large-scale public art projects across Europe, the Arabian Peninsula & Asia, discover Artelier's full public art portfolio
Step Inside a Public Art Project
GLASS INSTALLATION AT GENERAL MOTORS
DETROIT, USA
Art Makes the Architecture
Collaborating with artist Danny Lane, monumental glass was engineered into the architecture. A part of the integral fabric of the building, the work becomes immersive as the public moves through sheets of fluid glass.
A Feat of Engineering
To achieve this feat, the artists' studio and curators worked with leading engineers during the work's construction. The sculptures pushed the possibilities of glass art to its limit, re-imagining it as a structural component of the space.
Carving Glass
Countless sheets of stacked glass are carved following a complex structural design. In many ways, it is a traditional process of crafting the surface of glass – an artist's workshop process, that requires hours of cutting, carving and polishing.
Sculpting with Light
Carving becomes a creative statement, as the prismatic qualities of glass are revealed in a spectrum of dazzling colours. The glass sculptures were curated with sensitivity to light sources, bringing them to life for the public.
Our Scope of Services
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Art Services for Public Art
Developing an Art Strategy
Artelier's public art consultants review in detail the public art project specifications and the client's vision for the public artwork. Taking great care to understand the specific context for the public artwork, we propose concepts for the art installation – such as public sculptures and light installations.
Creatively developing a public art strategy is not only about identifying key locations for public art in a range of contexts, but also about crafting environments that foster social interaction, community pride, cultural expression and economic vitality.
Planning Legislation
Acquiring planning consent for public artworks is a challenge Artelier’s public art consultants are specialised in. Our team have extensive expertise and a long-standing track record of successfully working with cultural institutions, planning authorities, and art commissioners to develop and deliover an art strategy and resultant artwork that meets all planning requirements.
Our leading public art advisory is experienced in providing expert-led strategies compliant with local authorities, ensuring each public art installation contributes positively to local communities.
Commission Management
Delivering turnkey project management, our public art consultancy coordinates and supervises each stage of the production process for public artworks to keep the project on track. This includes managing artists, material selection, fabrication techniques, timelines and budgets.
Throughout this process, we rigorously adhere to all safety regulations, planning legislation and quality standards, facilitating communication between artists, fabricators and stakeholders. Our comprehensive approach guarantees rigorous oversight and frequent collaboration, to create lasting and impactful public art commissions.
Context & Community Engagement
Our team of specialist public art advisors understand the importance of context and community engagement. Our curators fully research a public art location to uncover and bring to life often hidden historical and cultural contexts.
Equally from a contemporary perspective, our public art curators value the importance of today’s diverse communities and engage with them to ensure that the artistic process and the subsequent artwork is rich in meaning and relevance for generations to come.
Proposal Development
Artelier adopts an inclusive approach to public art, placing an emphasis on open call opportunitiess to access diverse artists and the highest quality range of creative proposals. Artelier public art consultants oversee the entire art commissioning process, including: drafting artist briefs, advertising, and selection process with considered art panels.
Our art consultants rigorously assesses submissions, selecting candidates that best align with the art strategy, community, context, design, and the client’s ambitions. This meticulous process guarantees a well-rounded selection of public artwork proposals that resonate with the community and stakeholders.
Presentation & Installation
High-value art in public spaces requires specialist public art solutions to ensure the artwork is suitable for integration with the public location and architecture or landscaping. Our art consultants meticulously ensure that public art meets all safety standards and project requirements.
We further collaborate with architects, designers, and engineers on technical aspects, such as integration, durability, H&S, as well as creative aspects, including integrated lighting for art and protective art finishes. From start to finish, Artelier’s public art consultants oversee the entire installation, liaising with project teams on shipping and placement in situ.
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"Artelier’s expertise has been invaluable for our public art project. They listened carefully to the feedback provided, adopting a proactive and diligent approach that made the entire process easy and enjoyable. I’ve already recommended Artelier to colleagues for their work and look forward to working with again."
Farhana Islam