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Wednesday 12 October 2016

Art & Design >>> Reimagining Port Royal >>> Fri Oct 14th @ the Sidmouth Science Festival

The themes of the Science Festival range far and wide - and on Friday they include publishing in the design world and producing designs for iconic Sidmouth projects.

Local author and long-standing member of the Vision Group, Graham Cooper has provided significant contributions to the cultural, scientific and community life of the Valley over the years:
Futures Forum: Port Royal: Envisioning the Ham Sidmouth > book launch
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: mixed development

And:
Futures Forum: "Sense of Place" >>> from Bury to Sidmouth
Futures Forum: 'Human Touch' >>> Applied art installations contributing to well-being and cohesion

And:
Futures Forum: An idea for improving Sidmouth: making the town more pedestrian friendly
Futures Forum: The power of the sea - its tides and its waves
Futures Forum: Local Plan: maps in focus
Futures Forum: The future of the Alexandria Road Industrial Estate

This is his website:
Graham Cooper, Environmental Artist, Art and Architecture, Space related

And on Friday, he will be providing an overview of his works - with a focus on Port Royal:




Producing Art and Design Books

Friday 14th October 2016 11:00 AM

Over the last ten years, Vision Group member, Graham Cooper has produced a dozen books on related art and architectural design themes. 












The books include Art and Nature: Healing, Project Japan, along with two more recent publications on music and colour. Applying his graphic skills the local author was recently shortlisted in the “Re-imagining Port Royal” architecture competition and has produced a booklet about the redevelopment of Eastern Town. As well as his Port Royal proposal he has been active on a number of local schemes including designs for a “therapeutic garden” and the Boat Park for the Hospital Comforts Fund and the Sidmouth Arboretum. 
Timed to coincide with the Sidmouth Science Festival, the author will describe his experience of self-publishing and the background to his books, in particular Port Royal. Copies of all the books have been donated to the Sidmouth Library with more details found on his website www.grahamcooper.com 
Venue:  Quiet Room, Sidmouth Library
Free.
Producing Art and Design Books | Sidmouth Science Festival
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