North East | Artists taking the lead

Shortlisted:

Richard Wilson

Red Hot consists of a one metre iron cube heated to the cusp of altered states; an object balanced at the edge of its own being, neither solid nor liquid. Experienced first through light, then through heat, the work ends when the cube is cool enough to touch. As a region which has altered dramatically over recent years, the North East contains the social, historical and industrial context that will give this work its drama and metaphorical values, reflected in the distinctive location of the piece. An urban and economic landscape requiring change reflected in an object oscillating gently between two states.

Peter J.Evans

This project will create a truly co-operative structure, building on the innate desire of humanity to build monuments.
The project begins with finding a permanent site onto which the structure/s would be placed. Participants will be asked to submit ideas of what to build on it within a certain budget. These proposals would then be voted for, with a number of successful ideas being built into and joined onto one another; forming a unique monument. Most public projects, be they buildings or artworks, are either a singular vision or a dilution of ideas. Here the aim is to transcend such categories creating an interlocking whole of distinct parts.

Susie Green & Laura Harrington

Susie Green and Laura Harrington. Paul Herrmann. 2009.

The ultimate dance floor experience - a wind-powered revolving dance floor on the River Tyne complete with a giant mirror ball. Susie Green and Laura Harringtonís project takes its inspiration from the memory of the Tuxedo Princess and will offer people a unique and unforgettable experience of Newcastle and Gateshead. The piece will be a playful, experiential and architectural space, with environmental sustainability at its heart. It will literally be a platform for activity and participation; a place for professional performances; and temporarily transform the nature of the quayside.

Kathryn Hodgkinson

An edible trail where every available square inch of a path through the city will be used to grow fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers leading down to a spectacular floating garden on the River Tyne. People will be invited to eat the produce along trail which will use traditional and inventive planting including hanging baskets, trellises, pavements and wires between buildings. The project will reflect on Newcastle's unique green spaces, its history of urban farming, and breathe new life back into an unused area of the Tyne.

The panel felt ‘Flow’ will be a work of quirky invention combining craft tradition, industrial heritage and digital technology that would use the riverside as the site of an interactive experience to transform people’s sense of place, space and nature, creating unforgettable images and strange sounds. We felt ‘Flow’ explored issues of environmental sustainability and the reinvention of a region with a proud history of innovation in a way that would leave a real legacy.

Ilana Mitchell

an artist and curator who describes her practise in the following words "Its a multifarious, tricky to define practice; I like to make artistic and other creative endeavours happen: my own, other peoples, collaborations and anything in between"

Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh

the Artistic Director of ZENDEH an inclusive cross border collaborative company creating intercultural multi-art form work that has local and international resonance. Freelance work includes directing Radio, Stage, Film and Lecturing.

Will Schrimshaw

an artist and researcher based at Culture Lab, Newcastle University. He is currently carrying out research into artistic practice at the intersection of sound-art and architecture.

Catherine Bertola

an artist whose practice involves creating installations, objects and drawings that respond to particular sites, collections and historic contexts. She has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally.

Peter Sharpe

a curator of the the Kielder art and architecture programme for the past 10 years, Peter was also responsible for commissioning James Turrell's Skyspace and recently, Charles Barclay Architect's Kielder Observatory.

Ira Lightman

visual artist and writer, his recent projects include art pieces with text throughout the North-East, including the award-winning Spennymoor Letters. He regularly appears on BBC Radio 3's The Verb, last year writing Miltonic verse blindfold.

Alison Clark-Jenkins

Currently Regional Director for Arts Council England, North East, Alison was previously the Director of Arts & Development, has managed education and creative programmes around the country, as well as venue programming and arts marketing.

Daryl Robinson

Daryl is the Relationship Manager for combined arts and touring at Arts Council England. Before that Daryl worked as a Development Manager with Academy Music Group (AMG) where he set up the Academy Events department. Prior to this he spent 10 years as the Entertainments Manager at Newcastle University Students Union.

Lorna Fulton

Lorna Fulton has worked in the cultural sector as an artist and programme director and is experienced in working in a wide range of social, cultural and regeneration contexts. Lorna was appointed as London 2012 Creative Programmer, North East, in October 2007.