The workshop was designed and facilitated by Sian Shakespear to: celebrate the achievements of OPAL Cymru and learn from the two year project agree on priority areas of work for a possible future citizen science project agree on an approach…
Gwynedd Library and Information Service – consultation on its future
This consultation was undertaken by Siân Shakespear who: held drop-in sessions in each and every one of the 17 libraries held discussion workshops with specific target groups organised a paper and on-line survey held workshops with staff and partners co-operated…
Cae’r Gors, Kate Roberts Heritage Centre, Rhosgadfan
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: devised an interpretation plan with input from Trustees in order identify various elements provided costs for all elements including film, exhibition, computer touchscreen activities and audio commentary researched and copy/scriptwrote all text/commentary…
Llyn Trawsfynydd – orientation and interpretation panels and items
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: planned panels, picnic tables and benches to interpret a circular trail and a path along the lake edge devised the concepts and drafted all text supervised sub-contractors to design and produce all…
Marine Lake, Rhyl – Nature and Heritage Trail
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: developed concepts for several items including eye-catching panels displaying artwork produced by local schoolchildren which stand on sculpted metal legs, rubbings as part of a rubbings trail, public art totems to provide…
The Chain Bridge, Llangollen – family activity chest
This commission to devise and provide a chest full of activities based on the Chain Bridge for families to be located at Llangollen Museum was realised by Siân Shakespear who: researched into the bridge and bridges in general devised the…
The bats of Glynllifon on Lôn Eifion, Y Groeslon
This commission to raise awareness of the lesser horseshoe bats of Glynllifon was realised by Siân Shakespear who: researched into the qualities and habits of this rare bat held awareness raising sessions with the pupils of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle, Ysgol…
Parc Meurig, Bethesda – celebration and interpretation of Llyfr Mawr y Plant
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who undertook sessions to raise awareness of Bethesda’s connections with Llyfr Mawr y Plant amongst pupils in various schools in Dyffryn Ogwen worked with an artist to hold slate and timber carving workshops…
Valle Crucis Abbey – Ornament and Austerity, artist in residence exhibition
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: planned the exhibition for the summer house at Valle Crucis Abbey with members of Cadw staff devised the concept incorporating photographs of artist Lucy Harvey’s work copywrote the text expressing the themes…
Pontcysyllte World Heritage Site – signage and interpretation strategy
This commission was realised by a team led by Siân Shakespear to develop designs and recommendations for a hierarchy of signs and items to interpret the whole WHS and environs by researching and auditing the site and facilitating several participative…
Lôn Las Ogwen – Panels for Journey of the Slate and cycleway extension
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who organised a drop-in session to gather memories and material plan a series of panels in terms of location and message devise concept for each one and draft the text supervise the design/artwork…
Traditional Buildings Centre, Dinefwr – exhibition for ‘Tywi – a river through time’ project
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: devised an interpretation plan with input from project staff costed the exhibition including interactive elements and an audio device researched and copywrote all text supervised several sub-contractors to design, record and edit…
Caernarfon – Welcome and interpretation panels
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: researched information and images for a series of welcome, orientation and interpretation panels for Caernarfon devised the concepts and drafted all text supervised a sub-contractor to design and produce the panels List…
Journey of Slate, Nantlle
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who organised a drop-in session to gather memories and material plan a series of panels in terms of location and message devise concept for each one and draft the text supervise the design/artwork…
Canolfan Dreftadaeth Kate Roberts – Cae’r Gors – Kate Roberts Heritage Centre
Llys Dafydd, Bethesda – Interpretation panels
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear who: held a workshop with members of the community to agree messages researched and drafted the text supervised a sub-contractor to design and produce the panels List of Recent Projects
Ogwen – Experience Gwynedd project
This commission was realised by Siân Shakespear throughout Gwynedd who: facilitated and led 15 communities through a process of identifying and packaging the special features and qualities of their area in order to present them to visitors researched and drafted…