Mobile sculpture for Berwick Community Hospital
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is investing £35 million to build a new state-of-the-art hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed. The new community hospital will be located on the site of Berwick Infirmary and is due to open during the summer of 2025.
Further information about the new hospital can be found here.
Project and purpose of the artwork
As part of this development, there are plans to further enhance this building with a mobile sculpture to hang in atrium near the reception and main entrance.
The aims of this artwork will be to:
- Champion art as a key aspect of the healing environment
- Create a sense of welcome and improve the experience for staff, patients, and visitors entering the hospital.
- Support wellbeing
- Have a connection to Berwick
The project is funded and supported by Northumbria Healthcare’s Bright charity.
Location details
The artwork will be sited in the atrium/reception area near the main entrance to the hospital.
The location will see a busy daily footfall and will be one of the first impressions of the hospital as patients, visitors and staff enter the building.
The images below shows the location:
Artist’s role
We are interested in hearing from a broad range of creative practitioners to deliver this project, such as artists, artist partnerships and designers.
We particularly encourage applications from artists based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the surrounding area, and North East.
The successful artist/s will:
- Create and deliver an original proposal that responds to the site and is supportive of wellbeing
- Create an artwork which is calming and will inspire and enrich the hospital environment
- Create an artwork which is permanent and durable, with a minimum 15-year lifespan
- Engage with the local community of Berwick-upon-Tweed
The full expression of interest document, including further practical considerations, assessment criteria and budget information, is available here.
The submission deadline is noon on Tuesday, 6 August.
To allow interested parties to ask any questions about the project, there will be an online information session held via Microsoft Teams at 1pm on Wednesday, 24 July, 2024. Please book here.
