Guest speaker, Kerry Lemon, on escaping being pigeon-holed as an illustrator and getting into public art

12/15/22 • 43 min

In this episode, we talk to artist Kerry Lemon
About: escaping being pigeon-holed as an illustrator and getting into public art; being a one-woman B Corp; mentoring and supporting women to do what she does; leaving a societal and environmental legacy.
Plus: being open, honest and sharing; why she can’t believe her own luck, and tap dancing!

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Discussing the role of public art in giving a place an identity, with guest speaker Mark Osborn

In our first episode, we talk to Mark Osborn, Assistant Director of Housing at Gravesham Borough Council.
About: the role of public art in giving a place an identity; why a landscape-led development is usually a more successful one; and why public art should be thought-provoking and never designed by committee.
Plus: reinventing town centres, a funny story about the Flying Geese in Ashford, and the joys of getting out a sketchbook.

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Paul Cowell talks to us about how his early creative experiences in Bradford, led to him commissioning art works in the public realm

In this episode, we talk to Paul Cowell, Head of Culture & Libraries at Medway Council.
About: growing up in Bradford and being inspired by his Mum’s involvement with Am Dram; creating environments and loving pavilions; the importance of words in public art.
Plus: the positive power of beauty, dreams of a giant bobble hat and Take That.

We talk about links to several projects mentioned by Paul:
Peveril Gardens by Sanchez Benton
Together by Lucid Creates
You & Me & Me & You by Anthony Burrill
Me. Here Now by Mark Titchner

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