Founder of Carving and Conservation at the Art School honoured with new plaque 30 November 2021 A memorial plaque celebrating the life and work of William Wheeler – founder of the Art School’s Restoration Department, the precursor to the current Historic Carving and Conservation Departments – was unveiled at the Art School recently. The plaque was commissioned by William’s son, John Wheeler (a past Master of the Carpenters’ Company) and was […] Material Matters: Clay 23 November 2021 The Art School’s research programme, Material Matters, explores specific materials used by artists, carvers, conservators and researchers on the Art School’s specialist courses. Having previously examined wood and pigment, the material currently under the spotlight is Clay. In October, the Art School presented the Material Matters: Clay symposium, an online, one-day event featuring artists, craftspeople, […] 2021/22 Sir Denis Mahon Sculptural Project Grant recipients announced 22 November 2021 City & Guilds of London Art School is grateful to the Sir Denis Mahon Foundation for its continued support of a grant at the Art School, created in 2020 to honour the memory of Sir Denis Mahon, renowned collector and historian of Italian art, and to continue his legacy and lifelong interests in fine art, […] Graduate’s tribute to NHS staff to be publicly displayed 9 November 2021 ‘The Last Shift’, a beautiful, thought-provoking bas-relief sculpture by recent Art School graduate Dan Russell, has been donated for public display by the Freedom From Torture charity to the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, in acknowledgement of the tremendous work of NHS staff during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan Russell, who graduated from the […] Historic Carving Department to host SPAB Fellow, Toby Slater 29 September 2021 This November, 2020 SPAB Fellow Toby Slater, a carpenter and framer by trade, will take up a two-week placement in the Historic Carving Department at City & Guilds of London Art School. Toby’s time at the Art School will be spent learning ornamental woodcarving alongside our BA (Hons) Historic Carving: Woodcarving & Gilding students. Meanwhile, […] Pages: 123456789101112131415Last PageLoad More
