What we do - Beam Arts UK

We’re an experienced and multi-skilled team working efficiently to maximise the impact of the investment that clients make in our services and always seeking to make strategic connections to amplify and streamline projects that we deliver.

We deliver the following bespoke services for Clients:

Public art programmes and commissions.
Public art strategies, policies and action plans.
Public art audits and feasibility studies.
Public art guidance and toolkits.
Place-based cultural strategies.
Artist-led engagement, consultation and creative participation.
Artist skills development, training and mentoring.
Fundraising and bid writing.

You can view a selection of case studies about our projects towards the bottom of this page.

Why work with us?

With a wealth of experience in developing and producing public art and cultural strategies and action plans, we work in contexts from the urban to the rural.

Complementing our strategic work, we have extensive experience as creative producers, developing creative programmes and commissions with artists and communities, which support broader objectives around social value, regeneration, heritage, public realm, economic development and visitor economy.

We’re experienced in working with a wide range of funders including Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund, including developing projects and applications, project delivery, evaluation and reporting.

Principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and environmental responsibility are at the heart of our organisation and the work we deliver. We are currently taking positive action to build our network of public artists from diverse backgrounds and to seek out the barriers that artists may face when trying to work in the public realm. Our Consultants are certified Carbon Literate.

Our Clients:

Current and recent Local Authority clients include: Barnsley Borough, Bolsover District; Chesterfield Borough; Derbyshire County; Durham County; East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull; Kirklees; North East Lincolnshire; North Yorkshire; North Lincolnshire; Scarborough Borough; Selby District; Wakefield District.

Further clients include: Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust; Featherstone Town Council; FORGED partnership (Tees Valley); ixia, public art think tank; North Pennines AONB/ Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority; South Pennines Park; The Leap, Bradford; ‘Down to Earth’, Wigan; DASH; CVAN West Midlands; and University of Leicester.

Fancy a chat?

We’re always happy to have a conversation to discuss your specific requirements. All our projects and programmes are bespoke, recognising the unique identities, qualities and challenges of our towns, cities and communities.

Email us or call +44 (0) 7718 564 376

Download our portfolio here.

Image credit: Sounds of Dewsbury, Manasamitra & Duncan Chapman. © Nicholas Singleton

Case studies

‘Twist and Shout’ by Illuminos

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Part of the Animate Chesterfield Programme

Yorkshire Roses – Barnsley

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Artin Light commission

‘Local’ by Peachzz

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Part of the Animate Chesterfield Programme

Public Art Consultancy Support

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The Leap, Bradford

Engage / Create

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Artist professional development, Barnsley

This Place Has a Story To Tell…

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Emmeline North, Castleford

Audacter et Sincere (Boldly & Frankly)

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Cbloxx, Castleford

Ashfall and Bloom

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Peachzz, South Elmsall

UNBOUND – dynamic artists for public places

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Evaluation

Through the Minds Eye – Crofton Academy

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Creative Project for Wakefield's Festival of Learning

The Stories by STATIC

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Horse and Groom Square, Goldthorpe

Kaleidoscope

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by Lucie Maycock

The Normanton Junction

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by Harriet Colours

Launch of Hull Public Art Policy

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Lighting the Lanes

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By Douglas Black

ixia – Public Art Support Pilot

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Beam - Advisor to Darlington Council

Hope and Heritage

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by Luke Perry

Beam Annual Review 2023

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Dewsbury Creative Town

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3 year arts programme

Ever Glow

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by Graeme Mitcheson

Living Landscape

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by Studio Broadbent

Sounds of Dewsbury

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Audio Trail

Walking Together

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a Mining Memorial project at Markham Vale, Derbyshire

Barnsley Public Art Guidance

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Commissioning art in public places

A Guide to Developing Murals & 2D Artwork

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Wakefield District

Inspiring Artist Talks hosted by Kirklees College

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Dewsbury Placemaking

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Beam Annual Review 2022

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Can You See Us

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by Andrew Small

Tessella by Saba Rifat

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Dewsbury Creative Town

Tales from t’Mill

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Harriet Lawson's Inspiration

Colour Pop

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by Lenny and Whale

HeART Your Town

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The Mute Still Air

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by Ed Carter and Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Creativity Strategy for North East Lincolnshire

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A story led approach

Our Country Lives

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A photographic exploration of upper Teesdale, co-created with local young people

Snap Time

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by Michael Disley

Fighting From Home

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by Luke Perry

Selby District Cultural Development Framework

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A new culture of Culture

Beam Annual Review

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2021

Stairfoot Animation Trail

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by Andrew Small

Pat Farrell/ Caveman M8

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South Pennines Park Residency

Karol Wyszynski

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South Pennines Park Residency

Naseem Darbey

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South Pennines Park Residency

James Mabbett/ Studio Napoleon iiird

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South Pennines Park Residency

Emma N. J. Long

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South Pennines Park Residency

Ammie Sykes

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South Pennines Park Residency

Urban Rewild by Emmeline North

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Dewsbury Creative Town

Art in Public

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A Public Art Plan for Huddersfield

Spin a Tale

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by Constella OperaBallet

Creative Programme 2018-2021

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Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Great Place Scheme

Sculpting A Continent

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By Andrew Warburton

Colour Forms – Lenny & Whale

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Installation at Wentworth Castle Gardens

New Artworks for Stairfoot, Barnsley

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Andrew Small creative engagement

Fighting from Home

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Proposals for a new artwork by Luke Perry

‘Tales of Derby Women Past’

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Short Film

Community engagement in the time of Covid

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Beam blog

Walking Together – Virtual Launch

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Summer 2020

Threading Through Communities

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By Seiko Kinoshita

Illuminating Threads of Belper’s Rich Heritage

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‘Mr Arkwright’ by Jo Fairfax

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Short film

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

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Creative Producer

The Story Mine

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Sharing stories from Markham Colliery

Dancing Flowers of Doe Lea

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A Manifesto for the Arts In Place

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War Horse – A Place of Peace to be Together

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WWI Commemorative Commission for Featherstone

Public Art at City Fields

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The Story of Doe Lea

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Past Present and Future

Arts and Place

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Promoting the role of the arts and artists in place

Beam Archive Research Project

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30 years of Beam

Wakefield Arts Partnership

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Network coordination

Markham Vale Public Art Programme

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Derbyshire County Council

Wakefield Kirkgate Train Station

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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Words for Wellbeing

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A new writing group exploring womanhood

Born and Bread

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Castleford 'Lit Fest in a Day'

‘Our Treasures’ – Altofts Lit Fest in a Day

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Arts Council Strategic Touring Fund Project

Barnsley Public Art Programme

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

A Maze for Yorkshire!

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by Richard Woods

Swing it

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by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan

Dreamers Unite

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by Boa Mistura

Arts Across Borders

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Artist placements in Madrid

Wakefield Lit Fest

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Annual festival celebrating reading and writing

York West Offices Public Art Programme

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City of York Council