Hare Hill Commission

Our friends at Hare Hill want to work with an artist(s) or maker whose work explores art, nature and the environment to develop a new artwork which utilises wood from the site in 2020 for installation in 2021. 

We want audiences to explore the history of Hare Hill, while looking towards its future. The area designated for the artwork is where visitors will leave the historic garden, before entering a new wildflower meadow area. 

The concept for this commission arose from a Barnaby Festival R&D project and has strong connections to the town through the influence of key Macclesfield figures. The artist(s) will be invited to explore the sometimes challenging histories of the Hibbert and Brocklehurst families who shaped Hare Hill, along with 20th century garden designer James Russell and to consider the garden and how it’s past meets it’s future and what that future may look like. There will also be the opportunity to meet staff and volunteers to understand their thoughts on the past and future of the site. Potential access to an outdoor work space on-site may be possible to help create the artwork and speak and engage with visitors.

Click here for more information and the full Artist’s Brief

Expressions of interest due (to the National Trust) by midnight, by 16 March 2020