Press

HWA's creative thinking informs an international programme to guide policy on climate change and rapid urbanisation for the United Nations in Green Places Journal, Summer 2009 >> (133 KB PDF)

US political theorist Benjamin Barber discusses how relevant his international vision for democracy is to the future of Peterborough in the Guardian, 8 October 2008 >> (2 MB PDF)

Interview with Benjamin Barber on how the Perception Peterborough process with HWA has helped to assess Peterborough's future challenges and opportunities in Regeneration & Renewal, 7 November 2008 >> (981 KB PDF)

Benjamin Barber discusses his involvement in Perception Peterborough and Steve Compton, Chief Executive of Opportunity Peterborough explains how the city set about developing a brighter, bolder outlook through Perception Peterborough in New Start, 7 November 2008 >> (4.4 MB PDF)

Design triumph for Hertsmere: Three new shelters which have been designed in consultation with the whole community will be installed in three Hertsmere Parks in early 2010.  Read in Building Design, 16 November 2009 and Leisure Opportunities 11 November 2009 >>

Artist Karen Lois Whiteread talks about how making a film helped an estate in Hertfordshire decide what sort of community centre it wanted in The Times, 17 October 2006 >> (996 KB JPG)

Green Heart Partnership discusses its creative cross-sector approach to open space in the International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration Journal, Summer 2006 >> (2.4 MB PDF)

Sherry Dobbin, former HWA Projects Director, explains how the Green Heart Partnership can offer local authorities strong and effective ways of working with creative professionals in Regeneration & Renewal, 9 June 2006 >> (1.84 MB PDF)

Introduction to the Bright Sparks research and development scheme in Arts Council England, East May 2007 newsletter >> (1.26 MB PDF)

Over a year into the Bright Sparks scheme, Eileen Woods details its aims and impact so far in Green Spaces Journal, Summer 2007 >> (106 KB PDF)

Exploring public space’s potential through creatively led research has yielded exciting results for Bright Sparks, reports artistic director Eileen Woods in Green Spaces Journal, April 2009 >> (413 KB PDF)

Adriana Marques explores how the Gunpowder Park project and innovative programme of arts-based events and research has helped to stimulate a new way of looking at art and open spaces in Spaces & Places journal, Summer 2009 >> (916KB PDF)

The 2nd International Artist Airshow at Gunpowder Park reviewed in the Telegraph, 6 July 2007 >> (1.13 MB JPG)

Tomas Saraceno's experimental solar dome at Gunpowder Park in Arts Council England, London newsletter, March 2008 >> (1.02 MB PDF)

Eileen Woods discusses the transatlantic collaborations that led to the development of The Art of Common Space programme in Public Art Review, Fall/Winter 2007 >> (297 KB PDF

Eileen Woods considers the potential of public art in parks to bring communities together in Spaces & Places, 26 April 2007.pdf >> (490 KB PDF)

Case study on HWA's business plan for the Jaywick Martello Tower in the Growing Communities Report, published by Renaissance, East of England, April 2009 >> (1.22 MB PDF

Update on the programme at Jaywick Martello Tower in Essex Arts, Summer 2008 >> (632 KB JPG)

Overview of the neutral space that HWA created within the Jaywick Martello Tower to empower the local community in Mailout, January 2008 >> (1.7 MB PDF)