{"id":7244,"date":"2023-08-24T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/?p=7244"},"modified":"2023-09-11T21:50:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:50:56","slug":"river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/08\/24\/river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;River\u2019 a new public artwork by Svetlana Kondakova Muir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bens participated in an art project in 2021, where they were involved with a local artist who was creating a new sculpture for the Almondell Cemetery at East Calder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/08\/24\/river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir\/model-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163206\/model-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"274,299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"model 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163206\/model-2.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163206\/model-2.png\" class=\" wp-image-7245 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163206\/model-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/08\/24\/river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir\/model\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163207\/model.png\" data-orig-size=\"292,254\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"model\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163207\/model.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163207\/model.png\" class=\"wp-image-7246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24163207\/model.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pupils researched natural shapes and created silhouettes of leaves, water shapes and flowers to create a template for the metal structure. The final sculpture has been erected and locals are being invited to attend the grand reveal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7249\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/08\/24\/river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir\/attachment\/113\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"676,523\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melanie.Hill&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692895095&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"113\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113-300x232.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/calderwood\/uploads\/sites\/6714\/2023\/08\/24164058\/113.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The unveiling will take place on site at the artwork located<br \/>\nwithin Almondell Cemetery on:<br \/>\nThursday, 7 September, from 5:30 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There will be a few words on site to share more about the process of<br \/>\ndeveloping the project on behalf of the community, we would be pleased if<br \/>\nyou could join us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 5:45pm Introductions \u2013 Eddy Goodfellow &#8211; ECCRA<br \/>\n\u2022 5:50 \u2013 6pm About the Artwork- Svetlana Kondakova Muir \u2013The Artist<br \/>\n\u2022 6:00- 6:05pm Working in Partnership \u2013 Ray Kirk \u2013 Stirling Developments<br \/>\n\u2022 6:05 &#8211; 6:10pm Acknowledgements \u2013 Camille Archer \u2013 West Lothian Council<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please RSVP by Tuesday 5 of September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bens participated in an art project in 2021, where they were involved with a local artist who was creating a new sculpture for the Almondell Cemetery at East Calder. Pupils researched natural shapes and created silhouettes of leaves, water shapes and flowers to create a template for the metal structure. The final sculpture has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/08\/24\/river-a-new-public-artwork-by-svetlana-kondakova-muir\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;River\u2019 a new public artwork by Svetlana Kondakova Muir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creative-calderwood","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7319,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7244\/revisions\/7319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}