Hove Plinth - a new site for public art

BRIGHTON, U.K. - July 8, 2016 - PRLog -- About:

Hove Plinth will be a brand new cultural attraction that promises to bring inspiring public sculpture to the Brighton & Hove seafront

What we want to achieve

We will create a seafront site for public art by installing a new sculpture plinth on the King's Esplanade at the foot of Grand Avenue in Hove. This is a community venture initiated and managed by Hove Civic Society and funded by private donations, grants and contributions in kind for the benefit of all who live and work in Brighton  & Hove and come here to visit.

The Hove Plinth will be used for changing displays of sculpture, inspired by the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. Uniquely, the  Hove Plinth will be equipped with innovative digital technology to make viewing the sculptures an interactive experience.

Our aim is to inspire, delight and surprise. Hove Plinth will bring new audiences to art and spearhead a new era of public art in Brighton and Hove.

" It's a fantastic opportunity for any artist to put a work of art on a plinth, on the beach, with the sea as a backdrop - Venus de Milo would have given her right arm for that" Pierre Diamantopoulo, Sculptor

How it will work

The Hove Plinth will exhibit a changing progamme of public art to celebrate local, national and international artistic excellence. Works will be commissioned specifically for the Hove Plinth and acquired through loans. Major works will be displayed for up to 18 months and the site will also be provide a platform for short-term displays, performances and events in collaboration with local organisations and schools.

The Plinth will combine a traditional design, to chime with the conservation area, with capabilities for light, sound and movement and interactive mobile technology.

Planning permission and a licence for the use of the site has been agreed by the city council. In 2015 we selected the first three sculptures to go on the plinth (see images below) , following a national call to artists, supported by a development grant from Arts Council England. The sculptures

Our long term ambition is that the sculptures remain in the city once they have been displayed on the plinth, creating a lasting legacy of public art - a city of sculpture.

With Just 3 days left in this campaign (last day 11th July) your support is urgently needed! Please look at all the rewards they have for those who make a contribution.  Please consider getting involved, at whatever level you can, and help "Hove Plinth - a new site for public art" get funded!

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For more information, contact us on: karin@hovecivicsociety.org

Link: http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/hove-plinth/