Sculpture Associations & Networks
www.creu-ad.co.uk
Creu-ad is a company of artists who work with rural communities
and countryside managers, supporting them to express their
sense of place in a creative way.
www.landartnet.org
The Landscape and Arts Network was launched
in 1993 by artist Francis Carr with the aim of bringing together
landscape architects, engineers, architects, artists, educationalists
and ecologists: in effect, all those individuals, professional
or otherwise, who feel passionate about improving and sustaining
the quality of our urban and natural environment.
www.pmsa.org.uk
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association aims to heighten
public awareness of Britain's monumental heritage - past, present
and future.
www.rbs.org.uk
The Royal British Society of Sculptors
(RBS) is a membership society for professional sculptors, founded
in 1904 by a collective of eminent sculptors of the day. Granted
in 1911, royal patronage continues today with HM Queen Elizabeth
II. It seeks to promote and advance the art of sculpture. Ensure
a widespread understanding and involvement in contemporary sculpture.
Promote the pursuit of excellence in the artform and its practice.
www.sculpteurs-bretagne.org
The Association of Sculpteurs Bretagne.
www.sculpture-network.net
European website of The International Sculpture Centre.
www.swsculptors.co.uk
South West Sculptors are a group of makers of sculpture based
in Devon, who feel great benefit from being able to meet others
who share our interests but always seem to have different skills
and new information.
www.visualartists.ie
Visual Artists Ireland is the current trading name of the Sculptors’ Society
of Ireland. The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland was established
in 1980. It was initially set up to improve the professional
standing of sculptors, raise the profile of sculpture and develop
the quality and scope of commissioning procedures and opportunities.
As one founding member succinctly put it "to make the
country see sculpture as part of everyday living".
SCULPTURE PARKS & GALLERIES
www.bromhillart.co.uk
Sculpture Gardens at Broomhill, Devon, Great Britain.
www.tate.org.uk/stives/hepworth/
The garden was an essential part of Barbara Hepworth's creative
process and when she died it opened to the public as
a permanent setting to exhibit her works.
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www.go2.co.uk/steelsculpture
Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture, Shropshire,
UK. Over 60 exhibits in 10 acres of beautiful woodland |
www.sculpture.org.uk
Sculpture at Goodwood is an organisation and outdoor museum devoted
to the promotion of 21st century British sculpture through
public commissions and exhibitions.
www.ysp.co.uk
Yorkshire Sculpture Park is one of Europe's Leading open-air
galleries
SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS
www.berllanderi.freeserve.co.uk
Berllanderi, translated, as 'Orchard of Oaks' is a seventeenth
century farm complex set in the Usk Valley, South Wales. This
inspirational setting offers the isolation of a retreat for
practising sculptors. The conducive environment without the
distractions of the normal routine allows artists to concentrate
on new work in the privacy of their studios.
www.sculpture.gb.com
Castle Fine Arts is home to one of the countries sculpture foundries
with studios in North Wales and Gloucestershire. Working closely
with a wide variety of artists to create large-scale bronze
sculptures for public and private commissions, both in the
UK and abroad.
www.mbfinearts.co.uk
Comprehensive foundry service in West Wales
www.nationalsculpturefactory.com
The National Sculpture Factory in Cork, Ireland, is a national
organisation, dedicated to artists, which advances the creation
and understanding of contemporary art. Specifically, It provides
and promotes a supportive environment for the making of art,
opportunities for commissioning new works, collaborations, residencies,
and other artistic interventions.
www.ssw.org.uk
The Scottish Sculpture Workshop provides residency, training
and exhibition opportunities for visual artists who wish to research
ideas, experiment with new techniques or develop existing skills.
We offer space, facilities and expertise to help artists realise
projects in a wide range of media, as well as the opportunity
to meet and work alongside other artists in the stimulating and
engaging rural environment of north-east Scotland.
FUNDING & ADVISORY BODIES
www.artswales.org.uk
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) was set up in 1994 by Royal
Charter. It is responsible for funding and developing the arts
in Wales. The Welsh Assembly Government provides ACW with grant
in aid to fund the arts in Wales and, as an Assembly Sponsored
Public Body (ASPB), ACW is responsible to the Welsh Assembly
Government for the way this money is spent.
www.cywaithcymru.org
Cywaith Cymru - Artworks Wales is the national organisation
for public art in Wales. It was established
in 1981 to encourage the placing of art in the environment
through commissions, exhibitions and residencies The wide range
of work covered by the organisation is supported by a strong
commitment to the cultural life of Wales, seeking to bring
about new work which is particular to its environment and which
reflects the culture from which it comes.
INFORMATION & DATA BASES
www.welshartsarchive.org.uk
Database showcasing the best of the arts in Wales. Provides a
listing of artists, writers, and performers.
www.artx.co.uk
Database of welsh artists available for commissions in Wales
, plus news , comment and advice for creative artists.
www.axisweb.org
Axis provides information about contemporary artists working
in the UK.
