Thousands of pounds of public money spent on Swansea art works
ARTWORKS costing thousands of pounds are being installed to brighten up High Street.
They include six-metre high golden palm trees which have already been installed above the entrance to Volcano Theatre's home in the High Street.
Future installations will see work outside The Venue, opposite the railway station, the Glanmor building next to the Adam and Eve pub, and outside Pearl House in Princess Way.
Artist Pete Fowler, famed for his work with Welsh group Super Furry Animals, has also been commissioned to carry out work on the street to help brighten up the area, which has a number of empty shops.
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The aim is to improve the look of the area for the thousands of motorists and pedestrians who use the road every day.
The scheme, called Art Across the High Street, is being funded by the Welsh Government, Swansea Council and the Swansea Business Improvement District (Bid), and is being delivered in partnership with Locws International.
The Welsh Government has confirmed it is making up to £30,000 available for the project, and if all the money is used, then Swansea Council could contribute a further £10,000.
Swansea Business Improvement District could also contribute a further £5,000.
Swansea Council's cabinet member for regeneration, Nick Bradley, said: "High Street is a major gateway into the city centre that's used every day by many thousands of motorists and commuters.
"This is why it's important we do all we can to improve its image and support the pubs, restaurants, shops and other businesses who trade there.
"Murals and other public art can help by improving the look of disused or rundown properties until economic conditions improve and we can work with our partners to attract businesses to take up empty units.
"This is an approach that's worked well in many other cities.
"The murals in the High Street area will complement other work recently completed there.
"This includes a multi-million pound refurbishment of Swansea Railway Station and the Urban Village project spearheaded by Coastal Housing."
3 Comments
by antyall
Monday, February 11 2013, 11:34PM
“We moan when High street looks decrepit,we moan when High street gets brightened up. The art is temporary and will be taken down as things are re-developed. it would have been good if local school Children had a hand in this but who knows maybe it will happen”
by immigrant1
Monday, February 11 2013, 3:37PM
“What's the shed got to do with this story. Paint job is a complete waste of money. Children often paint this sort of stuff for free. High Street needs to be bulldozed.”
by 1Beth
Sunday, February 10 2013, 4:02PM
“I am incandescent with rage to think that public money has been spent on this gross monstrosity. Pink paint and gold palm trees do not brighten up High Street they make it look even more like a run down ghetto. What High Street needs is to maintain some of the unusual architecture and modernise the run down buildings using muted colors. The housing associations have got it about right with their new buildings, flats and the restaurant Mosaic. I didn't think it possible to be more ashamed of the High Street however the idiots who commissioned the 'art work' should be ashamed.”