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
Standing Zip 2: Pyramid Selling (part of installation)
Mick Peter, 2015
Description
Year made: 2015 Materials: Dims: 104 x 230 x 100
PRISM
Simon Whatley, 2025
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
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
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...
Filter and Propulsion
Joseph Ingleby, 2019
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.
Section
Alex Allan, 2022
Description
This sculpture was shown at the Royal Scottish Academy for the SSA’s 130 Years exhibition.
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...