Loan Toolkit

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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A Moment

louise gibson, 2012

Freestanding Wall hung/Wall based

Description

750 x 220 x 510mm Total weight approx. 56 kilos Underskirts, resin Photography: © Christopher Lewis Cook

City: Edinburgh

Amalgamate

louise gibson, 2012

Indoors

Description

1. 950 x 350 x 1000mm 2. 1060 x 900 x 1200mm Total weight approx. 150 kilos Crushed filing cabinets, washed out scaffolding sheet, resin, lacquer Photography: © Christopher Lewis Cook

City: Glasgow

Standing Zip 2: Pyramid Selling (part of installation)

Mick Peter, 2015

Freestanding

Description

Year made: 2015 Materials: Dims: 104 x 230 x 100

City: Glasgow

PRISM

Simon Whatley, 2025

Freestanding

Description

A unique, interactive sculpture / play structure created in late 2025. Inspired by my longstanding admiration for the work of architects Sir John Soane and Aldo Rossi, PRISM was designed to be an intriguing, joyful and memorable sequence of spatial and multi-sensory experiences for younger children.   PRISM was exhibited...

Will-o-the-Wisp

Aimee Lax, 2018

Freestanding In a case

Description

In 2017 Aimee Lax took part in a residency at Cove Park, Scotland, overlooking Loch Long. She was immediately struck by the soil, peaty rich-brown and shimmering with metallic-looking healthy bacteria. The fungus and lichen bright green and orange, as a result of the clean air. But lurking around the...

A Brief History of Privatisation

Ellie Harrison, 2011

Freestanding

Description

This interactive installation was created in 2011 for Harrison’s first solo exhibition in London at Watermans Arts Centre, also named ‘A Brief History of Privatisation’. It features six second-hand electronic massage chairs arranged in a circle, which are used to re-enact the history of UK public service policy over the...

City: Glasgow

Filter and Propulsion

Joseph Ingleby, 2019

Freestanding

Description

Abstract organic sculptures for interior display. Combining natural and industrial forms they address nature and its vulnerability to environmental change, particularly in a marine context.

City: Glasgow

Section

Alex Allan, 2022

Freestanding

Description

This sculpture was shown at the Royal Scottish Academy for the SSA’s 130 Years exhibition.  

City: Glasgow

Ladies Purses

Jill Gibson, 2022

Freestanding

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...

City: Newcastle

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