Community Arts Project to bring Stanmore’s History onto the Hoardings
Laurence Dubé-Rushby, a French Artist has set up a base for working within the estate to welcome the Stanmore residents for conversation and collection of images/stories from Stanmore at the Wavell way, former library branch.
The aim is to create an artistic timeline representing Stanmore’s history, to feature on the hoardings around the Queen’s head development site.
The plans for the development can be seen in the shop.
You can bring your images to be scanned and copied at the shop
Laurence will also have a stall at Party in the Park on 26th of July
Come and meet Laurence at Library shop (please add address)
on Tuesdays from July 12th, 10.00 to 6.00 to August 19th
(alternative times and days can be arranged by appointment)
About the Artist
Community artist Laurence Dube-Rushby(female) has won a commission to create a bright new look for the hoardings around the New Queen’s Head development in Stanmore, Winchester.
Appointed after a competitive pitching process, Laurence will work with a wide range of community groups and individuals to research and present Stanmore’s history in a colourful, new way at the site on Stanmore Lane.
The history-inspired artwork will brighten up the site whilst building works take place over the next two years.
Laurence, a French artist based in Salisbury, has extensive experience of developing community projects. Her recent project included a Heritage lottery funded project for Young Curators to research the history of trades and evidence their influence on the shaping of Salisbury City. She recently managed the Encounters Community Shop in Andover, commissioned by Test Valley Council and is also currently running a project for English Heritage at Stonehenge, with young disabled adults.
She says;
“My artistic practice investigates the potential of art as a tool for changing people’s relationship with their environment and shifting their perceptions.”
Laurence was very pleased to find a wealth of information already available on the Stanmore Combined website, including the Stanmore Planning Framework produced last year, which led to the decision to develop the New Queen’s Head site for housing. She has designed a series of fun, engaging activities for all members of the Stanmore community to share their memories, images and personal histories and will be seen around the estate throughout the summer.
“In the Stanmore project, I am interested to hear all the little stories that make the place. The project is about individuals connecting with one another through shared memories.
No story is too small, no image is too poor quality to be seen and shared!
All entries will become part of Stanmore archives and will feature on a specifically designed website.
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