Consultancy
Crafting public art strategies with artists, local authorities, and stakeholders
Introduction
A comprehensive consultancy service that works closely with artists, local authorities, and stakeholders to craft public art strategies and budgets that establish a clear vision and direction for sourcing and commissioning both permanent and non-permanent artworks and installations within cities, public spaces, or developments. Our communications team highlights the project's life cycle, facilitates PR initiatives, coordinates events, and provides support in developing social and digital strategies.
Artistic Visioning & Master Planning
Our international curators collaborate with creatives, officials, developers, stakeholders, and communities to find art prospects in developments, cities, and public spaces. Considering the project's vision, location, and partner requirements, our curatorial team creates Master Plans that highlight meaningful artwork opportunities, enhance the sense of place, and ensure the longevity of public spaces.
Public Art Strategy
In partnership with our collaborators, our curators craft Public Art Strategies that establish a clear vision and direction for sourcing and commissioning artworks within cities, public spaces, or developments. These strategies prioritise the integration of art to enrich the cultural landscape and create a cohesive artistic narrative that resonates with the local community and enhances the overall aesthetic experience.
Artist Procurement
Our team will handle the development and management of Expression of Interest initiatives, curate a short-list of appropriate artists, and choose and provide creative guidance to an artist who closely matches the project's curatorial vision and artwork opportunities within the space.
Temporary Projects Strategy
Our team will collaborate with our partners to investigate possibilities for non-permanent artworks, events, or programs that activate a designated space or location temporarily. These temporary initiatives offer fresh experiences, involve the community, and promote returning visits.
Curation
Our team offers a comprehensive art curation service for public art, meticulously selecting, organising, and presenting artworks in public spaces. We collaborate closely with artists, local authorities, and stakeholders to curate a diverse range of artworks that engage and inspire the public. Through our meticulous curation, we aim to contribute to the vibrant and meaningful transformation of cities and neighborhoods.
Marketing & PR
Our marketing team functions as an extension of our partners and collaborators. We capture photographs and videos at every stage of the project's life cycle, facilitate media and PR initiatives, coordinate events and talks, create creative assets, and provide support in developing social and digital strategies.
Contact Us
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Featured Projects
The Warrior and the Bear
Considered Damien Hirst’s most complex project to date, the 189 works of Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable took almost 10 years to create. The coral-encrusted The Warrior and the Bear sculpture is one of several large-scale artworks created for the exhibition, measuring over 7 metres tall and made entirely out of bronze. The design and intricate detailing of the artworks required a team of specialist fabricators across the world. A 90 minute documentary-style film was released to chronicle the narrative of the exhibition.
Ardath
The spectacular, large-scale glass artwork Ardath features a 42-square-metre wall of mouth-blown glass and is the centerpiece of Brian Clarke's exhibition A Great Light. This installation, an expansive field of flowering meadow motifs in etched glass, bathes the gallery in light and colour. The exhibition presents the artist’s unmatched contribution to the continuous development of the stained glass medium.
Gone But Not Forgotten
The striking installation of Gone But Not Forgotten features a ten-thousand-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton, gilded in 24-carat gold leaf and encased in a gold-framed tank. The work raised $11 million for charity and remains one of Damien Hirst's most popular works on Instagram due to its public installation at the Faena Hotel in Miami Beach.
The Severed Head of Medusa
Exceptional in scale and scope, the Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable exhibition challenged the boundaries of the materials, production techniques, and installation methods used. Visitors of the Palazzo Grassi in Venice were greeted by the 60-foot Demon with Bowl sculpture, which was re-cast in resin just for this installation. The Severed Head of Medusa is one of the smaller artworks that highlight the wide variety of materials used such as gold, lapis lazuli, agate, black and blue granite, malachite, jade, crystal, platinum, and several types of marble.
Temple
Held in 2021 in St Moritz, Mental Escapology was Damien Hirst’s first public exhibition in Switzerland. It featured over 40 works presented across multiple outdoor and indoor sites. Highlights included two large artworks from the Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable series, including a 12-foot bronze sculpture The Monk positioned in the center of the frozen Lake St Moritz, and the 21-foot bronze artwork Temple towering over the lake’s north bank.