Public art and culture conference

A Quantum Leap: How Public Art and Culture Adds Value to Regeneration

Public art and cultural projects are an established component of urban regeneration and even during the current recession, we need visionary, ambitious thinking.

A Quantum Leap - How Public Arts and Culture adds value to Regeneration Conference, was held on Thursday 8th October at the Theatre Severn. The conference was aimed for anyone interested in the Arts, Regeneration, Planning and Economic Development.

The conference explored the issues from both the regeneration and arts/culture perspectives to show that public art and culture are just as important in regenerating smaller towns as in the big cities.

Expert speakers from around the UK drew on examples including a number of internationally renowned projects as well as Shrewsbury’s recently opened Theatre Severn and Quantum Leap (the largest new piece of public art in the West Midlands), to demonstrate the practical approaches required to integrate such projects into a town regeneration strategy. Speakers included:

• Anna Pepperall
• Venu Dhupa
• Gavin Buckley
• Emma Larkinson
• Nick Johnson
• Richard Collis

Further information about guest speakers and a copy of the conference programme can be found on this page.

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