Welcome to Sculpture for Norwich

Sculpture for Norwich is a charitable company founded by members of the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society and the Norwich Society 'to promote and advance the education of the public in the art of sculpture within the area of greater Norwich'.

To raise awareness of the benefits of public art Sculpture for Norwich started life with the commissioning of a major work of art to celebrate the Norwich School of Artists in central Norwich. See the News page for latest information. The project, for a site at St Martin-at-Palace Plain, will be undertaken in collaboration with the cultural agency FutureCity and Norwich City Council: see the Current Project page. A fund-raising campaign is in progress and the general public is invited to subscribe: see the Appeal page.

It is hoped that this first undertaking will be followed by further commissions and encourage others to commission public sculpture in the City.

Initial Project

A gift of a major sculpture by Bruce Gernand to the City has been made possible through the agency of Sculpture for Norwich. The gift by the Cass Sculpture Foundation and the sculptor of Star and Cloud  has been accepted by the Norwich Cathedral Chapter and the work, which is now in Norwich, will be installed in the Cathedral Close later in the year. See further on the News page.

Sculpture for Norwich is also very active with its initial landmark project: a sculpture to celebrate the Norwich School of Artists, to be erected on St Martin-at-Palace Plain, in front of the house where John Sell Cotman lived.... read more.

Following an exhibition by Sculpture for Norwich in the Forum 5-11 September 2011, a 14 member, broad based Selection Committee chose MARIELE NEUDECKER as winner of the commission for the project (www.mareieleneudecker.co.uk).  A full report can be found on the News page.

Mariele Neudecker is now working on a revision of her original proposal which will be presented to the Selection Committee in, it is hoped, the summer of 2012. The pace may be slow but the direction is certain.