PUBLIC ART & CREATIVE PROJECTS

Guided by nature, the seasons and what already exists, each project evolves through people, place and connection, holding a sense of magic.

MOMENTS OF JOY

A live, evolving public art series

Thameside School

A growing series of small-scale public artworks bringing moments of colour, playfulness and connection into everyday spaces. Placed in overlooked or in-between areas, each piece creates a subtle shift in how a space feels.

These works are designed to exist within public spaces, offering small but meaningful shifts in how a place is experienced.

St Nicolas CE Primary School

Bridge House Care Home

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CAROUSEL FAMIL CENTRE

Co-Created Public Artwork

A large-scale mural co-designed with over 80 members of the local community, transforming the space into a vibrant, welcoming environment rooted in nature and imagination.

Developed through hands-on creative sessions, the mural brings together ideas, drawings and contributions from children, young people and families, shaping a piece that reflects the identity of the space and the people within it.

The result is a permanent artwork that adds colour, warmth and a strong sense of belonging, creating a space people recognise as their own.

Colorful mural featuring bees, stylized trees with orange and pink blossoms, abstract swirls and lines, on a light blue background.
Person painting a colorful mural on a wall, with pink, orange, and gold accents, including a hand holding a paintbrush.
A person's hand with painted nails and a tattoo on fingers, touching a colorful abstract wall mural featuring a rainbow and a stylized tree or plant with orange, green, and black designs.
A colorful mural on a wall featuring a beehive, rainbow, and abstract shapes in pastel colors.

BLOOM

An ongoing place-based public art project rooted in Cotman Close Park.

Creative Pop-Ups in Nature

Through pop-ups, collaborative artworks and nature-based interventions, Bloom brings art and nature into the space, creating a visible and welcoming presence shaped by the local community. Creating collaborative public art and nature-based work in everyday spaces.

A playground with a walking path decorated with colorful chalk drawings, including flowers, leaves, and a winding line. In the background, there are children and adults near the playground equipment, which includes swings and climbing structures. The area is fenced, and there are residential buildings nearby.
Colorful painted wooden blocks and a small container of yellow paint on grass.
Craft supplies on plates, including paper cutouts of leaves, flowers, and geometric shapes, with markers and brushes in a container.
A colorful outdoor banner with the text 'Let your creativity bloom' and 'life projects,' standing on a grassy area next to a sidewalk. A young girl with braided hair, wearing a white top and dark skirt, is playing with a pink bicycle nearby. In the background, there are houses, leafless trees, and parked cars.

Other projects have included nature trail pavement and bench art, school murals for sensory gardens, floral transformations of reused fencing, and a carousel entrance mural…

Park Art & Playground
Abstract floral painting with black outlines, pink, yellow, white, and blue flowers on a light blue background.
School Sensory Garden Murals
Local Park Art Transformation
Nature Trail Painted Pink Bench with MHN
A woman and a young girl sitting on a pink park bench under a tree, smiling at the camera. The woman is wearing a pink beanie, a red dress, and a denim jacket. The girl is wearing a gray jacket and pink pants. In the background, there are boats docke
Nature Trail Pavement Art
Chalk art on the sidewalk depicts a plant with a label and instructions, alongside a green arrow marking a path. A nearby sign reads 'A NEW NATURE TRAIL CLOSING,' with colorful illustrations.
Entrance gate to Thameside School decorated with red and pink ribbons, with trees and a blue sky in the background.
Collage of photos showing a school gate decorated with artificial flowers, children making craft projects, and floral arrangements at the gate, with text indicating it is a floral school gate decorated for a special occasion.
Collage of photos from a toddler art workshop at the family center mural featuring bright flowers, bees, and a blue sky. Photos include children painting, an finished mural, and art supplies.
A colorful outdoor painting of a garden with pink, yellow, and purple flowers, bees flying in a blue sky with white clouds, and a peacock in the background, mounted on a wooden fence.