Leicester Public Art

Public Art in Leicester

Touch the Bede Park ceramic maps and sit in the Stone Circle performance space. Stroll through the colourful metal entrance gates of the International Youth House and read the intricate etched poems on the glass conservatory walls. Discover the bronze Seamstress and sporting champions sculptures; add to these the decorative window railings of the Mosquito Coast and the Market Place column sign, a series of red pods and draped columns on New Walk - and you have experienced some of Leicester's rich and varied collection of art in public places.

As part of buildings or in public spaces, virtual or real, permanent or temporary, celebrating achievements or just creating more interesting and dynamic places, they are there for all to enjoy.

If you would like more information on art in public places in Leicester, Leicester City Council's Arts Service would be happy to help. Our details can be found in the Contact section of this website.

The Cultural Mapping Programme

The Cultural Mapping programme provides a strategic framework for the longer-term development of art in public places in the city. It is envisaged that the theme will become recognisable and accessible to planners, architects, developers, business and communities and foster future commissioning and collaborative schemes in the longer term.

The Programme has now been completed in accordance with the Council’s Public Art: Commissioning Principles and Practices, adopted in 1996. The Programme has provided opportunities to meet the City Council’s Corporate priorities within its strategic direction which incorporates: cultural, economic, environmental, educational and social issues.