Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Public - West Bromwich - money n' innovation gone bad

Arts Council pulls funding for troubled West Bromwich arts centre
£500,000 annual grant withdrawn with centrepiece gallery still not working seven months after building opened

West Bromwich's arts centre: the most ill-judged building since the Dome

What looks like a magenta fish, cost £52m and closed before it opened?
The fate of the Public arts centre in West Bromwich should make us re-evaluate the worth of publicly funded buildings

It’s not what West Bromwich needs and it’s not going to kickstart regeneration, says Tony Ward; while Sally Luton argues that it will provide a centre for innovation and creative expression

1 comment:

Notícias de Luanda, Angola said...

The most important outcome is that The Public keeps its doors open.

I predict that in a few short months The Public will gain similar status and popularity as Birminghams Bull Ring.

Keep checking the events page to keep up to date

http://www.thepublic.com/index.php/events/