Expression of Interest for a Public Art Feature

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, as part of their PEACE IV Shared Spaces and Services programme, wish to appoint an artist to design a piece of art which commemorates Tom Dunn and complements the associated Tom Dunn Walkway and Hedge School Project. The commission is for a strong, site-specific artwork. The location is the Centre of Rostrevor a Village in Newry, Mourne and Down. Tom Dunn was the local Hedge School and Master in Rostrevor, through his work with the Protestant and Catholic communities he is locally known as the ‘Peasant Patriot’. This piece of art should complement the ongoing Peace IV project which will develop an Educational Shared Space, a Shared Walkway, an Educational toolkit and a Hedge Summer school, focusing on the good community relations work of Tom Dunn who helped local people move towards a more integrated, cohesive and shared society. The piece of art should celebrate the history of Tom Dunn in the local areas as the ‘Peasant Patriot’ and will be used by the local schools and Churches for shared learning projects.