public works aggregated blogs http://dev.publicworksgroup.net public works is an art and architecture practice working within and towards public space. en yes public works nospam@publicworksgroup.net Copyright © 2010 public works. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Cinste Content Management Framework : http://www.dorianmoore.com/ BACK IN THE WICK! Dear old Hackney Wick
The place of our abode
There is no other in the land, it beats the mile end road
It's there that we were born; it's there that we will stick
There is no other in the land like dear old hackney wick
Have a banana !

public works got a new commission for a small temporary project in Hackney Wick. The piece - Route Book (working title) - is commissioned by muf architecture/art as part of their wider involvement with the public realm work in the area.

The piece will directly contribute to - and be a continuation of the Wick Curiosity Shop, an eclectic collection of local produce, memorabilia, oral history, songs and stories from or about Hackney Wick in East London

We are happy to be back in the Wick - not that we ever left - but its nice to be able to spend more time there.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/975/back.in.the.wick http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/975/back.in.the.wick Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Andreas Lang) Andreas Lang First day, gifts and another village shop I come from here and I've been here so many times during the last 20 years that I can't quite tell the difference of arriving in order to stay for a few months - rather than a few days - yet.

We had "welcoming' gifts - very sweet from Erna and from Ingrid and her daughter. There was a village fete in the next village called Freudeneck (that's "corner of joy" in english) with another version of a pop up village shop, and I had silly amounts of meet.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/hoefen/974/first.daygifts.and.another.village.shop http://www.publicworksgroup.net/hoefen/974/first.daygifts.and.another.village.shop Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:05:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Kathrin Böhm) Kathrin Böhm AVANT GARDENING ROAMING WITH THE MOBILE PORCH THROUGH WOOLWICH Mobile Porch is on a month long visit at Abbey Wood and Woolwich in South East London. Polly and Paul from Avant Gardening are roaming through two estates on two separate projects. For more details visit their ever growing Avant Gardening website.

http://www.avantgardening.org/projects/avant.gardening.barnfield

http://www.avantgardening.org/projects/flowers.in.the.wood

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/971/avant.gardening.roaming.on.the.mobile.porch.through.woolwich http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/971/avant.gardening.roaming.on.the.mobile.porch.through.woolwich Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Andreas Lang) Andreas Lang FS41_ALL ABOUT SHOPS ON FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER AT 19.00 AT PUBLIC WORKS STUDIO This Friday Session will be about shops.

Shops/Stalls as a format are increasingly used by artists/activists/architects/neighbourhood initiatives etc. to circulate products with a particular locality and the knowledge attached.

More information on contributors to be published soon.

The Friday Session coincides with a number of launch events to mark the new International Village Shop website.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/fridaysessions/969/fs41_a.friday.session.on.shop.at.19.00.at.public.works.studio http://www.publicworksgroup.net/fridaysessions/969/fs41_a.friday.session.on.shop.at.19.00.at.public.works.studio Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Kathrin Böhm) Kathrin Böhm FRI 20 AUG: PUBLIC TEA PARTY IN COLCHESTER FROM 1-3 PM The "Individuals Group" from the Colchester Inn project are organising a Public Tea Party to test run a few ideas for their contribution to the overall project which looks at different forms of hosting:

- an oven made from local clay, kind of replicating a roman clay oven

- homemade cakes and collecting recipes for "camping baking"

- a great selection of cups and mugs from the local Charity shops.

If you re around drop by for a cup of tea and some freshly baked (hopefully) cake.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/968/fri.20.augpublic.tea.party.in.colchester.from1-3.pm http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/968/fri.20.augpublic.tea.party.in.colchester.from1-3.pm Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:28:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Kathrin Böhm) Kathrin Böhm FRIDAY SESSIONS ARE ON SUMMER BREAK Friday Session will return after the summer break when everyone is back from the beach.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/fridaysessions/959/summer.break http://www.publicworksgroup.net/fridaysessions/959/summer.break Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:43:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Andreas Lang) Andreas Lang ST ANGELA'S SECRET GARDEN - PART OF WHITECHAPEL GALLERY RESIDENCY - IS READY The art department of the school has moved in with their work and are now taking over from public works

The dye garden which aimed to start the beginnings of a flower garden to make dye for the art department is now up and running. We made 3 pots of dye from beetroot, leaves of sweet peas and marigolds with saffron.

The science department want to collaborate with the art department through the garden, as science students learn about dyes from flowers.

The picture above shows the launch of the garden to the wider school, the management and the governors.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/958/st.angelas.secret.garden.part.of.whitechapel.gallery.residency.is.ready http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/958/st.angelas.secret.garden.part.of.whitechapel.gallery.residency.is.ready Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Torange Khonsari) Torange Khonsari FRI 25 - SUN 27 : SHRED EXCHANGE AS PART OF LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE We re running a three day ad hoc production stall called "shred exchange" on Reuters Plaza/Canary Wharf, as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2010.

Local material: shredded paper from some of the large corporations (extremely fine stuff!).

Tool: a handpress on a mobile stall.

To do what: to compress shredded paper and anything else from your pockets into balls.

It s less about function but about fun.

The brand new Abbey Gardens Honesty Stall will accompany us, with a bag full of compost and seeds to compress seed-bombs in exchange.

Fri 25th - Sun 27th July, daily from 11.00 - 17.00.

With Emmett Walsh and Millie Harvey

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/957/fri.25-sun.27shred.exchange.as.part.of.london.festival.of.architecture http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/957/fri.25-sun.27shred.exchange.as.part.of.london.festival.of.architecture Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:57:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Kathrin Böhm) Kathrin Böhm PUBLIC WORKS IS LEADING A CULTURAL MAPPING WORKSHOP IN NICOSIA public works has been invited to run a workshop on cultural mapping in Nikosia as part of the Euromed Heritage programme an EU funded programme which contributes to mutual understanding and dialogue between cultures through the Mediterranean region.

The workshop will take place from the 17th to the 19th of June. You can read more about the workshop in the Euromed Heritage press release.

We have been invited via Dr Julie Scott, Senior Research Fellow for Tourism, Culture and Development from London Metropolitan Business School. Julie and our path have crossed on many different projects which dealt with aspects cultural mapping (e.g. Folkestonomy) and tangible or intangible history (e.g. Folk Float)

We are also currently collaborating with Julie and Jonathan on an EU funded project in India adventurously entitled Ethnomagic which is lead by Banglanatak a very energetic NGO based in Kolkata, India.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/956/public.works.is.leading.cultural.mapping.workshop.at.the.euromed.heritage.programme.in.nicosia http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/956/public.works.is.leading.cultural.mapping.workshop.at.the.euromed.heritage.programme.in.nicosia Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:34:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Andreas Lang) Andreas Lang ST ANGELAS SECRET GARDEN AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY public works created a new informal space - a dye garden in a left over space in St Angela Ursuline Catholic school in Forest Gate, London - as part of a year long residency for the Whitechapel Gallery's 'Contested Spaces' programme.

The project opens at the Whitechapel Gallery on 16th June 4pm-6pm, please come and join us.

There will be an open talk about the project on 17th June at 6:30pm at the Whitechapel Gallery. The project questions the role of artist residencies in schools and demonstrates the spatial potentials it can create.

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]]> http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/954/st.angelas.secret.garden.at.whitechapel.gallery http://www.publicworksgroup.net/log/954/st.angelas.secret.garden.at.whitechapel.gallery Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:37:00 GMT nospam@publicworksgroup.net (Torange Khonsari) Torange Khonsari