Public Art by Alison Atkins, Middlegate Garden

The Wish is the work of Alison Atkins. The sculpture, made from corten steel, was installed in 2004 in Middlegate Garden, between the English Heritage Row Houses on South Quay. Alison was commissioned through a competition conceived and arranged by Darren Barker for final year students at Norwich Art School. It was funded by SRB, Integreat and GYBC, with a contribution from the Arts Generate Fund, Arts Council England East, administered by The SeaChange Trust.
Alison also created the bronze swill baskets located at the same site and Andrew Tanser carved the stone Sofa.  Both Alison and Andrew worked with young people from the surrounding area who were closely involved in the project to improve the garden.  To find out more about the project, click here to view Andrew Tanser’s website. The photographs are by Derek Jackson.

The Wish, by Alison Atkins