Summer in the Pavilion

Summer events in the Our Space Pavilion included workshops with local children involving Film, Dance, Costume and Sound, a more extensive account of these events will, I hope, follow in due course. For the time being here are some pictures of the workshops in action.

Pavilion complete

The pavilion opening was a great success, thanks again to everyone who came along, I hope you enjoyed it.

The first event in the pavilion will be a talk:

Artist Will Nash and Community Arts Manager, Marina Castledine will talk about a public art project, ‘Our Space’ and other work. The evening will include an opportunity to see the new ‘Our Space Pavilion’ which was opened by Arts Council South East in May 2008.

COST: £4.00

Follow this link for more info

Book a place by contacting Judith Alder or Roz Cran at:
bluemonkeystudio@btinternet.com or phone 01323 723877.

Our Space Pavilion (almost) complete

Pavilion Construction

I have just spent this morning at the school, C & G construction have been trial assembling the Pavilion to make sure it all goes together, it looks great - exactly how I was expecting it to look.
We are still having some trouble with the gabion below, the gabion cages arrived last week - all the wrong shape, so they were sent back Tom Bedford and C & G are working on a plan B to make a suitable gabion of our own. Anyway the pavilion is looking good...

Pavilion Constuction

Click on this link to see the construction so far

Pavilion latest

The Foundations are laid in the courtyard. S & G construction have done a great job so far. A number of unmarked drainage pipes were uncovered during the dig, none were damaged, but it did mean that it took longer.

The Red Dishes are spun and the rest of the steelwork is being prepared by Aspect Metalcraft in Eastbourne.

The plan is to install the steelwork and the circular gabion seat in the week starting the 14th of April.
I am hoping to find a couple of volunteers to help me shape and fill the gabions with stones.

These pictures show lines on the gabions wall where the 32 individual gabion cages meet.

Rainwater

Today I am working out how to drain the rainwater collected in the rims of the dishes, the idea is for the water to run down from the higher dishes to the lower dishes then to fall onto the gabion, irrigating the plants growing in the gabion.

Project progress

I have been busy with Our Space, last week I had a group of Willingdon students at my studio for a tour with questions and discussion about my projects and theirs, which all sounded very advanced and interesting, to be working at that level at that age is very impressive.
I have also been meeting contractors to discuss the tenders submitted, all looks very positive and on track for our March launch.

Happy New Year