Tag Archives: Urban regeneration
ON THE CORNER
“The Waiting” is a dramatic new work by Anna Gillespie. The seven lifesize seated figures form the latest installation on the Jamaica Street plinth, an outdoor exhibition space curated by the foundry, close to our workshop in the centre of the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool’s fast growing creative hub. Anna made the work especially for the […]
SEARCHING FOR ACORNS IN WOOD GREEN
We took the Piccadilly line, north to Wood Green and emerged from the underground into the unknown. Disoriented and trying to get my bearings, I spot our work next to the news stand. As often happens, I immediately feel connected to this unfamiliar place. They are bollards, but with a difference. Commissioned by Haringey Council […]
‘BLACK SWAN’ LANDS IN THE BALTIC
“Black Swan” by Glasgow sculptor Kenny Hunter will be spending the next few months on display in Liverpool’s up and coming Baltic Quarter. From its perch on Jamaica Street Plinth, our giant visitor silently looks down on the busyness of everyday life and the rapidly changing neighbourhood. kenny-hunter The artist was invited to make Black Swan for […]
WATCH THIS SPACE
It’s not often we get to install sculptures on our own doorstep. But occasionally … Last year we were invited to create and curate the first outdoor exhibition space for sculptures in the Baltic Quarter, home of our Liverpool studio. For the last six months, the plinth has been the temporary home of three large […]
Castle Fine Arts Foundry 