Public Art

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1. Aeolian Motion

   

   A kinetic structure to the breeze, this unique piece of public art designed by Phil Johnson was inspired by the rich history and industrial heritage of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, and just like the flowing movement of the river, it is...

   

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Stockton-on-Tees

2. Art in the Yards

   

   Darlington's ‘Art in the Yards’ is the award-winning joint Darlington Borough Council/Darlington Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College project, which has created a FREE open-air exhibition of public art.

   17 large-scale, original artworks...

   

   Type:

   Gallery

   Location:

   Darlington

3. Train - Public Sculpture

   

   A life-size sculpture of a train was designed and built by international artist David Mach. The train is made of red brick and is situated on the Morrison's Morton Park site, on land formally recognised as being part of the original...

   

   Type:

   Industrial Archaeology

   Location:

   Darlington

4. Bottle of Notes

   

   In 1993, before the National Lottery, and in the wake of huge social and industrial change, the commissioning of Claes Oldenberg and Coosje van Bruggen to produce the 'Bottle of Notes' marked a confident and ambitious new direction for...

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Middlesbrough

5. West Park

   

   Explore this unique, family friendly park which has exciting contemporary sculptures, ranging from the Trinity Stones to the central sculpture, poetry bridges and wildlife habitats. It’s a great place to enjoy some fresh air and a chance...

   

   Type:

   Municipal Park

   Location:

   Darlington

6. Wynyard Gateway

   

   Artist Peter Fink created a sculptural form for the new suspension bridge, which marks the boundary between County Durham and the Tees Valley. The bridge becomes a work of art with the addition of a blue curving upright in the centre and...

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Wynyard

7. Fish Swallowing Bird

   

   The cast-iron sculpture takes the form of a leaping salmon which has the silhouette of a heron cut out from its mid-section. It was inspired by the Gaudier-Breska bronze sculpture, Bird Swallowing Fish, and the herons which once adorned a...

   

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Stockton On Tees

8. Spectra-txt

   

   Spectra-txt is a 9 metre high interactive column of light made for the centre of Middlesbrough, which changes colour when people send text messages to it from their mobiles. Sculptor Peter Freeman used the travels of Captain Cook and...

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Middlesbrough

9. Organism

   

   Organism is a new sculpture by local artist Andrew Mckeown. It was opened officially on Wednesday 7th November 2007 by Councillor George Dunning, Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. This latest addition to the Saltburn Top Prom...

   

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Saltburn-by-the-Sea