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Woodland sculptures unveiled in Market Harborough

|Date: 14 March, 2024

Woodland sculptures unveiled in Market Harborough

A series of woodland creature sculptures have been unveiled at a new affordable housing development in Ma ...

A series of woodland creature sculptures have been unveiled at a new affordable housing development in Market Harborough. The new scheme of 45 shared ownership and affordable rent homes, owned and man ...

14 March, 2024
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Popular public art prize opens for entries

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Popular public art prize opens for entries

An annual competition is once again on the hunt for the country’s best artists to provide their ideas for ...

An annual competition is once again on the hunt for the country’s best artists to provide their ideas for an art installation at a new affordable housing development. Following two hugely popular comp ...

6 March, 2024
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Home is where the art is

|Date: 19 January, 2024

Home is where the art is

An artist who has made Sheffield his home, has been part of a project aiming to introduce more art to enh ...

An artist who has made Sheffield his home, has been part of a project aiming to introduce more art to enhance new housing developments in Sheffield’s neighbourhoods. Working with Sheffield Housing Com ...

19 January, 2024
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Stonewater’s 6,000th new home marked by community event

|Date: 14 December, 2023

Stonewater’s 6,000th new home marked by community event

An event at a new development of homes in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire has marked Stonewater’s 6,000th new ...

An event at a new development of homes in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire has marked Stonewater’s 6,000th new home. Customers and community members joined partners involved in the delivery of the homes at ...

14 December, 2023
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Work of art

|Date: 2 June, 2023

Work of art

Public art has a vital role to play in connecting people to places, especially on new developments, helpi ...

Public art has a vital role to play in connecting people to places, especially on new developments, helping to promote thriving communities and create a sense of identity. So it was a real privilege, ...

2 June, 2023
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Housing provider announces shortlist for public art prize

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Housing provider announces shortlist for public art prize

The shortlist for Stonewater’s second Blunden Prize has been announced. More than 50 entries were receive ...

The shortlist for Stonewater’s second Blunden Prize has been announced. More than 50 entries were received from artists across the country in response to the public art prize competition, which is off ...

28 March, 2023
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Stonewater celebrates 5000th home opening

|Date: 17 October, 2022

Stonewater celebrates 5000th home opening

A new development located in Newhaven, East Sussex, on the former Parker Pen factory site, has marked lea ...

A new development located in Newhaven, East Sussex, on the former Parker Pen factory site, has marked leading social housing provider, Stonewater’s 5,000th new home completed since the association’s f ...

17 October, 2022
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New development will showcase local artists’ talent

|Date: 31 January, 2022

New development will showcase local artists’ talent

Three local artists are competing to have their artwork permanently displayed in a new housing developmen ...

Three local artists are competing to have their artwork permanently displayed in a new housing development. The talented trio have submitted designs to housing provider Grand Union Housing Group which ...

31 January, 2022
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“Somerstown self-portrait gallery has given my dad purpose and joy at a very difficult time”

|Date: 15 December, 2021

“Somerstown self-portrait gallery has given my dad purpose and joy at a very difficult time”

The daughter of a Somerstown artist said adding his painting to Portsmouth City Council's Somerstown Self ...

The daughter of a Somerstown artist said adding his painting to Portsmouth City Council's Somerstown Self-Portrait Gallery had given her dad a 'new lease of life, purpose and joy' after he was diagnos ...

15 December, 2021
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Proud Somerstown grandma hails Somerstown street gallery

|Date: 17 November, 2021

Proud Somerstown grandma hails Somerstown street gallery

A Somerstown grandma has spoken of her pride at watching her granddaughter launch ambitious city centre c ...

A Somerstown grandma has spoken of her pride at watching her granddaughter launch ambitious city centre community art project Somerstown Street Gallery with a stunning 30m Somerstown-themed mural. Sky ...

17 November, 2021
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