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Isle of Man Regeneration: Public Art Programme

Presentation - 20 January 2012

Port Erin/ Port St. Mary

Noah Rose, Ian Banks, Matt Owen


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Introduction

Noah Rose & Associates have been appointed to coordinate artistic direction for public artas part of the strategic regeneration programmes forRamsey, Laxey, Peel and the South West (Port Erin and Port St. Mary).

Some limited coordination also applies to separate public art developments forDouglas and Castletown.

Information on this programme and on Noah Rose & Associates can be viewed on:http://sevenmanxtowns.blogspot.com/

Team comprises: Noah Rose (Lead Artist & Coordinator); Ian Banks (Public ArtConsultant & Architect); and Matt Owen (Associate Artist).

As a starting point, the issues that the team considered critical to the successfulundertaking of the island-wide project cover 5 key strands - which are:

Location and Distinctiveness (a unique sense of place)

Community Engagement (arts activity used more as action research) Design Team Integration (being fit for the brief, achievable and sustainable) Broadening Opportunities (facilitating local artists and creative skills etc) Cultural Visioning & Branding (being part of a joined-up cultural & tourism strategy)

Isle of Man Regeneration Public Art Co-ordination - Noah Rose & Associates
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South West Public Art Brief

Strands 1 3 of the more localised brief for the South West, needs to set out a dual public artfocus for both Port Erin and St. Mary. Starting with Port Erin, proposals will compliment withpublic consultations and current regeneration schemes under development by Hugh LoganArchitects and other design team members.



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Port Erin - Identified Sites / Project Ideas

Initially, 13 public art ideas have been identified for Port Erin itself. Some of these aredeliberately inter-linked with St Mary potentially. Many form optional or alternativesuggestions for permanent or temporary artworks. Ideas now need to be tested againstcommunity and design team support; available budgets; as well as the local available skills ofartists etc. Not all will be possible - though some may lay the seed for future commissions (byothers perhaps), including pan-island ones.


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1. Artisan Crafts

Contemporary writing commission transport theme or similar. Hybrid typographical pavingor wall pieces to interpret the above in hand-cut stone-carved letters. Possibility of in-situartisan fabrication as a live 'performance work' and public/media interest. Links totypography & graphics, and Manx Litfest 2012 & IoM Poetry Society.


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2. Rail Platform / Plaza - Interpretation Seating

Artisan crafted street furniture in hardwood, stone or steel (recycled rails etc?), placed onplatform and new plaza. With discrete text interpretation and soundscape applied via integralMP3 players headphone port (people to provide own). Potentially interchangeable withwayfinding proposals and transport information.



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3. Plaza Backdrop or Focal Point

Linked to the possible extension to the Museum / Railway plaza, and looking to takeadvantage of the opportunity presented by the current plain-clad backdrop. Idea is either thelocation and customisation of a rail carriage as exhibit, intervention and artist residencyspace (plus caf or interpretation point). Alternative would be replaceable mega-billboardartwork - or night-time light, steam & sound projection onto the cladding.


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4. Artisan Shop Signs & Canopies

Artist input into potential shop canopies and signage to Station Road / Church Road.Bronze Kipper for fishmongers, lamb for butchers, clock for jewellers and Falcon for FalconNest (rooftop corner?) etc. Also traditional painted signs and elegant sign writing. Potentialfor shop planning design guide perhaps. Elegant black-smithing to brackets also.


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5. Gateways - Gable Lettering& Typography

Painted, carved and raised-relief gable lettering (temporary & permanent poems etc)


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7. Pop-Up Artist Spaces

So-called Pop-Up artists colonisation of vacant retail units creating a literal shop windowfor artist studios, galleries, drop-ins and other installations and creating cultural added-valueto the streetscape. Units agreed on short-term leases - and subject to immediately vacatingif being sold or let.


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8. Weather Station

Weather powered and influenced clock, soundscape, fountain or other architectural automata/ interactive work. Linked to the pre-existing weather station housed in Port Erin. Moreinformation required on this.


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Port Erin Walking Tour

The railway station is the southern

terminus on the island. Note the

scallop shell detailing to the roof

eaves and check out the link toannual IoM Queenie Festival.Next

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9. Bus / Rail Gateway - Wayfinding / Interpretation

Traditional Information points as well as location-specific apps for wayfinding and QR Taginterpretation (Possibly linked to Bus / Railway Station and Museum as local hub andgateway with red telephone boxes perhaps used as mini information points?).. Possible free

Wi-Fi zone to station and museum?


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10. Market Exploration

Exploration of the identification of a potential market place. Temporary event andintervention to explore artist market and public cultural events. Applies as well of course tonon-cultural events such as farmers markets and Xmas fairs etc.


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11. Erin Arts / Old Strix Offices Incubator Connection?

Linked to identified need for incubator space and proximity to Erin Arts, explore potential(subject to Arts Council) for artist residency space, artist and creative industry incubator andart-design-caf type studio with option of also of creating potential new public space orpocket park at end of Orchard Road.



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12. Night Garden

Pop-Up artist festival intervention of light and sound / music on derelict garden space tocreate temporary pocket park (to look at but not enter) and so explore and debate the futureuse of the space.



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13. Funicular Exploration Temporary Transport Pilot & Shuttle Tour

As pre-cursor to any possible funicular, temporary intervention to explore transport. Localpromenade tour via artist walking, Bicycle Rickshaw or pilot community white bike sharingscheme - to link the promenade to station and museum - plus other destinations as identifiedduring holiday season potentially to St Mary also.


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