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Mando Group help ‘Arts for Places’ bring together art and regeneration. - 14th December 2009

Liverpool digital agency, Mando Group, have launched the online hub www.artforplaces.com for 3-year public art project ‘Art for Places’.  Art for Places aims to deliver regeneration through inspiration and will help communities use public art to reshape their neighbourhoods. The initiative is a partnership between NewHeartlands (Housing Market Renewal pathfinder for Merseyside), Liverpool Biennial and Arts Council England, along with local authorities and housing associations. It will create a public art commission for each of the three areas involved in the project: Sefton, Wirral, and Liverpool.


Mando Group already works with both arts and regeneration organisations, making the project a natural fit for them. This year they won a ‘Big Chip’ award for their work with not-for-profit organisation Liverpool Biennial.


As a unique new initiative the Art for Places project needed a simple, yet powerful online hub to ensure people can readily grasp and engage with the concept. Mando Group rose to the challenge by creating an up-to-date, feature-rich and user-friendly website which supports the existing Arts for Places branding, all within the quick turnaround time required for the project.


Features of the site include Web 2.0 integration, with Flickr galleries and Google Search, plus other facilities to encourage community participation, including mailing list sign-ups. Plus Mando Group have also integrated 3rd party forms with an online management area for their client, completing the excellent value for money package provided.


Speaking about the project Mando Group CEO, Matt Johnson said,
“ We’re delighted to be involved with such a worthwhile initiative and with the resulting site. The Liverpool region has much to offer its residents and we’re proud to be helping it build on those assets to ensure future success.”