Over the past five years of Creative Basildon’s presence in Basildon, we have been asked time and again to support the celebration and championing of the large amounts of Public Art in the town and wider borough.

As part of the 2024/25 programme of work, Creative Basildon, led by the community will explore the cultural life of Basildon, through an opportunity to identify and map the art and cultural pieces: present, past and to start a series of trails that can be developed over the next year or two to literally put Basildons art, culture and creative history on the map.

The core overall aims of the Culture Trails are:
– to connect with the community of place and interest.
– to celebrate Basildon’s many cultural and historical places, spaces and works of art that are not only recognised as historically important but have also been in situ in the past and present. To build up a series of trails across the borough that celebrate the quirkiness and cultural importance of some of the places, history and people from Basildon.
Phase one activity is in Basildon Town Centre.

We’re excited to announce the appointment of the Care Contractors – Shaun C. Badham, Emma Edmondson, Laura Whiting, and Lu Williams – for our Cultural Trails artist commission. Over the next 4 months, they will be working alongside residents to create new socially engaged works, events, a cultural trail, and a publication.

To read more about this head on over to creativebasildon.co.uk/care-contractors