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Whitburn Public Art

A public engagement process has been undertaken for the design of public art outside the new Whitburn Partnership Centre. The artist Ailsa Magnus has engaged with the local community in Whitburn and has designed three public art concepts, with information on each design concept set out below. We are now asking for the community to select their favourite design.

Please review each of the design concepts and then login using MyAccount details and select your favourite design.

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More information

The artist will be at the Whitburn Library with the 3 Maquettes/ models of the artworks so can answer questions and chat to people as well, on these dates:
- Friday 1st April 2022, 10:00 am to 02:00 pm
- Saturday 2nd April, 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

Windows on the Past Mining - Material - Music

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  • Simplified “window frames” from Whitburn’s past, featuring cast still lives of objects past and present
  • Still life elements would be cast in cold cast bronze

The Nature of Music and The Music of Nature

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  • Music has been at the heart of Whitburn for decades
  • The wise owl watches from his roost on the tree
  • Onwards and upwards

The White Burn

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  • An abstract piece depicting the White Burn from where Whitburn gets its name
  • Concentric rings “Ripples” represent how a message can permeate the community
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  • Ailsa_mac@hotmail.com
    Ailsa_mac@hotmail.com  •  2022-03-28 15:26:02

    I think the nature of music art would be the most meaningful, given the current success at the Scottish Brass Band Championships but I also think that this would be more suitable over a longer time period as it has a meaningful and contemporary feel/design.

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