Open Empty Spaces is an artist-led initiative aiming primarily to commission temporary artworks for unusual spaces in the public realm, and give artists, whose work is both conceptually and aesthetically interesting, the opportunity to produce work in interesting and challenging locations. In doing this it hopes to bring contemporary art to a new audience and allow people to see new and exciting projects as they go about their day-to-day lives.
The spaces used are in the public realm and are unusual and unique. The projects are intended to challenge and inspire artists to push their work further, encourage people to see public art in a different way and to look at the environment around them from a new perspective.
Open Empty Spaces was set up in 2008 and is run and curated by Sam Aldridge, a visual artist based in Cardiff and Paula Morison a visual artist based in London.
Previous projects have included Hole in the Wall, 2009, River, 2009, DECEMBER eleven, 2009 and Stalls & Traders, 2011.
