Street bollards in Stratford Town centre have got a new look this Autumn thanks to an innovative new public realm art project.
A set of street bollards have received an artistic make over and become public works of art in a scheme organised by the local councillor using their delegated budget, which is available to all members of Warwickshire County Council, to bring improvements to local highways.
Cllr Tim Sinclair, Ward Member for Stratford North, has used some of his Councillor delegated budget funding to bring the art to six bollards in Meer Street in Stratford. Working closely with the Stratford Strategic Partnership – a group of organisations working closely together to improve the Town of Stratford for the future – Cllr Sinclair commissioned a talented local artist – IIona Pike – to deliver this project.
Ilona is a visual artist specialising in painting. She studied for her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Fine Art at the University of the West of England in Bristol. She has lived in Stratford-on-Avon since she was a child, grew up in the town and…
