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Background to the RSA's history

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Colin Wilbourne worked with Tyne and Wear Development Corporation to produce permanently-sited sculptures and features on Sunderland's riverside, including the pier, walkways and public buildings. During his period as artist in residence, Willbourne consulted with the local community who were keen to retain a sense of attachment to the area. He also identified opportunities for further work by himself and other artists/craftspeople. Client: Tyne & Wear Development Corporation. Award value £4,000.

Alexander Beleschenko worked with architect Frei Otto to develop the site of this 15th century church in Bristol. The church was was bombed in The Blitz in 1940 and the ruins are now a listed memorial, surrounded by Castle Park. The intervention was carefully planned, in discussion with the public and the city council. Beleschenko and Otto created designs for a coloured glass canopy within the centre of the church, to open up the tower area as an information and viewing point. Client: Bristol City Council Leisure Services Department. Award value £5,000.

Background to the RSA's history

Wendy Ramshaw worked with architect Richard MacCormac of MacCormac Jamieson Prichard to design a metal gate to be sited in an existing medieval wall at St John's College. To achieve the large scale, Ramshaw worked with the Richard Quinnell Rowhurst Forge. The gate has created a special meeting place and a significant point of transition between the ordered symmetry of the new Canterbury Quadrangle and the romantic chaos of the Fellows' garden. Client: St John's College. Award value £3,000.

Graeme Willson worked with architect Nicholas Rank at St John's Church in Manchester. The building was radically reordered, incorporating a remodelled worship area in the nave of the church as a new centre of focus. Willson produced two paintings and two stained glass windows, and worked closely with Rank to select materials, fabrics and lighting designs to be introduced into the church building. Client: St John's Church. Award value £4,000.

Background to the RSA's history

Tom Wood was selected through an open competition to collaborate with Allen Todd Architects on the refurbishment of the bar area of the Square Chapel in Halifax. The Square Chapel has been repaired and restored incorporating innovative contemporary design and is an important arts venue in the town centre. Client: Square Chapel Building Trust. Award value £4,500.