Yas Islands public art strategy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Client: Parsons International
• Stakeholders and partners: Zone K Residential Community Aldar Properties PJSL
• Role of Artsource: Consultant
• Outcome: Creation of public art strategy
• Completion date: 2012

SUMMARY

As part of development of the Yas Island’s Zone K Residential Community, Artsource has been commissioned to develop a Public Art Strategy. The strategy will form the foundation for an art programme of commissioned site specific artworks as well as non-commissioned and integrated artworks for secondary and tertiary sites throughout the precinct.

Artsource’s Public Art Strategy has been developed in alignment with Zone K Community’s public realm vision to create a sense of community; to connect with local and regional Arabic culture and to connect with the natural environment. In line with this, the public art vision for Zone K Community is to:

• Create artworks that establish a sense of place by encouraging community interaction and engagement;
• Create culturally relevant artworks; and
• Create artworks with visual and conceptual connections to the built and natural environment.