Art Common reimagines public space into arenas for artistic expression and cultural conversations.
We’re a consultancy that works with artists, clients and communities, to reimagine public space through art and design.
Inspired by the concept of the common - a shared place for community - we create cultural projects that are collaborative, site-responsive, and informed by story. Our work strengthens relationships between people and the environments they share.
Ruth Della
Founder & Principal Curator
Founder and Principal Curator, Ruth Della, leads Art Common with curatorial insight, thoughtful engagement, and project management expertise to embed contemporary art in public space.
With a site-responsive, design-informed approach, Ruth works collaboratively to connect artists and ideas with communities while aligning with stakeholder vision.
Ruth shapes projects end-to-end, bringing together artist and opportunities, engaging communities, and overseeing commissioning, design, and delivery, to create artworks that resonate with both people and place.
CURATORIAL PHILOSOPHY
Public art has the power to shift and shape communities.
Art Common is deeply grounded in place-based curation, where the unique history, geography, and culture of a site shape the curatorial vision.
We employ research practice and community consultation to ensure the resulting artworks and design, not only enhance the aesthetic of public spaces but also contribute to the well-being and identity of communities.
We make exceptional art common place. We make community art common place. We make interactive art common place. We make original art common place.
We make exceptional art common place. We make community art common place. We make interactive art common place. We make original art common place.
COLLABORATORS
Art Common collaborates with creatives in all manner of ways to fully resolve projects and to bring exciting and compelling ideas to reality. When elements of the work sit outside our area of expertise, or we need an extra hand, we bring in the best to collaborate.
We draw on extended professional industry connections working with consultants, designers, architects, engineers, art educators, fabricators, technicians and installers, all experts in their field, to adapt to the needs of each project.
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