Bath & North East Somerset Council, GB turns vacant stores into creative displays in renewal pilot
Bath & North East Somerset Council, GB Vacant Creative
In Progress
Twelve council-owned storefronts on Milsom Street were prepped for the displays by other local businesses. Local artists were commissioned using £12,000 available from events canceled earlier in the pandemic. The displays attracted attention to a previously busy street and sought new investments extending beyond COVID-19. Bath & North East Somerset Council will conduct similar programs over the next two years to fill 80 vacant storefronts.
Project Succeeded
Two pop-up shops emerged from the early weeks of this pilot with owners citing artworks and window displays for their site decisions.
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