Around Here – SAW Open Studios Project – Cocklemoor, Langport and around the town.

Sue Palmer and Simon Lee Dicker explore the art of place making here in Langport with a focus on the public and civic spaces in the town.  Both Simon and Sue are Somerset-based contemporary public artists who have been invited by Somerset Art Works to make some process based work in Langport that invites the residents of the town to engage with ideas about how public spaces could be more creatively used, and ‘owned’ by the community – places such as the Community Garden at the Town Hall, Cocklemoor and the town centre area.

On Saturday October the 2nd the artists are taking up temporary residence on Cocklemoor making an engaging sited artwork exploring play and gardening which invites questions about our public spaces – what makes a house a home, some land a garden, and a field a playground?  How might we respond to public spaces creatively, using some of the ways that we make our own homes and gardens?  

Look out for the Number 71 SAW ‘art signs’ around the town that will be indicating all sorts of things that are artful, arty, artistic or places full of the potential for future creativity.

And throughout Somerset Art Weeks - from 18th September up until 5th October - you can go to our blog/website to see some of the things we’ve been doing already, and more importantly, to contribute directly to the project with your ideas and thoughts.

www.langportart.blogspot.com

Come and find us on Cocklemoor on Saturday 2nd October between 10am and 5pm – we look forward to seeing you.