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Royal Society of Sculptors
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Location
President
Clare Burnett
Vice President
Julian Wild
Websitesculptors.org.uk
Formerly called
Society of British Sculptors (1905-11)
Royal Society of British Sculptors (1911-2003)
Royal British Society of Sculptors (2003-2017)

The Royal Society of Sculptors (RSS) is British charity established in 1905 which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. Its headquarters is a centre for contemporary sculpture, on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London.[1] It is the oldest and largest organisation dedicated to sculpture in the UK.[2] Until 2017 it was the Royal British Society of Sculptors.[3]

RSS is a registered charity, with a selective membership of around 600 professional sculptors, which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. It aims to inspire, inform and engage people of all ages and backgrounds with sculpture, and to support sculptors' development of their practice to the highest professional standards.

History

  • 1905 – Began as the Society of British Sculptors, with 51 sculptor members in its first year[4][5]
  • 1911 – Received royal patronage, and was renamed the Royal Society of British Sculptors[6]
  • 1963 – Gained charitable status in recognition of its educational activities[7]
  • 1976 – Received donation of 108 Old Brompton Rd from the late sculptor Cecil Thomas[8]
  • 2003 – Became Royal British Society of Sculptors in recognition of growing international membership[9]
  • 2017 - Became the Royal Society of Sculptors.[3]

Structure

The society was founded as a company limited by guarantee in 1905[10] and has been a registered charity since 1963.[11] It is a selective membership based organisation, whose members annually elect it's council, who are both Trustees and Directors.

Membership

Membership of RSS is selective and the sculptor members of Council meet to review applications and select new members.[12][13] Presidents of the organisation receive the post-nominal letters PRBS. After 2014 the designation "Associate" of the Society (ARBS) was replaced by "Member" (MRBS).[14] As of 2019 the society has members (MRSS) and Fellow (FRSS).[15]

Patronage

As of April 2019 Queen Elizabeth II is the Patron of the Royal Society of Sculptors.[16]

Awards

Current

RBS Bursary Awards

Ten bursaries are awarded each year to emerging sculptors judged to be of outstanding talent and potential. Open to sculptors of any age or nationality, the awards provide opportunities and support to enable them to make the transition to full professional practice. The winners receive free RBS membership for two years and opportunities to exhibit, present talks, apply for residencies, participate in training seminars, attend events and access the RBS mentoring scheme. The bursary awards are supported by the Gilbert Bayes Charitable Trust.[17][18]

First Plinth: Public Art Award

Formerly FIRST@108: Public Art Award[19], the First Plinth is a biennial £10,000 award to contribute towards the production costs of producing a large-scale sculpture, thereby offering competing sculptors the opportunity to extend their practice into competing for public art commissions. Open to any artist working in three dimensions.[20] The award is supported by the Mirisch & Lebenheim Charitable Foundation.[21]

Past winners include[22]:

Past Awards

Brian Mercer Residencies

Two annual scholarships for society members to experiment with stone or bronze under instruction from master craftsmen in Pietrasanta, Italy enable sculptors to learn the technical aspects of the carving or casting process were supported by the Brian Mercer Charitable Trust.[29]

Otto Beit medal

For many years the society awarded the Otto Beit medal, named after and funded by the philanthropist Sir Otto Beit.[30] Winners of the medal include:

Sculpture Shock

Launched in 2013, Sculpture Shock encouraged surprising site-specific spatial interventions in non-traditional spaces outside the confines of a gallery. Three sculptors were awarded £3,000 and a three-month residency in Kensington. The artists then exhibited in one of three environments: Subterranean (the unseen world underneath the city), Ambulatory (without physical confines in movement through space and time) and Historic (an illustrious building in London). Sculpture Shock was supported by private philanthropists.[55]

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  5. ^ Galería Aina Nowack, Madrid (November 2014). "Noticias: "LO" miembro de la Royal British Society of Sculptors".
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  9. ^ Charity Commission. "212513 – Royal British Society of Sculptors: Other Names". Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. ^ "ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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