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Wall Graphics at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Melville Unit for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh
Alison has been commissioned to lead the development of over 200 graphics across the new hospital, as part of the Beyond Walls art and therapeutic design programme by Ginkgo Projects. Artworks have been commissioned from Rachel Duckhouse, David Galletly and Natasha Russell, incorporating illustration, printmaking and drawing in to digital print. Imagery has been installed in public corridors to assist wayfinding; designs appear on walls and desks within wards and departments; and graphics provide distraction in waiting areas and treatment rooms. Photography by Chris Scott and Shannon Tofts |
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Product Development for the Beyond Walls art and therapeutic design programme Alison has curated and developed a series of products for use at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh, on behalf of Ginkgo Projects. The product designs showcase the work of artists and designers commissioned across the art and therapeutic design programme for the new hospital, and include an activity book; a series of greetings cards; reward stickers for young children with designs by Emily Hogarth and David Galletly; activity sheets and commemorative mugs. Photography by Chris Scott |
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Interior design commission for the Melville Unit for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Edinburgh
Projects Office, an architecture and design studio, have been commissioned to enhance the interior design of the new Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit as part of the Art and Therapeutic Design Programme at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh. Alison developed and managed the commission on behalf of Ginkgo Projects. More information can be found on the Projects Office website. Photo by French + Tye |
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Interior design commission for CAMHS South Edinburgh Projects Office have been commissioned to enhance the interior design of a second Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit at the Lauriston building in Edinburgh. Alison managed the commission on behalf of Ginkgo Projects. More information can be found on the Projects Office website. Photo by French + Tye |
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Radiology at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh Alison has managed the commissioning of artworks across the Radiology department on behalf of Ginkgo Projects. Illustrator David Galletly has created designs which have been installed across walls, doors, desks, mobile x-ray machines and scanning equipment throughout the department. Photography by Chris Scott |
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ARMA (Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award)
Alison has coordinated the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award on behalf of Engage, the national association for gallery education, since 2017. The biennial award funds an artist (or artists) to work with a gallery or museum to conceive and deliver a project which engages children and young people, with an emphasis on co-production. As an outcome of the project, the artist will realise an exhibition, performance or other form of public engagement in the gallery or museum. Beth Shapeero has been chosen to undertake the 2020 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA) Artist Commission at The Tetley, Leeds. |
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All Our Stories art strategy, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Alison managed the delivery of an art and therapeutic design commissioning programme to enhance the environment of the new hospital building on behalf of WideOpen, a creative organisation that works with communities to create public spaces and buildings that promote health, happiness and wellbeing. The programme includes botanically-themed desks and screens, enhancing the environment of sensitive spaces, and creating more patient-centred environments for staying and waiting. Artists and collaborative organisations include Liz Myhill, Jo Hodges, Robbie Coleman, Emma Varley, Linda Mallett, Trisha Richardson, Andy Brown, Dress for the Weather, Katie Anderson, Martin O'Neill and Rory Laycock. More information can be found here Photography by Colin Tennant |
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Gallery Education
Alison has worked with children, young people, families and teachers across schools, galleries and museums for over fifteen years. She has delivered more than 200 activities and workshops including facilitating practical activities such as drawing, sculpture and animation; leading gallery visits and group discussions about contemporary art; and using the methodologies of enquiry led learning, philosophy for children, and the development of creative and critical thinking skills. Participants have had the opportunity to play, experiment, draw, print, paint, make, think, talk, sculpt, look, respond and create. Clients have included Creative Partnerships, Tyne & Wear Museums, New Writing North and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art where Alison worked as a freelance artist for the learning team from 2002 – 2017. |
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Arts CPD for teachers and arts education professionals
Alison delivers continuing professional development sessions for teachers and others involved in gallery education, learning and engagement. Sessions have included: Art & SOLE (Self Organised Learning Environments) with Newcastle University and Hatton Gallery; Creative methods for supporting a gallery visit (primary) and Contemporary art as a starting point for creative play (early years) at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art; Evaluating Creative Learning for Curious Minds and CCE; Contemporary Art & Literacy and Contemporary Art as a starting point for cross-curricular projects at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. |
Image: Ruth Clark
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Graphics Project: Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow Alison was commissioned to lead this project for a team of artists to design a series of artworks to be installed in over 80 locations across the new children’s hospital in Glasgow, which opened in 2015. Ian Richards, Frances Priest and Emma Varley worked with children and young people at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill in Glasgow during a programme of artist residencies in 2013. Ideas and artwork created during the residencies were collated in to a graphics bank which influenced and inspired the work of each artist when creating designs for digitally printed graphics installed at the new hospital. |
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Creative Evaluation
Alison worked as project coordinator for the Creative Evaluation project at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, part of the Enquire Phase 3 programme run by engage in 2008. Teachers and learners from six primary schools worked with artists and gallery educators to plan, develop, experiment with and reflect on creative evaluation methods. The project resulted in a Creative Evaluation resource written by Alison in collaboration with Baltic staff. The resource has practical tips and suggestions for embedding creative evaluation methods such as drawing, photography and video. |