Ixia

ixia has just published its Review and Guidance on public art and the BSF process. The government states that BSF is the biggest single investment in improving school buildings for over fifty years. It intends to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in England – transforming education through the creation of inspirational learning environments. Moreover, the government intends BSF to play a significant role in local regeneration initiatives and, in light of the current recession, the national economic recovery, by stimulating investment and supporting the construction industry. ixia’s review and guidance on public art and the BSF process has been conducted in response to the growing number of public art commissions within BSF programmes and recent changes to national BSF guidance documents. It is now a requirement that every local authority sets up a mandatory Cultural Stakeholder Group (CSG) to champion the arts, culture and cultural learning within its BSF programme. The CSG’s work includes advising on the provision of arts spaces within BSF schools and undertaking a Strategic and Facilities Audit in order to assess and develop links between BSF and existing and emerging arts and cultural organisations and initiatives. As a result, the role that public art can perform within BSF is highlighted and promoted.

For more information, and to download a free copy of ixia’s review, please click here.