LOCWS International is working in partnership with Adain Avion to present a showcase of video work, past and present. As part of the Cultural Olympiad the selected artists’ videos will be shown inside the fuselage of a DC-9 airplane that has been converted into a mobile art space.
This is an opportunity for your work to be showcased within one of the most prominent and dynamic Cultural Olympiad projects of 2012.
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Video Artist Call Out
1 May 2012
Swansea Plinth Artist Call Out
LOCWS International and Swansea City Centre Management are creating a ‘Swansea Plinth’ between the 26th-30th June 2012 and want proposals from local artists, art groups, performers, poets, musicians and students to showcase their practice on the plinth. ‘The Swansea Plinth’ will be approx 2.5m x 5m and 0.5m high and sited on Oxford Street over 5 days to coincide with the Adain Avion programme that is free and open for all to see.
‘The Swansea Plinth’ will literally be a platform for the City of Swansea, showcasing its diverse range of culture and creativity, celebrating the talents of a diverse selection of artists.
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15 April 2012
Art Across The High Street
‘Art Across The High Street’ is a partnership project with the City & County of Swansea, Coastal Housing Group and LOCWS International to improve the street scene and contribute to the regeneration of the city’s High Street. LOCWS International has commissioned several artists from Swansea to create a series of artworks on disused retail units and hoardings.
Sean Puleston
‘We Are Here’
226 High Street
Cllr Chris Holley, Swansea Council Leader, said: “High Street is an important gateway in and out of our city centre and this is why we’re working with LOCWS International and the Coastal Housing Group to improve its look.
“These artworks are making High Street a more pleasant and colourful place to visit.
“The murals complement other schemes in the area that are helping with its regeneration. Work on Coastal Housing’s hugely exciting Urban Village scheme is ongoing, the railway station is being revamped and the outside of businesses like the Grand Hotel, the Monkey Café and Pizza Express have been upgraded.”
Rik Bennett
‘Terpsichorean Trio’
24 High Street
David Hastie, LOCWS International Director, said: “All the feedback we’ve had so far about the murals has been overwhelmingly positive. Art tends to play a big part in the regeneration of cities and you only have to look at Liverpool and Hoxton in East London as examples of places where art has kick-started cultural vibrancy.
“We hope to paint more murals on High Street and in other parts of the city centre in future and are confident they will help attract investment and other positive activities.”
Bristow Lloyd
‘Coming Soon’
232 High Street
2 March 2012
Sean Puleston
We Are Here
226 High Street
Sean Puleston reconnects the High Street with the heart of Swansea, being inspired by the city’s dynamic skyline as well as its worldwide reputation for excellence in stained glass. The abstract mural consists of details taken from across the city centre creating a collage of Swansea’s positive attributes. Although the city has a rich heritage, Puleston recognises that there is much to celebrate about Swansea’s current and future prospects, which he empathises through the inclusive statement “We Are Here”, reaffirming our shared local and global significance.
28 February 2012
