IN-SITE

Creative collaboration to engage the public in regeneration

FrancisKnight were appointed by Medway Council to project manage IN-SITE, an engaging and interactive public art project along Rochester Riverside and on Sun Pier, Chatham. The project also provided continuous professional development project for artists working in the public realm, shaped through learning and development. The aim of the project was to contribute towards a wider framework of commissioning public art so it’s part of the regeneration and future development of Medway. 

Between January and August 2015 six artists were commissioned to work in pairs to create temporary work before development begins on site working with communities that live by and use the Riverside locations. 

The artists included: Stuart Bowditch, Daisy Farris, Nicola Flower, Caitlin Heffernan, Jane Pitt and Christopher Sacre. 

Their artistic practices included, sound, dance, illustration, textiles, installation and sculpture. 

During June – August 2015 the waterfront areas featured a range of events and activities for the public to get involved in. The final work was shared in a Creative Seminar held on 8 July 2015.