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Images of West Lothian's recent public art projects can be found on our dedicated 'Public Art West Lothian' Flickr page.
For more infomation about Public Art in West Lothian please contact:
Camille Archer- Arts Development Officer (Visual and Public Art).
Latest News
Livingston’s Pebble Mosaic
The newest public artwork to be installed in the Livingston Centre outdoor civic space is a natural pebble mosaic with the theme of flora and fauna of Livingston by artist Maggy Howarth.
Maggy has been making natural pebble mosaics across the UK for over 25 years. To see more of Maggy’s mosaics elsewhere please see:
Mosaics are one of the longest lasting public artwork techniques and traditions used worldwide, mosaics can be made by using stone, glass, or pebbles, for more information on the worldwide tradition of mosaic please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic
As the town of Livingston is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, part of the many events happening to mark the special occasion will be a talk about the technique of natural pebble mosaic making. There will also be a hands on workshop to make your own pebble mosaic garden stepping stone and a public art walking tour during the weekend celebrations at Howden Park Centre.
For more details about the talk, the workshop or the public art guided walk please see:
http://www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk/
Download your free public art walking tour map at the end of this page.
Art on the Edge- Public Art in Wester Inch
Artist Martin Heron has been inspiring the people of Bathgate with his various types of creative activities such as chalk murals, paper shadows and plaster/sand casting.
As well as attending local events through the Wester Inch Community Association, Martin also lead an arts walk around Wester Inch to mark the intended locations of the artworks and also hosted a public art seminar at Howden Park Centre.
Now the final designs have been selected by local residents who have worked with Martin throughout the life of the project and the artworks have been put forward for a planning application.
These files are available to view online by searching the planning application page on:
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/
Enter the planning application number: 0234/FUL/12.
The artworks are anticipated to be installed in September 2012.
See Martin’s previous work at:
http://www.axisweb.org/seCVPG.aspx?ARTISTID=4855
Take a look at Art on the Edge community arts events at:
www.facebook.com/ArtontheEdgeWesterInch
Up and Coming!
Pictish Inspired stone by Barry Grove for Glenmorangie
Barry Grove was commissioned by Glenmorangie to create a bespoke public art work for their new bottling factory site in Livingston. The commission took over 2 years to be completed, hand carved using traditional tools of mallet and chisel.
The anticipated installation is due to take place August 2012.
To see more of Barry’s art work please see:
http://barrygrove.com/index.htm
A Selection of Past Projects
Grassroots Public Art Grant Scheme
A big thank you and congratulations to all of our participants in the Grassroots Public Art Grant Scheme.
Four West Lothian communities - Boghall, Broxburn and Uphall, Armadale and Dedridge -were awarded Grassroots public art grants totalling £90,300.
All four projects have now been successfully realised. See the downloadable flyer with information on all four projects at the end of this page.
Robert Burns & Highland Mary Statue Restoration 
West Lothian Council and The Bathgate Historic Conservation Society have teamed up to bring the original Hamilton P McCarthy sculpture back to its former glory.
The sculpture was donated to the town of Bathgate by Robert Anderson Esq. In 1952 and was put on display in Kirkton Park. It remained there until the late 70's when the sculpture was heavily vandalised, after which it was placed in storage for many years.
The statue has now been fully restored by specialist artist Graciela Ainsworth who works exclusively in stone conservation, restoration and sculpture commissions. The sculpture is now installed permanently in the garden of the new Partnership Centre in Bathgate.
Updated 12 April 2012
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