It’s Decision Time

It’s decision time for Arts4Wokingham, a local charity which is championing art across the borough. Their current project is to commission a major landmark work of art which will be located outside Wokingham’s new culture and leisure complex, The Carnival Hub.

An invitation to artists to pitch for this project received over sixty expressions of interest from all over the world. Arts4Wokingham has shortlisted just five artists who most successfully met an extensive range of judging criteria. They are a distinguished group with impressive track records. Now, it’s time to scrutinise their proposals and select just one to take the project forward.

The five shortlisted artists will be presenting their ideas to a commissioning panel before the end of January. They will face a number of searching questions and be assessed against a rigorous set of requirements and conditions.

So, who will triumph and leave an indelible and long lasting signature on the landscape of Wokingham? On these two pages we’re offering an insight into the five artists bidding for this work and an example or two of their style captured in commissions they’ve undertaken elsewhere. If you’d like to comment or express any views there’s a short questionnaire on the Arts4Wokingham website. Just go to www.arts4wokingham.com and click on the Get Involved page. 

We’ll be bringing you news of the winning artist as soon as the final decision is made.