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Brecknock Consulting has nineteen years of experience
in the fields of public art. The company has completed a number
of public art policies, has been involved as public art consultants
on planning and design teams and has undertaken public art project
management on large and small architectural and urban development
projects. These projects are spread over the eastern half of Australia
in both capital cities and regional areas. During this period we
have been fortunate in working on a diverse range of projects such
as landscape and urban design projects for parks, streetscapes,
town centres and malls as well as many building projects. Building
projects include both public and private such as schools, hospitals,
police stations, court buildings, churches and residential developments.
The links below will take you to a detailed listing of current
and completed public art projects. Many of the public art projects
listed have active links to illustrated project pages. We shall
be regularly adding new project sheets to this site so please bookmark
and revisit in the near future.
Public Art Projects, Image
Pages
Public Art Project List
Client List
Brecknock Consulting is committed to the concept of public art.
Our focus is the integration of art by contemporary artists and
craftspeople being essential elements of the built environment.
Such works can provide richness and give meaning to buildings and
public places.
Public Art opportunities exist in a wide range of project areas
including;
• Urban design and Landscape projects
• Civic and Commercial Architectural projects
• Major Infrastructure and Public Transport projects
• City and suburban placemaking projects
We provide a range of services including the development of public
art policies and implementation strategies and advising government
agencies and city councils on funding options and international
procurement best practice. Brecknock Consulting also provides services
at a planning, conceptual and curatorial level as well as the practical
project management. We are in a position to provide either a full
service throughout the project or services for specific components
of a project.
Planning
Setting up and initiating the process - we can carry out the preliminary
research into possible opportunities for the inclusion of artwork;
• City and development wide public art master plans
• Establish the scope of a project
• Identify budget requirements
• Art Opportunities Reports
• Prepare project programming
Identifying the themes - we can undertake a curatorial role and
prepare an overall conceptual approach, curatorial rationale, identify
appropriate themes and issues that artists can be engaged to develop.
Curating
Brecknock Consulting provides curatorial services to clients in
both the public and private sector. Curating for urban and building
spaces requires different skills to that of the traditional curator
operating within the gallery environment. Site curating requires
both a knowledge of contemporary art practice and the diversity
of practising artists as well as a thorough understanding of urban
and architectural spaces.
With our experience of curating and managing urban art projects
we have a gained a depth of knowledge of Australian artists and
their capabilities especially with regard to the integration of
artwork. As a company we specialise in matching the artistic skills
of artists with the requirements of a specific site or building.
Our curatorial services include:
• Contextual research
• Developing Curatorial Rationales
• Artist selection
• Management of our national and international artists data
base
• Reviewing artist’s concepts and providing curatorial
advice to the commissioner
Project Management
Brecknock Consulting has extensive experience of project managing
public art projects across Australia. Projects have ranged from
the management of a single artist with a small budget to projects
involving teams of up to twenty artists with budgets in the millions.
To assist our project management services we have developed effective
quality systems for all aspects of urban art projects, such as the
tracking and management of budgets and timelines and comprehensive
reporting processes.
Our team has extensive knowledge of artwork fabrication, installation
and ongoing maintenance. We have a reputation for developing quality
integrated art programs and effective quality management systems
for public art.
• Facilitation of both individual artists and large teams
of artists
• Contractual and budget advice
• Supervision of the conceptual and design development stages
• Coordination of fabrication and installation stages
• Risk assessments and risk management advice
• Asset management advice
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