Public art contributes to a high quality, well designed environment for people who live or visit East Lothian.
The aim of the Percent for Art scheme is to encourage the development of a high quality, well designed environment for people who live in and/or work in East Lothian. To this end, we require developers to commit to the scheme. As a condition of planning consent, developers must:
The Arts Service then works closely with planners to offer advice about how this artistic involvement can be used to influence building design or landscaping features.
Sculptor Michael Johnson has created a 12 feet high, stainless steel sculpture of a mussel shell, sited at Murdoch’s Green at the west end of Musselburgh.
Our Arts Service brought representatives from Musselburgh Area Partnership, Community Council, Musselburgh Conservation Group, local people from the community, Council Officers and elected members to create a working group to select and commission this work. The artwork is funded by Tesco Ltd as part of our Percent for Art Policy
The Musselburgh Archer is a striking public artwork, located by the Roman Bridge, River Esk, Musselburgh. Created by artists Svetlana Kondakova and Maja Quille, the life size figure represents layers of local history including the Roman invasion in AD 80, the battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547, and the Musselburgh Silver Arrow, dating back to 1603. The artwork is accompanied by a series of arrows installed at locations around Musselburgh, forming a trail around the town.
You can explore these pinpointed areas of cultural, historical, natural and community significance, download your Arrow Trail map below.
Our Arts Service brought representatives from Musselburgh Area Partnership, Community Council, Musselburgh Conservation Group, local people from the community, Council Officers and elected members to create a working group to select and commission this work. The artwork is funded by Tesco Ltd as part of our Percent for Art Policy.
Joel Baker (mosaic), Kate Henderson and Anita Pate (glass) and Robin Wood (wood) created an artwork for East Linton, with funding from Miller Homes, in collaboration with a working group from Dunpender Community Council. The artwork is constructed from Douglas Fir, cast glass and pebble mosaic.
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