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The Public was a multi-purpose venue and art gallery in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, at the forefront of a regional regeneration programme which was – by late 2013– to also bring Europe's biggest Tesco, a multiplex cinema, restaurants and a new retail centre.〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/04/ex-bullring-boss-in-new-role-at-west-bromwich-new-square-development/〕〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/26/exhibition-to-show-off-200m-west-bromwich-development/〕〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/03/02/200m-vision-of-west-bromwichs-future/〕 It closed in November 2013.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23633781〕 Despite indications that the arts centre would be at the forefront of West Bromwich's 'Golden Future'〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/03/02/200m-vision-of-west-bromwichs-future/〕 on 9 May 2013 it was announced that Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were in discussion with Sandwell College to potentially lease The Public for use as a sixth-form college. The College's own sixth-form is oversubscribed with six applicants for every place.〔http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/investors-public-west-brom-could-3871460〕〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/23/balloons-launched-to-fight-plan-for-public/〕〔http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/22/culture-commodity-sell-off-temples〕 In 2012–13 there were 380,000 visitors to the building from all sections of society – an increase of over 40% from the previous year.〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/26/number-of-visitors-soars-at-the-public/〕〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/09/24/the-public-arts-centre-triples-visitors-over-three-years/〕 The Public's mission is to be a place where people come to create and make things for themselves and to enjoy other people's creativity – an echo of Cedric Price's concept of a Fun Palace. In 2012, ''The Guardian''s Robert Clark described The Public as "a playground" and that "maybe that's a not a bad role for modern galleries to embrace".〔http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/jun/02/this-weeks-new-exhibitions〕 It is also home to 27 small companies as well as the Sandwell Arts Trust, who manage the building. Between them they employ around 120 people with a further 120 digital media apprentices.〔http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/17/emin-and-creed-works-at-public/〕 An article in the previously critical ''Express and Star'' in 2012 demonstrated that The Public was finally winning local people over and had found its purpose,〔http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/09/26/how-the-public-is-winning-people-over/〕 and that the odds of it having become one of the region's success stories had been quite remote in the recent past. The Public closed on November 23, 2013.〔http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/joe-holyoaks-opinion-public-west-6480838〕 ==Overview== The project grew out of the work by Jubilee Arts (founded 1974) whose mission was to enhance the lives of the local community through artistic programmes and endeavours. One aim of this group was to create a building which would serve as a permanent piece of art, be visually and structurally challenging and provide a place for community groups to gather to carry on the vision of Jubilee Arts. British architect Will Alsop was selected to design the building with construction beginning in May 2003. Running over budget and with a number of organisations supporting the project going into liquidation and administration, The Public finally opened to visitors in 2008 (chiefly the ground floor), with construction of the ramp and digital artworks being completed in 2009. The building was finally completed in 2010 with the opening of its Level 2 Conference Suite and finalisation of office space on Level 4. The building is now operated and run by Sandwell Arts Trust (established August 2009) and features exhibition space, interactive art works, cafe bar, theatre, conference and meeting rooms and office space. By end of June 2013, Sandwell Arts Trust have indicated that 1,000,000 visitors will have been through the doors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Public, West Bromwich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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