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More Than You Might Expect by Sophie Kemp

The Royal Society of Sculptors Summer Programme

28 June - 19 September 2021

25 Jun 2021

The Royal Society of Sculptors set to launch a dynamic summer programme to take place at Dora House including: The 2021 Summer Exhibition , curated by Sigrid Kirk. ‘ More Than You Might Expect ’, a new site specific work by Sophie Kemp installed on the sculpture terrace. ‘ 10gram Challenge ’ a

Covid-19 Archives Fund Grant

23 Mar 2021

We are delighted to announce that the Royal Society of Sculptors has received a Covid-19 Archives Fund grant from The National Archives to move a large part of our archive off-site and into a purpose-built storage facility. This will protect a number of our oldest and most fragile records from damp

On the Sculpture Terrace - Naomi Blake FRBS

17 March - 6 June 2021

17 Mar 2021

The Royal Society of Sculptors is showcasing the work of Naomi Blake FRBS with an outdoor exhibition on its sculpture terrace which is free for all to enjoy. The exhibition celebrates Blake as part of the Society’s ‘Pioneering Women’ project, which shines a spotlight on the lives, careers and

PIONEERING WOMEN CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference date: 10 March 2021

02 Dec 2020

For the last two years, the Royal Society of Sculptors has undertaken the research project, ‘Pioneering Women at the Heart of the Royal Society of Sculptors’, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre. This research has used the Society’s archive to uncover the lives, histories and careers of twenty-five

TOURIA EL GLAOUI ANNOUNCED AS GUEST JUDGE OF GBA AWARDS

29 Jul 2020

The Royal Society of Sculptors is thrilled to announce that the guest judge for its 2021 Gilbert Bayes Award for early career sculptors will be Touria El Glaoui , founding director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Touria will join the judging panel which each year selects a small group of

Inside/Out: Jiro Takamatsu and Keiji Uematsu in conversation

30 September to 29 November

27 Sep 2019

Inside/Out pairs the work of two important Japanese artists Jiro Takamatsu (1936-1998) and Keiji Uematsu (b.1947). This exhibition of sculpture, works on paper and photographs will create an exciting dialogue between two very different artists, bringing post-war Japanese art and the influential Mono

PARALLEL LINES: SCULPTURE AND DRAWING

13 May to 13 July, free entry

04 Jun 2019

This spring the Royal Society of Sculptors will be exploring the relationship between sculpture and drawing in its broadest sense in a new show, Parallel Lines: Sculpture and Drawing . Drawings from The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art are paired with drawings by contemporary sculptors, in a

Art UK Sculpture Project

Major UK sculpture project launches online

22 Feb 2019

Today (22 February 2019) sees the launch of Art UK’s unique sculpture project. The first thousand sculptures are now available online, free of charge, to people in the UK and all over the globe via www.artuk.org. An estimated 150,000 more will follow by the end of 2020. These first images, and their

Conversation in Colour 6 - 27 Oct 2018

Paul Huxley RA and Holly Rowan Hesson

17 Sep 2018

The Line collaborates with the Royal Society of Sculptors to launch Conversation In Colour. London City Island, the new creative and cultural neighbourhood on Leamouth Peninsula, will host a brand new exhibition for Frieze London. Curated by the Royal Society of Sculptors, the exhibition will

Phillip King, Download Stretch Float Maquette, 2013. Image courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: Luke A Walker

DUOLOGUE, 24 Sept to 2 Dec 2018

A live collaboration between Phillip King CBE and Alexandre da Cunha

05 Jul 2018

Phillip King CBE and Alexandre da Cunha, two of the leading sculptors working in the UK today, are coming together for a unique ‘live collaboration’ at the Royal Society of Sculptors , offering us a rare opportunity to glimpse into the artist’s studio and discover their working practises.

New award for young sculptors launched

Residency at Milwyn for Royal Academy Schools graduate

18 Jun 2018

Charlie Fegan is the first ever winner of an exciting new award providing aspiring young sculptors the opportunity to pursue their artistic ambitions. The Royal Society of Sculptors Bronze Award offers a student graduating from the Royal Academy Schools a 3 to 6 month residency at Milwyn Casting, a

Big Draw winners!

Museum & Galleries Award

07 Jun 2018

The Royal Society of Sculptors is absolutely delighted to announce that we have won the international Big Draw Festival Museum & Galleries Award 2017/18.

In Memoriam III, outside Royal Society of Sculptors

Faces of Sculpture

Portrait of a Profession, An Exhibition of Photographs by Anne Purkiss

14 May 2018

14 May – 14 July 2018 “I see photographs as documents of people, recorded in the context of their environment and their time. The interpretation of my subjects, or my part of being creative, lies in selecting the context, the environment and the moment in time.” Faces of Sculpture is an exhibition

Inspired by Nature

In collaboration with Grizedale Forest

12 May 2018

Part of Grizedale Forest’s 50th Anniversary of Arts and Culture in the forest. 

Jo Taylor MRSS

A new collaboration with J Sheekey Atlantic Bar

16 Jan 2018

Society member wins competition to show at Covent Garden restaurant