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Transforming Public Spaces asks Bangkok citizens to
identify buildings, streets and other public spaces they would
like to see improved or transformed. Through a competition,
people are invited to name such places, with a photo, and
vote via the website www.changebangkok.com. The ‘winner’
will be the subject of a collaborative ‘intervention’ by
local creatives and a UK artist.

THE 10 WINNERS OF CHANGEBANGKOK.COM
PHOTO COMPETITION

The 10 Winner>
Transforming Public Spaces : Maria Stukoff
16-03-09

As part of our Creative Cities project, the British Council has invited UK artist Maria Stukoff to Bangkok to meet with local artists to explore how they can create an art intervention in the Victory Monument area, which was voted by Bangkok citizens as the public space they would most like to be transformed. Maria’s work focuses on designing public art experiences that encourage playful encounters and shared experiences between the public and the urban environment.  

For more information please contact Mallika Iamla-or on Tel. 02 657 5601 or mallika.iamla-or@britishcouncil.or.th 
For more information about Creative Cities, see www.creativecities.org.uk
 

Creative Cities
16-03-09

This month sees the launch of a new-look website for our Creative Cities programme, www.creativecities.org.uk, which is about how UK and East Asian creatives can work together to help make cities better places to live in. Aside from activities in Thailand, check out the full range of events coming up across the region and how you can get involved.
THE 10 WINNERS OF CHANGEBANGKOK.COM PHOTO COMPETITION ARE….
28-12-08
 
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   ·ÇÕÈÑ¡´Ôì ¾§Éì¸Ñ­­ÇԪѠ/ Taweesak Pongtanyavichai
0035
   ÊÔ·¸Ô¾§Éì  µÑ³±ì¨ÂÐ / Sittipong Tanchaya
0063
   ¾ÊÔÉ°ì ¸¹°ÔµÔ°Ò¹Ñ¹·ì / Pasit Thanathitithanan
0067
   Chen Yi-Cheng
0164
   ªÔµ´¹Ñ ªÑªÇÒÅǧÈì / Chitdanai Chatchawanwong
0228
   ¸à¹È ªÒÂáʹ / Thanate Chaysan
0492
   ´ÇÔÉ ºÇáÕõԢ¨Ã / Darvid Bovornkiratikajorn
0556
   ÊÒâê ¾ÃÐǧ¤ì / Xaroj Phrawong
0680
   ¾ÔÁ¾ìÈØÀ¡Ò­¨¹ì ÊØ´ÊÇÑÊ´Ôì / Pimsupakarn Sudsawad
0715
   Melanie-Lou Gritzka-del Villar

Congratulations to the 10 winners who will each receive who will each receive a prize of 7,000 baht in cash!  

Speaking on behalf of the panel of judges, David Elliott, Head Programmes, British Council commented that “The judges found it very difficult to select only 10 photos out of more than 800 photo submitted via the website, but eventually we were able to make the selection based on the idea, framing of the photo, the accompanying comment and how many votes the photo received.”

Thank you so much for everyone who participated in this competition.

The judging panel is now discussing which of the Top 10 public spaces will be transformed during 2009. Watch this space!
 

Transforming Public Spaces debate
09-10-08
24 October 2008
16.30 – 19.00hrs
Common Room, 1st Fl., Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

The British Council, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok Design Festival and ThaiPBS present Transforming Public Spaces, the second project under the British Council’s Creative Cities programme...
 

Inspiring ways to work with Arts
11-09-08
The UK has used the arts to help transform public spaces and regenerate cities in many different ways. Here are some examples. These – and others – could work in Bangkok!
Architecture
There is no doubt that architecture is the most prominent art form when trying to interpret Transforming Public Spaces project. Here are some inspiring examples from the UK.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts is also a key art form to work with for urban regeneration, especially graffiti which is sometimes regarded as art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or vandalism.
Literature
Who would have thought that literature would play a role in transforming the urban environment, but here are some examples.
Fashion
Think about working across disciplines to create something unexpected in a public space. Check out two interesting cases from the UK.
Music
Music events such as live music gigs and site-specific sound works in public spaces that aims to engage with communities are guaranteed to inspire practitioners and the public to reconsider their environments.
Others
Of course, there are many other ways to transform public spaces. Cross-arts projects, city-wide festivals, site-specific art tour, collaborative design product, networking, seminars and online programmes are all possible. Think big and let’s work together to make Bangkok a better place to live!

Wind to Light
21-08-08
The Project “Wind to Light” of Jason Burges Not only being a practical art
itself, the idea of its design also allows the natural energies to participate,
No matters what it is called, art or design, it had already done it’s work
interestingly by reflecting beauty and functions.
 

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Pratarn Teeratada
21-08-08
Listen to what Mr. Pratarn
Teeratada, the co-founder of
Transforming Public Spaces and
director of Bangkok Design Festival,
has to say about this project.
 

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