Artists taking the lead is one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging art events in the UK. Twelve extraordinary commissions will be created by artists across the nation, as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
2,163 ideas were shortlisted to 59 projects by expert panels of artists and producers – those 59 have now become 12 winners. Together they will create a national celebration of culture up to and through out 2012.
To find out more, select your region of the UK on the map
Artists taking the lead is being developed by Arts Council England in partnership with London 2012, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the Scottish Arts Council and the Arts Council of Wales
Bus-Tops update: new visual identity and meet the team
18th August 2010
Alfie Dinnen (Bus-Tops)
Lionheart fever reaches London telephone box!
4th August 2010
Shauna Richardson (Lionheart Project)
Watch Shauna create the first lion in her studio here!
28th July 2010
Shauna Richardson (Lionheart Project)
Prototypes for the West Midlands Godiva Awakes project will be on show at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry from 1-2 October 2010.
January 2011 Donations open for the Boat Project in the South East
May-September 2011 On Landguard Point outdoor events across the East of England
July 2011 Bus-Tops goes live across London
Spring 2012 Lionheart Project begins a tour of the East Midlands
April 2012 FLOW opens in the North East
May 2012 The Boat Project launches in the South East
Forest Pitch football matches take place in Scotland
On Landguard Point feature film premiered in the East of England
June 2012 Adain Avion starts its journey across Wales
THE NEST opens to the public in Northern Ireland
July 2012 Nowhereisland begins its epic journey around the South West
Godiva Awakes in the West Midlands