The main focus of the Four Seasons Urban Garden Project is The Garden @ Art Space. This was started in April 2008 when ASP artists, Jane Kilford and Adrian Mundy, were tidying the tarmac area to the side of the building and thought that it would make a great space for a garden. It was a slow start but really got going in December 2008 when we were awarded £500 from the local PATCH fund and a free skip from Lift & Shift. A group of people got together to clear the site and wooden planters were made and filled. During 2009, more planters were made, other pots planted and the garden burst into life and full of colour. It must have looked good because we were awarded 3 prizes at Portsmouth in Bloom and South & South East in Bloom. Over the coming years more planters will be built, as funds become available, the garden will mature and artistic interventions will emerge.
Although initially set up to brighten up a piece of tarmac, the project has led to the wider community joining in to help in the garden and we are working on future collaborations with other groups in the community to help them cultivate their own spaces.
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AIMS To transform an under used space into a green haven where plants can grow and art things happen. To create a space that Art Space artists, the local community and nature can share and enjoy. To encourage growth and renewal. |
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FUNDS and DONATIONS during 2008-2009: £500 from PATCH £300 from Colas £1200 from Small Sparks for 'Food for Thought' educational workshops Free skip hire from Lift & Shift Plus pots, plants and soil from people, too numerous to mention individually. |
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AWARDS In our first year we have been presented with the following awards. Portsmouth in Bloom - 2nd for Environmental Projects & 3rd for Mews or Courtyard garden RHS / South & South East in Bloom - Neighbourhood Award Certificate of Merit |
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DONATIONS If you could donate any of the following we would be very grateful: Plants & treesSoil/bags of compost Large pots, troughs & containers Tools Seating Money!!! |
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If you would like to join our mailing list to hear about future events, can make a donation or would like to help in the garden please contact: The Garden @ Art Space, Art Space Portsmouth, 27 Brougham Road, Portsmouth, PO5 4PA Email: artspacegarden@googlemail.com Or phone Jane Kilford 07729 851764 |
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NEWSLETTER To download the newsletter please click on the Art Space logo below.
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Art Space Portsmouth Limited. 27 Brougham Road, Southsea, Hampshire PO5 4PA Email: info@artspace.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 1106685 / Registered Company No. 1590132
Registered Charity No. 1106685 / Registered Company No. 1590132
