Loan Toolkit
SPG Loan is an online catalogue of sculptures available for placement in shared and communal spaces. The artworks were originally created for exhibitions and events and are now waiting in storage for a second life. Since 2018, Sculpture Placement Group has facilitated around 70 placements in schools, businesses, community groups, and universities.
The Loan Toolkit below provides artists and organisations with everything they need to plan and arrange a placement. All resources are free to download and use. Please get in touch if you have a query about the project.
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Phase Transition
Frances Ross, 2021
Description
Phase Transition is a large floor standing porcelain ring made up of 16 individual pieces, when installed nearly 2m diameter. The title refers to the physical processes of transition between a state of a medium, such as solid, liquid and gas. This work particularly relates to the polar pulls between...
Mallow
Jane Higginbottom, 2021
Description
Carved and painted stone based on the repeated forms of a mallow flower.
Title: Gerroff!! (or User Feedback) sculpture group 3
Mick Peter, 2021
Description
Title: Gerroff!! (or User Feedback) sculpture group Year made:2021 Materials: Hi Macs and steel Dims: man 173cm, grey sculpture in foreground 200cm
Indigo Blues
Jane Higginbottom, 2025
Freestanding Wall hung/Wall based
Description
A wall hung weaving made with a mix of hand spun and natural dyed yarns (including home grown indigo) and some commercial yarns. References the fragility of the Sussex Coastline
The Hunted
Lesley Logue , 2012
Description
The Hunted – One of two large bear sculptures originally installed in the gardens of Traquair House in 2012 for the exhibition Reflective Histories. They are made from resin and stone mix and are secured to a steel plate and concrete base. One of the sculptures has been stored indoors,...
Gerroff!! (or User Feedback) sculpture group 1
Mick Peter, 2021
Description
Year made: 2021 Materials: Hi Macs and steel Dims: middle figure 225cm
Ladies Purses
Jill Gibson, 2022
Description
I was drawn to some egg casings found on the beach near my home in Cullercoats on the Northeast coastline. The small Chondrichthyes are egg sacs, birthing chambers and sanctuaries for a variety of sea creatures, mainly sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras. These tough, leathery sacs, often called Mermaid or...
Endless Survey
Alex Allan, 2022
Description
As seen at the Royal Scottish Academy for SSA 130 Years.