Background to the RSA's history
Background to the RSA's history
The figure representing manufactures and commerce is carrying English broad cloth to rocky shores. The figure of Minerva, representing arts, is holding a shield bearing the Gorgon's head and a spear. The figure of Ceres is holding a young oak tree. symbolising an early interest in agriculture by the Society. By her feet is a harpoon for catching whales, an invention and industry encouraged by the Society at that time. Three statues were commissioned by Sebastian de Ferranti, a former Vice President of the RSA, to be installed on the pediment of the house as originally proposed by Robert Adam, the architect. The figures were made by Plowden and Smith.
Second painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783
Second painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783
Ian Hunter was commissioned by Rossendale Borough Council and the Bacup and Stacksteads Estate Management Board to consult and carry out work on this improvement scheme for a local housing estate. The project incorporated features and benches sculpted in stone and wall, pavement and bench carvings. Ian Hunter worked in close collaboration with landscape architect Nick Bishop, faciliting the integral involvement of local residents and school children, enabling their individual expression in the proposed works. Client: Rossendale Borough Council. Award value £2,275.\n
Richard Wilson collaborated with Ellis Williams Partners to integrate lighting within the structure of the Baltic Flour Mill to animate its silhouette after dark, softening the static and imposing silhouette into a welcoming beacon. The Baltic Flour Mill was being developed into a new contemporary art complex and this project formed part of the 1996 Year of Visual Arts. The design work was completed in 1998. Client: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Award value £5,000.
Image acquired but not used to illustrate lecture text for 'An Arts Council for the future' by Gerry Robinson, held at the RSA, 14/10/1998
Image acquired but not used to illustrate lecture text for 'An Arts Council for the future' by Gerry Robinson, held at the RSA, 14/10/1998
Won the Vodafone Attachment Award worth £2100 in the 'Mobile Telecommunications' section. Worked with Vodafone. Photocopy of original report.
Barry
Barry