Why do this?

For nearly ten years now, Cambridge City Council has had a policy where new building developments over a certain scale are required to spend a percentage of the building costs on art.
At Addenbrooke’s we agree with the Council a level of spending for new developments and then ensure that this goes to make the greatest impact on the hospital environment for the benefit of patients.

Public art provides social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits. Public art should enhance the fundamental principles of urban design, improve the quality of the built environment and provide distinction and character.”   Cambridge City Council (2010)

 

Addenbrooke’s Arts, the hospital’s charitably funded arts project, oversees this work to ensure the best use of resources and the best possible artwork for the hospital.

The Council’s policy is supported by national and regional guidance which sees public art as helpful in creating “places of character with distinctive neighbourhoods … building a sense of community…using culture to make better places to live.”

Click here to find out more about Cambridge City Council's planning policy
 

Why use art in hospitals?

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First designs approved

Submitted by artfortherosie
on 7 October 2011 - 10:14am

On 15 September Claudia Phipps submitted her initial designs to the Rosie Art Committee for approval, which they were delighted to give.  See Claudia's blog post for more about the designs!

Work is now ongoing to sort out the practical and technical details and fine-tuning the design to work with the needs of the architects, building contractors and maintenance teams, as well as how the interior design of the space will complement the artwork.

Consultation events

Submitted by artfortherosie
on 1 August 2011 - 12:00am

Selected artist Claudia Phipps came up to Cambridge at the end of July to give staff, current patients and patient representatives a chance to meet her, see examples of previous work, and most importantly to listen to their thoughts and ideas about the Pavilion artwork.   A drop in session during the day provided an informal opportunity for staff and patients to share their thoughts about possible themes and ideas that could inform her designs and a more structured session in the evening gave a chance for more detailed discussion of possible concepts and hopes for the artwork.

Find out more and have your say!

Submitted by artfortherosie
on 26 July 2011 - 5:35pm

Addenbrooke's Arts is inviting all staff to come to a drop-in session on Thursday 28 July to find out about new artwork which is currently being developed for the Rosie.

The session will provide an opportunity to offer your thoughts on themes and ideas that artists can use to enhance the environment of the Rosie for patients and staff.

The Trust has commissioned the artist under the terms of Cambridge City Council's percent for art policy where a percentage of the costs of new developments must go to artwork to improve new developments.

Addenbrooke's Arts

Addenbrooke’s Arts is the arts project for the whole of Addenbrooke’s Hospital.  It receives no money from the NHS and is funded entirely through charitable funds and money that it fundraises and earns. Addenbrooke’s Arts exists to enhance the hospital environment and improve the experience of patients, staff and visitors to Addenbrooke’s through the use of the arts.  Addenbrooke’s Arts is working with staff and patients of the Rosie Hospital to integrate art into the new development and to ensure a strategic approach to developing opportunities for art in the new facility.

Click here to find out more about the work of Addenbrooke's Arts.

 

 

Artist selected for Pavilion Commission

Submitted by Joachim Farncombe
on 22 July 2011 - 9:37am

The City Council's planning requirements and the provisions of the Percent for Art scheme have provided an opportunity for several art commissions to be included as part of the construction of the new Rosie expansion.  After a rigorous selection process the artist for the first (and largest) of these commissions has now been appointed.  She is Claudia Phipps and examples of her previous work and experience can be found here www.claudiaphipps.co.uk/ as well as in the Galleries section of this site.