Welcome
to Louise O’Reilly Visual Arts
Louise O’Reilly Visual Arts provides expertise in all aspects
of visual arts commissioning in the public realm including project management,
strategy and policy development, lectures and presentations, education
and training, project evaluation, reviews and critical writing. It was
established in January 2006 by Louise O’Reilly, a visual arts
consultant with 15 years’ experience of working with artists in
the public realm.
Louise O’Reilly has successfully delivered creative projects in
a wide variety of contexts including regeneration schemes, capital projects,
nature reserves, museums, research institutions, theatres, schools,
hospitals and supermarkets. Her approach combines rigour and clarity
in terms of project objectives with openness and flexibility in terms
of creative outcomes. She has worked with many artists across a wide
spectrum of visual practice and is currently developing projects with
Nicky Hirst, Paul de Monchaux, Lothar Goetz, Seamus Staunton, Tim Head,
Peter Fraser and Ian Davenport. She has degrees in Law and Art History
from the University of London and worked for the Hampshire Sculpture
Trust and Arts Council England before joining Artpoint Trust Ltd in
1994 where she was Director from 2000 – 2005. For a full Curriculum
Vitae please click at the top of the page.
This web page provides a summary of current activities.
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WHAT ARE WE MADE OF?
Explore creativity and place in Berkshire
Guest Speaker, Richard Wentworth
Wednesday 19 November 2008, Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street,
Reading, RG1 1QH, 6 – 9 pm
Call for nominations for Berkshire speakers
What are we made of? is a new cultural event profiling
the importance of creative practice in and for Berkshire. The
2008 event considers the relationship between creativity and place
and is organised by Louise O'Reilly on behalf of the Berkshire
Local Authority Arts Partnership with guest speaker Richard Wentworth
(www.lissongallery.com).
We are seeking nominations for Berkshire voices to join Richard
and make short presentations about what they (and Berkshire) are
made of.
Richard says, "as part of our ambition to unearth all sorts
of unseen activities across the county of Berkshire we thought
it would be a good if it had some element of the chain letter
where people could 'put us on to someone else'. We would like
people to nominate other people whose artistic and creative activity
they find interesting. The area can be as broad as you like, across
all media, self-taught, educated, but most importantly it should
be energetic and vivacious. It can be intensely collaborative,
extremely private, pursued out of simple curiosity, or commercial
imperative. Like all digging the most important thing is not to
worry what you might unearth bur rather enjoy the sheer variety
of things that can be discovered." Richard Wentworth.
Deadline for nominations 5.00 pm on Monday 8 September.
For further details and nomination form click on the links below:
Further details and nomination
form as a PDF
Nomination form in Word format
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PARKLAND GATEWAY
PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME
Corby, Northamptonshire
Corby Borough Council (www.corby.gov.uk)
is seeking expressions of interest from artists to create new artworks
that reflect Corby's identity through leading a creative programme
with local people. The working title for this programme is 'Connect'
and it forms part of the Parkland Gateway Public Art Programme.
Parkland Gateway is Corby's key cultural development and includes
a new swimming pool and leisure centre designed by S&P Architects
and a new theatre and civic hub designed by Hawkins\Brown Architects.
Nayan Kulkarni (www.nkprojects.co.uk)
was appointed Consultant Artist for Parkland Gateway in January
2007. His brief is to collaborate with both design teams, propose
large-scale, integrated works that animate the public realm and
advise on the wider commissioning programme.
The specific aims of this project are to create a work or works
within Parkland Gateway that reflect Corby's identity and involve
the existing community of the town. It is an ideal opportunity for
an artist who is interested in working with communities and exploring
cultural identity.
The full artist's brief can be downloaded from www.corby.gov.uk
(click on Parkland Gateway Public Art Programme).
The project will take place over a two year period and has a budget
of £63,000 including the artist's fees and expenses.
Deadline
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| Peter Fraser,
Untitled, Biochemistry Series, 2007 |
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Ink Blot Drawing, 2006 |
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ARCHITECTURE
WEEK EVENTS 2007
www.architectureweek.org.uk
Salt Bridges Public Discussion
Three leading UK artists currently creating new work for the Department
of Biochemistry present their work in tandem with their collaborative
partners;
• Nicky Hirst and Morag Morrison of Hawkins/Brown Architects
• Tim Head and Professor Mark Sansom
• Peter Fraser and Professor Jonathan Hodgkin
Martin Woods Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics, Clarendon
Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU
Thursday 21 June, 17.00 – 18.30
The event is free and seats 230 on a first come first served basis.
Venue www.physics.ox.ac.uk/conference
Map www.physics.ox.ac.uk/conference/travel.htm
Salt Bridges Exhibition
Temporary exhibition at Oxford’s leading contemporary art
gallery showcasing the work of Nicky Hirst, Tim Head and Peter
Fraser alongside the architectural model and designs for the new
Biochemistry building by Hawkins/Brown.
Entrance Space at Modern Art Oxford
30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BP
12 – 24 June 2007
Tuesday – Saturday 10.00 – 17.00 / Sunday 12.00 –
17.00 / Monday closed
Venue www.modernartoxford.org.uk/events/special
Map www.modernartoxford.org.uk/find
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| ‘Portal’,
Nicky Hirst, cut out paper, 2005 |
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‘Wych Elm’,
Nicky Hirst,
cut out paper, 2005 |
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SALT BRIDGES
Oxford University Department of Biochemistry
The Department of Biochemistry at Oxford University is developing a commissioning
programme for its new building designed by Hawkins/Brown Architects. The
programme is led by Consultant Artist Nicky Hirst who was appointed in
August 2005 to develop creative principles to underpin the art programme
and proposals for artists’ projects, collaborations and commissions.
Her approach draws an analogy between the relationship between art and
the new building and the ordered and systematic processes of science,
and the moments of chance and serendipity when a connection or discovery
is made.
“Chaos, chance and poetry can be layered onto the more controlled
and analytical structure of the building. The artworks need to incorporate
notions of beauty and pattern, what fits, economy of means and ideas of
form and order. The artworks need to conflate the boundaries where the
processes of art and science begin and end.” Nicky Hirst, September
2005
The programme includes commissioned works on glass by Nicky Hirst, a residency
in the Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry Unit by
Tim Head (Oct 2006 – July 2007) and a photography residency by Peter
Fraser (2006 – 2008). The programme is supported by the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation. Louise O’Reilly is developing it as a Freelance
Associate of Artpoint. |
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LOOK
AHEAD HOUSING AND CARE |
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| ‘Blue Print’,
Seamus Staunton, mixed media, temporary installation at Bourton
House, Gloucestershire, 2004 |
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Earl’s
Court Hostel
Artist Seamus Staunton
is creating a new work for the foyer of Earl’s Court Hostel
as part of a refurbishment scheme designed by Tuke Manton Architects.
He is working with architect Christina Brandenburg on proposals
for work integrated into the architectural redesign of the entrance
to the building which houses 118 residents. Seamus is a Bristol
based sculptor whose rigorously fabricated abstract forms are often
concerned with ideas of physical and psychological containment.
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| ‘Bergkristall’,
Lothar Goetz, dispersion on wall, temporary installation,
Project Gallery Dublin, 2005 |
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Coventry
Road Sheltered Housing
Artist Lothar Goetz is creating a new work
for the communal spaces in sheltered housing in Bethnal Green for
people who have experienced long-term mental health difficulties.
He will create a permanent installation in the newly constructed
communal areas shared by residents of 20 flats. Lothar is best known
for his large, site-specific wall paintings, which, through the
use of dynamic colour and subtle geometrical designs, re-present
architectural spaces.
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| Cameras
and notebooks used by residents of Earl’s Court Hostel
during a visit to the Laban Centre and Chisenhale Gallery,
April 2006 |
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Resident
participation and project evaluation
Look Ahead Housing and Care is a housing association,
which has taken a pioneering approach in providing arts activity
as part of its role to support vulnerable adults and young people.
Louise O’Reilly is working with LAHC to develop activities
for residents linked to art commissions, which encourage them to
actively engage with creative projects. She is also establishing
an evaluation framework for a programme of seven commissions, which
are supported by Arts Council England and the Esmée Fairbairn
Foundation.
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| ‘Shadow
Screen’, Jacqueline Poncelet, perforated rubber panel and
anodised aluminium hanging system, 2006 |
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SHADOW
SCREEN, JAQUELINE PONCELET
Louise O’Reilly represented artist, Jacqueline Poncelet, in negotiating
a licence agreement with furniture company, Outgang Ltd, for the production
and sale of her perforated hanging screen design. Jacqueline first developed
the idea of using Dalsouple rubber for intricately cut hanging screens
for a commission at Ipswich Crown Court in 2004. She established an international
reputation as a ceramicist early in her career and now works in a range
of media including installation, architectural collaborations and assembled
furniture exploring ideas of taste, decoration and pattern. |
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| Three
English Apples, Louise O’Reilly, watercolour on paper, 2005 |
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ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
FREELANCE NETWORK
From time to time a group of free-lance arts professionals working on
projects in the public realm meet for lunch and some informal networking.
If you would be interested in joining the group contact Louise on louise@lorva.co.uk. |
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