Margate Open Space Event Group 2
Session 2
Discussion led by Claudia Leaf
Key discussion points/themes:
- Right project / wrong time? Was the risk element too great? Was it the right time for Margate to do an ambitious large scale project when it has good quality small scale local work?
- With the burning of Gormley’s Waste Man, Margate gained no permanent, iconic landmark from the project. The limitations of one-off events has highlighted the need for a permanent piece of public art and a series of 10 or 12 good events per year in order to aid regeneration.
- Problem of the Caroline Deeds Channel 4 documentary Waste Man which focused on the negative aspects of Margate, perpetuating stereotypes and emphasising decay.
- The community has been left with the feeling that the institutions and funding bodies involved did not see the project through to the end. There was no report on the project or public forum to discuss what went wrong so mistakes were never identified and learnt from.
- Margate does not self-promote. Small scale, good quality work taking place in Margate is not being communicated internationally, nationally, or even in Margate.
Action Points:
1. In order for the lessons from Exodus to be put into practice there needs to be a public forum made up of artists and members of the public from all backgrounds to evaluate mistakes.
2. To facilitate learning an artistic network needs to be set up, through proper organisation of the informal one which already exists.
3. A clear, coherent and open artistic strategy needs to be developed to co-ordinate access to funding.
4. Margate needs to develop a marketing strategy to communicate projects both within Margate, nationally and internationally.
Session 2
Discussion led by Claudia Leaf
Key discussion points/themes:
- Right project / wrong time? Was the risk element too great? Was it the right time for Margate to do an ambitious large scale project when it has good quality small scale local work?
- With the burning of Gormley’s Waste Man, Margate gained no permanent, iconic landmark from the project. The limitations of one-off events has highlighted the need for a permanent piece of public art and a series of 10 or 12 good events per year in order to aid regeneration.
- Problem of the Caroline Deeds Channel 4 documentary Waste Man which focused on the negative aspects of Margate, perpetuating stereotypes and emphasising decay.
- The community has been left with the feeling that the institutions and funding bodies involved did not see the project through to the end. There was no report on the project or public forum to discuss what went wrong so mistakes were never identified and learnt from.
- Margate does not self-promote. Small scale, good quality work taking place in Margate is not being communicated internationally, nationally, or even in Margate.
Action Points:
1. In order for the lessons from Exodus to be put into practice there needs to be a public forum made up of artists and members of the public from all backgrounds to evaluate mistakes.
2. To facilitate learning an artistic network needs to be set up, through proper organisation of the informal one which already exists.
3. A clear, coherent and open artistic strategy needs to be developed to co-ordinate access to funding.
4. Margate needs to develop a marketing strategy to communicate projects both within Margate, nationally and internationally.
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