Members-only
London, UK
About the prize
The summer exhibition is open to all members and fellows of the Royal Society of Sculptors, working in any medium.
Applications for the Summer Show 2026 that will take place in the autumn, back at Dora House with acclaimed designer Henry Holland as guest curator, are expected to open in late May 2026 and for any queries, please contact the Residencies and Awards Manager via awards@sculptors.org.uk
There’s No Place Like It is the theme chosen by the 2026 Summer Show Curator, Henry Holland, and it explores the idea of home through the language of sculpture.
I am looking to bring together works that reflect comfort, memory, ritual and belonging. Works that consider the spaces we create around ourselves and the objects that quietly shape and bring joy to our everyday lives. From the intimate to the architectural, the show invites entrants to reflect on what home truly means to them personally, emotionally, physically and culturally.
About the Curator
We are delighted that acclaimed designer Henry Holland is the guest curator for the 2026 Summer Show.
Henry has been designing products for fashion and interiors for the last 15 years, most notably with his label House Of Holland and recently launched Henry Holland Studio.
Established in 2008, House of Holland rose to fame with its cult slogan T-shirts - "I’ll Tell You Who’s Boss Kate Moss" - which catapulted the brand into becoming a regular at London Fashion Week for 13 years with its distinctive approach to bold pattern and colour.
In 2021, Henry stepped away from fashion and started taking ceramics lessons at his local pottery studio in Hackney. Initially intended only as a part-time endeavour, he quickly fell in love with the calming process of building ceramics by hand, enjoying the slower pace it offered compared to the fast world of fashion.
Exploring his own interpretation of the nerikomi ceramic technique, Henry created a signature look for his ceramics using different brightly coloured clays. This technique involves the slow method of stacking, folding and rolling differently coloured clay into slabs, then hand moulding them into functional shapes.
Marsh Charitable Trust Award
We are pleased to let you know that thanks to the generous support of the Marsh Charitable Trust, the curator of the 2026 Summer Show, Henry Holland will be able to award a £1,000 prize for an artwork of their choice.
Summer Show 2025
The 2025 Summer Show was held at Burgh House a beautiful 18th Century Queen Anne Style Home built in 1704 in Hampstead. It was curated by Polly Bielecka, Gallery Director, Pangolin London Sculpture Gallery, and featured works by nearly 70 members and fellows of the Society. Click here to find out more.
Summer Show 2024
The Summer Show 2024 was held at Dora House and it featured work by more than 40 members of the Society selected by 2024 guest judge David McAlmont. Click here to see the exhibition.
Summer Show 2023
The Summer Show 2023 was held at Dora House and it featured work by more than 50 members of the Society selected by 2023 guest judge Edward Bulmer. Click here to see the exhibition.
