VISION FOR THE PILLARS - Church Of England
VISION FOR THEPILLARSCommissioning New Art for Churches 2012Competition SubmissionofThe Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth
Vision for the PillarsPREFACE-CATCHING THE VISIONDo you wish to set out on the adventure of commissioning new art?(Commissioning New Art for Churches, page3)When we responded to the invitation to compete for the JerusalemPrize we had little idea how exciting an adventure it was to be: fromdeciding what was going to be our project to completing this stage ofthe competition, we have discovered so much, met so manyinteresting people and engaged in processes completely new to us. Ithas been a roller coaster of a learning experience – and in no smallpart the Guide has done what its producers aimed to do; stimulatedand encouraged us in “a process that has been both enjoyable andrewarding”.From simply considering a sculpture on two pillars at the entrance to anewly acquired space in front of the church, we have come to realisethe significance of the space itself as an interface between our bustlingCity Centre and the church building. From rather modest expectationsof a work in metal, in the light of our research on public art, both in ourown City and further afield, we have raised our sights expecting thatwhat we achieve will be an iconic work of art, in a material determinedby the commissioned artist, to compare in importance with the JohnPiper windows, which enhance our church in its post-war restoration.We are confident that when we make known our brief, interest will notbe limited to local artists.Along the way we have appreciated the guidance and involvement ofofficers from Plymouth’s City Council, in particular from the Public ArtOfficer and the Community Planning and Partnership Co-ordinator.Their enthusiasm has been overwhelming, which, along with theencouragement of others who are detailed within this document, hasaffirmed us in our mission!Alun Hughes,Co-ordinator of the Commissioning GroupSeptember 2012Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 2
Vision for the PillarsPART 1 – THE PROCESS1.The Minster ChurchThe Minster Church of St. Andrew is the historic parish church in thecentre of Plymouth. The first known vicar dates from 1087, and overthe years the church has been associated with notable local figuresfrom Francis Drake to Francis Chichester. It has the distinction ofbeing the largest parish church in Devon, the present building datingfrom C13-C15 and constructed of local limestone with granitedressings.The city endured heavy bombing during the Second World War and in1941 the church was burnt out and left as a roofless shell. The nextday a wooden board was placed over the north door on which waspainted the word RESURGAM (‘I will rise again’) a motto which wastaken to heart by local people in those difficult days. After some yearsas a garden church, the restored St. Andrew’s was reconsecrated in1957. In the 1960’s John Piper designed six spectacular stained glasswindows which now add colour and beauty to the ancient building.The Bishop of Exeterrecently designated thechurch as one of the newurban Minsters in responseto the City Council’spetition that noted the“remarkable inspiration” ofthe church’s Resurgammotto during the last warand the “very great esteemin which this Church andits record of service is heldby the City of Plymouth”.St. Andrew’s continues as an active and well attended parish church inthe heart of the city with the stated concern “to live for, worship andproclaim Jesus Christ in the life of the city and beyond”.2.The Commissioning GroupThe Commissioning Group is an eclectic mix of people who wereinvited to take part for the duration of the competition. Most are retiredand all have not been involved in commissioning art before. Thereforethe Group sought to be advised by specialists working in this area.Richard Wood, a lecturer at the Plymouth College of Art, wasapproached by the Chair to visit the Group at the site to help with the“Expression of Interest” submission. He was able to enlighten thegroup in the aspects of commissioning a public work of art specific toour vision. Once we learnt that we had progressed to Stage 2 of thecompetition, Hannah Sloggett and Jodie Bishop, from Plymouth CityMinster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 3
Vision for the PillarsCouncil, became involved and proved to be very helpful in advising thegroup in its work.The individualmembers of thecommissioninggroup need to beallocated specificroles to spread theresponsibility. Whileit is important thatone person isappointed the mainpoint of contact,ensure they do notbecome thelynchpin, in case ofa change ofcircumstances.Church MembersAlun HughesJim BlackNikki DuncanArnold MelhuishNick McKinnel (Prebendary)Fran StyringDavid rchConsultantsRichard WoodHannah SloggettJodie BishopTim WilliamsLecturer (PAC) & Creative MetalWorkerCommunity Planning &Partnerships CoordinatorPublic Art OfficerCivil EngineerBrief details of meetings can be found in Sections 6 & 8, and minutesof meetings are given in appendix D.3.The Vision and its theological themesThe Group set out to commission an architectural site-specific publicartwork to adorn existing pillars. The proposed artwork would bedisplayed at the entrance to a newly acquired publicly accessiblespace in front of the church. This new work of art will reflect the uniqueposition of St Andrew’s as the Minster Church of Plymouth; its history;its mission; its inspiration; and its future.Your theologicaland liturgicalthemes should be setout clearly andconcisely, but avoidswamping the artistwith words – leavesufficient space forinterpretation.Saint AndrewRecognise the fact that the building is dedicated to Andrew, one ofJesus’ disciples, and that Andrew was a fisherman.Historic Christian faithMake a statement of the lasting presence of historic Christian faiththrough St Andrew’s Church within the City since 1087.ResurgamRespond to the symbolism of "Resurgam" (meaning "I will rise again")in the restoration of St Andrew's Church and the development of theCity after World War II.Mission statement of St Andrew's ChurchSignify the mission statement of St Andrew's Church "to live for,worship and proclaim Jesus Christ in the life of the City and beyond"Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 4
Vision for the PillarsRole of St Andrew's ChurchPromote understanding of the role of St Andrew's Church as "a placeof living faith in the heart of the City where all can belong and beknown".4.The Site and its contextIdentify the possiblesite(s) for thecommission, makingspecific reference toaspects of thecontext you considerrelevant, such aslight levels, adjacentartefacts, materials,the history of thebuilding and use ofthe space.St Andrew’s ChurchPublic Open SpacePublic Open SpaceThe Pillars stand on the boundary (outlined in red) of the open publicspace in front of St. Andrew’s Church. The ownership of this publicspace is being transferred from Plymouth City Council to the church.The steps between the pillars provide the principal pedestrian accessto the paved forecourt from Royal Parade, the major thoroughfare andtransport hub in the centre of Plymouth. The forecourt is in front of theNorth entrance to the church building and above this door is the“Resurgam” plaque. On either side of the forecourt are grassed areaswith trees and memorial plaques.View indicated by arrow aboveMinster Church of St Andrew, PlymouthPillars viewed from the towerpage 5
Vision for the PillarsInside the church buildingThe Judges will begreatly helped byvisual evidence.Internal andexternalphotographs,including some ofthe space you intendthe work of art tooccupy should beattached.There are many points of interest and beauty which reflect the livingfaith of Christians who meet here in the church building. The mostrenowned are the six stained glass windows designed by John Piperand made by Patrick Reyntiens.Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 6
Vision for the PillarsThe Altar Cross, Processional Cross, two other sets of crosses,candlesticks and all 61 bosses were designed by Colin Shewring ofMowbrays and were dedicated at a special service on 30th April 1967.The depth andbeauty of the workcommissionedshould be of thehighest order:excellent in terms ofits vision, design,handling ofmaterials andlongevity.The Altar Frontal (above left) was designed and created by students ofthe Plymouth College of Art at the time of the restoration of StAndrew’s Church after World War 2.The simple marble Font, made in1661 for St Andrew’s Church butreplaced in 1875, wasrediscovered in use as a birdtable in a local garden. When StAndrew’s was re-consecrated in1957, the font was returned tothe church.Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 7
Vision for the Pillars5.Engagement with ArtistsAs well as speaking with artists, we have also concentrated onlearning about process from those experienced in commissioning andplanning public art. This, we believe, has better equipped us toprepare our artist brief. Furthermore we believe that we will be betterinformed for the stages of the commissioning process including criteriafor artist selection.We have learned how important the writing of the brief is in attractingartists, “without unduly inhibiting the artist’s creative response to thechallenge”. We look forward with eager anticipation to discovering therange of possibilities for the “adornment of the pillars” when we beginto receive expressions of interest!Our process has included contacts with and reference to :The Plymouth College of ArtThe Public Art Officer for Plymouth City CouncilResearch in the field of public artWebsites in the field of public artAn artist collective centred in PlymouthExamples of public art in our regionPlymouth College of ArtLocal museums andart galleries or theart departments of anearby universitycan be usefulsources of advice.We started discussions with artists at Plymouth College of Art andthe staff and students in the Field of Contemporary Crafts. As one ofonly four remaining further and higher specialist art and designcolleges in the country, the College provides a role locally, regionally,nationally and internationally in providing excellence in Art and Designeducation and training. The College is part of the National ArtsLearning Network with links to other specialist Art and Design highereducation institutions.Our main contact from the College has been Richard Wood, who isone of our key consultants. In a recent communication to collegepersonnel, Richard wrote:I have been involved over the last couple of months withSt Andrew's Church (in the centre of town ) to help themdevelop a commission for a significant work that will utilizePlymouth College of Art students designing and installingan iconic work on Royal Parade.I think this is a project of great significance the City, andtherefore to the College, and I have attended alongsidecouncil Arts Officer (Jodie Bishop) and the CouncilHeritage Officer who are helping back this projectindicating it is growing in importance.Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 8
Vision for the PillarsThe fundamental reason for this importance is the workbeing situated on the boundary of Royal Parade and theproperty of St Andrews, creating a potentially importantsignpost, meeting place, reference point to this public areaof town. It could be an Iconic object referred to in years tocome.The connection of communities with in the town, thepublic, the city council, the college and the church is agreat opportunity for everyone. We have as a college beeninvolved with St Andrews in the past with Architecturaldesigns being incorporated within the fabric of the church.Richard WoodYou may like tosubmit evidence ofpreliminaryconversations withone or more artists.Richard, not only a specialist practitioner in metal craft and sculpture inhis own right, as lecturer has guided students in every stage of designand delivery of art commissions as part of their training, He proved tobe an invaluable stimulus and guide as we began to think about ourproject. He visited us on site in February, pointed out a number ofpractical issues to do with the siting of a sculpture in a public space,the importance of realising the setting of the church building, itsarchitecture and its interior, and the link between city and church.These factors were all highlighted in the workshop for members of ourcongregation designed and arranged by Hannah Sloggett,Community Planning and Partnership Co-ordinator for PlymouthCity Council.Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 9
Vision for the Pillars‘Vision for the Pillars’ Workshop led by Hannah SloggettAs part of our process, the congregations of the Minster church wereinvited to participate in an interactive time in church on the morning ofSaturday 4th August to explore ideas on the adornment of the twopillars. We had the expertise of Hannah Sloggett, who is theCommunity Planning and Partnership Co-ordinator for Plymouth CityCouncil, to stimulate our thinking and help us to share our ideas inimaginative ways.Alun Hughes introduced the purpose of the session, including thehistory of the project, in the church, and explained the position of theproposal group in the gathering of evidence for the proposal and thedesire to involve the congregation in the consultation. He thenintroduced Hannah who led the attendees through the session.Session 1: Looking at the Space outsideHannah invited attendees to share one mapbetween two people, go outside to view thepotential site of the art work and thesurrounding area. They were then asked tomake notes on their maps to inform themeeting of their ideas and feelings about thepotential site and art work. Hannah led afeedback session inside the church andannotated a larger version of the map to bringall the ideas and propositions together.Session 2: Ideas on the DesignAll personnel were invited to have a coffeebreak (with cake) and sit at tables with papertablecloths to continue the discussions overcoffee and make notes on the tablecloths. Intandem with this Alun and Hannah issuedpost-it notes in order for attendees to makenotes to hand in at the end of the coffee breakand bring together the whole concept of theproposal.The post-it exercise was carried out, themeswere drawn on possible sites and possibledesigns and noted on post-its and tablecloths.Hannah clustered the post its in themes on a flipchart. A summary ofthe post-its exercise and photographs of both charts can be found inthe appendices. Finally Hannah was thanked and the session wasbrought to a close.The brief shouldreflect the sharedenthusiasm and willof the community.The feeling among the attendees was one of fervent enthusiasm andinclusiveness, and although all the ideas could not possibly beactioned, the session was thought to be an excellent exercise well ledby Hannah. The excellent organisation of the event was alsomentioned by at least 3 participants. Alun prayed for the blessing ofthe event. (see appendix ‘Vision for the Pillars’ Workshop for fulldetails.)Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 10
Vision for the PillarsStudent CompetitionRunning acompetition is agood way togenerate ideas. Youcan either invite alimited number ofartists to submitideas or run an opencompetition.It was decided to organise a competition exclusively for the studentsboth to give them experience of working to a live brief, and also for theCommissioning Group to find out how artists would respond to thechallenge. This would give an awareness of some of the practicalitiesthat needed to be considered for the proposed commission.Members of the CommissioningGroup made several visits to theCollege to see the end of yearSummer Show, talk with studentsabout their work and encourage them to enter the competition.Prospective competitors responded to a sample brief (see appendix N)and made exploratory visits to the church to meet with the co-ordinatorof the commissioning group. The winning entry, both Design andArtist’s Statement, is shown below.“When approaching this assignment I felt it was important to includemany references to the church. I felt that the St Andrews cross was astrong reference to include, along with a reference to fish and fishing as stAndrew was a fisherman. I have included this idea by using a fishing net inthe design, this would be created from steel wire. the nets will be laidenedwith fish, inspired replicas of the fish found on the cover of the marblefont within the church. the nets will meet with the cross of St Andrewabove the gap between the posts. the cross will be fabricated from steeland engraved on the cross will be the word resurgam. This completes thedesign incorporating what are, I feel, very strong and subtle symbols ofthe church.”Michael MerrifieldMinster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 11
Vision for the PillarsPublic Art Officer for Plymouth City CouncilOur engagement with artists has included research within the field ofpublic art, discovering examples of work completed in our region, andimages of iconic sculptures collected and presented to us by JodieBishop, the Public Art Officer for Plymouth City Council.Jodie, from the outset of her involvement with us, has supported ourinitiative with great enthusiasm. She has given of her time generouslyin meetings and by email, directing us to public art websites, pointingus to existing projects which could assist us in writing our artist brief,and helping with locating sources of funding. Jodie commends theproject when she writes:Through my role as Public Art Officer I am always keen tosupport projects that follow best practice and responsiblecommissioning whilst looking to raise expectations aroundthe possibilities of public art.The site chosen is a key location within our city centre andthrough the hard work and enthusiasm of the CommissioningTeam I am excited about the potential opportunity tocommission a well thought out and fantastic piece of publicart that could become an iconic feature in our city landscape.FlameworksWe also have in Plymouth the Creative ArtsFacility, Flameworks, which is one of thelargest managed workspaces for artists inDevon and Cornwall. Flameworks is headedup by designer makers Katie Lake andNoah Taylor and currently houses 22 artists practising within a varietyof artforms. It has an associate membership of over 40 artists. Wevisited the studio to talk to our initial ideas for the proposal and wereceived this response:We were also very excited to hear about the proposed newart work and look forward to receiving the brief. Please don’thesitate to contact us if we can be of any assistance.Gabby, for the Flameworks GroupMinster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 12
Vision for the PillarsResearch on Public ArtThe Commissioning Group felt that it would like to learn more about‘Art in the Public Realm’. Our researcher prepared a booklet ofexamples of public art in and around Plymouth. This gave theCommissioning Group some understanding of artists and their work inthe area. (see appendix B).It is important tothink laterally andbeyond local artistsand craftsmen. Lookat national andinternationalpractitioners.Aim high!Jodie Bishop, Plymouth Art Officer, also presented the CommissioningGroup with a PowerPoint presentation of works of public art byinternationally renowned artists in order to give a wider perspective ofpublic art.Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouthpage 13
Vision for the Pillars6.Consultations and deliberationsCommissioning GroupFebruary 3rdFebruary 9thFebruary 19thMay 4thMay 27thJuly 20thAugust 10thSeptember 6thSeptember 18thSeptember 23rdInitial meeting to propose and finalise a way ofsubmitting an expression of interest as thefirst step in the proposal.First on-site meeting with our specialistconsultant, Richard Wood.Approval of our Expression of Interest.Preparing for Stage 2 proposalReport from PchurchC meeting and progress todate.Where are we nowLooking at
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