Sculpture showcase: Art UK Volunteer Photographers' Gallery

The Art UK Sculpture Project relies on a dedicated body of volunteer researchers and photographers across the UK, who over the past three years have been recording public sculpture far and wide. Their images and information are used to bring public art to you. This showcase is just a selection of 59 images that have been recorded by 56 volunteers across the UK, with many more on the way ! A special recognition to all the volunteer researchers without whose contribution and hard work the project would not be possible. Thank you to all who give freely their time and expertise.

Artists featured in this Curation: Simon Packard (b.1960), Neil Hawksworth (b.1947), Ray Lonsdale (b.1965), Peter Walker (b.1973), Castle Fine Arts, David Mach (b.1956), Eric Marwick (1946–2018), Walenty Pytel (b.1941), Permindar Kaur (b.1965), Mark Swain, and 52 more See all

59 artworks

Storyline Album Showcase

Shenzhou

Taken by volunteer photographer Tracy Jenkins.
Shenzhou
Simon Packard (b.1960)
Stainless steel

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Shrovetide Hug

Taken by volunteer photographer : Helen Chester
Shrovetide Hug 2008
Neil Hawksworth (b.1947)
H 460 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Helen Chester / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Susan Dawson
Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913) 2018
Ray Lonsdale (b.1965)
Steel

© the artist. Image credit: Susan Dawson / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Fiona Mathewson, a volunteer who chooses to take on boths roles of researcher and photographer, enjoying the detective work and improving her historical knowledge, as well as exploring the environment around her.
Coal Miner 2008 or before
Peter Walker (b.1973) and Castle Fine Arts
Bronze

© the artist. Image credit: Fiona Matthewson / Art UK
Out of Order

Taken by volunteer photographer : Mike Longhurst
Out of Order 1989
David Mach (b.1956)
Cast iron
H 248 x W 85 x D 2000 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Mike Longhurst / Art UK
Mosaic Television and Sofas

Taken by volunteer photographer : Dewi Owens
Mosaic Television and Sofas 1977 or later
Eric Marwick (1946–2018)
Ceramic
H 200 x W 1000 x D 1000 cm

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Dewi Owens / Art UK
Leaping Salmon

Taken by volunteer photographer Maarten Roes-Francken
Leaping Salmon 1997
Walenty Pytel (b.1941)
Steel & granite

© Walenty Pytel. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Maarten Roes-Francken / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Tony Wooderson
Taken by volunteer photographer: Simon Maddison
Tower 2014
Permindar Kaur (b.1965)
Steel
H 450 cm

© Permindar Kaur. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Simon Maddison / Art UK
Lobed

Taken by volunteer photographer : Akhtar Khan, 'It's very interesting to know the detail of each individual piece of art. I feel a satisfying sense of achievement when seeing the images'.
Lobed 1994
Mark Swain

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Akhtar Khan / Art UK
Dickie and Sam

Taken by volunteer photographer : Vincenzo Albano
Dickie and Sam 2009
Brian Alabaster (b.1956)
Bronze

© the artist. Image credit: Vincenzo Albano / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Jane Roblin. 'What I have most enjoyed about volunteering for the sculpture project, is looking at my county with new eyes and seeing the unexpected emerge around every corner'.
Homage to Doctor Mirabilis
David Batchelor (b.1955)
Stainless steel & neon

© David Batchelor. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Jane Roblin / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Elaine Vizor , a volunteer since June 2018, a lover of big art pieces. 'I count it a privilege to be part of Art UK's sculpture project and hope to complete my existing list, as well as recording and locating the many new and unlisted artworks around me'.
Train 1997
David Mach (b.1956)
House brick & precast concrete
H 70500 x W 63800 x D 3900 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Elaine Vizor / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Tony Bennett
Plas Coch Sculpture
Simon Winter
York sandstone
H 274 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tony Bennett / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Ciaran Elizabeth Doran, 'I wanted to improve my photographic skills and volunteer my experience to record information about the works that are passed every day by thousands of people'.
Pine Cones
Eleanor Wheeler
Stone & bronze

© the artist. Image credit: Ciaran Elizabeth Doran / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Gordon Baird
Dudley the Cat 2018
David Annand (b.1948) and Powderhall Bronze (founded 1989) and W. L. Watson & Sons
Bronze & granite

© the artist. Image credit: Gordon Baird / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Margaret Lawless
Community Arch 1995
Paul Noane and Congleton Community Projects
Oak
H 490 x W 160 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Margaret Lawless / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Martin Henderson
The Eudaemonium 2018
Stephen Broadbent (b.1961)
Wood & bronze
H 396 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Martin Henderson / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Lawrence Suss, covering Brighton, Hove and surrounding areas, he hopes his photography inspires people to go looking for sculpture themselves.
Blaker's Park Clock Tower
Gillett & Johnston
Red & pink terracotta, brick & granite

Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Rose Akeroyd, 'I was told to start by getting a second hand copy of a big book called “Public Sculptures of Staffordshire and the Black Country”, then to select appropriate sculptures and areas. What fun that was! I was hooked!'
King's Head Clock
Arthur Walker (1871–1948) and J & A Law Ironfounders
Iron

Image credit: Rose Akeroyd / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Helen Crute
Temenos 2008–2010
Anish Kapoor (b.1954) and Cecil Balmond (b.1943)
Stainless steel
H 5000 x W 11000 x D 3200 cm

© Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS 2022 & Cecil Balmond. Image credit: Helen Crute / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Ciaran Elizabeth Doran
Spirit of Belfast
Dan George (active 2009)
Steel & stone

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ciaran Elizabeth Doran / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Andrew Mackie
Widows and Bairns 2007
Jill Watson (b.1957)
Bronze
H 120 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Andrew Mackie / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Donald Stewart
Millais' Viewpoint 1997
Timothy Shutter (b.1954)
St Bees sandstone

© the artist. Image credit: Donald Stewart / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Tony Bennett, 'The Sculpture Project appealed because my experience and skills could be applied to recording beautiful or thought-provoking artefacts for future public reference in the wider world. It would also take me to places I would never otherwise visit'.
Owain Glyndwr (c.1349–c.1416) 2007
Colin Spofforth (b.1963)
Bronze & granite
H 450 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tony Bennett / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: David Roberts
The Shrimper
Colin Spofforth (b.1963)
Bronze
H 150 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: David Roberts / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Gordon Baird
Equestrian Monument to the Duke of Wellington 1840–1844
Carlo Marochetti (1805–1867) and Soyer and De Braux and James Smith (1808–1863)
Bronze & Peterhead granite
H 360 cm

Image credit: Gordon Baird / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Mary Crowther
George II (1683–1760) 1751
John Cheere (1709–1787)
Gilded lead & granite

Image credit: Mary P Crowther / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: David Oudney
Another Time X 2008
Antony Gormley (b.1950)

© courtesy of the artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube. Image credit: David Oudney / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Sue Davies
Wessex Division War Memorial 1949
unknown artist
Stone
H 288 x W 354 cm

Image credit: Sue Davies / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer: Colleen Rowe Harvey
Matilda Drinking Fountain
Joseph Durham (1814–1877)
Bronze & granite

Image credit: Colleen Rowe Harvey / Art UK
Angel of the North

Taken by volunteer George Ledger
Angel of the North 1994–1997
Antony Gormley (b.1950)
Weathering steel
H 2000 x W 5400 cm

© courtesy of the artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube. Image credit: George Ledger / Art UK
Cornish Diaspora

Taken by volunteer photographer Bruce Hobbs
Cornish Diaspora
Wolfgang Buttress (b.1965)
Steel

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bruce Hobbs / Art UK
Birdbath – Baroness Mount-Temple (1822–1901)

Taken by volunteer photographer Andy Webster
Birdbath (Baroness Mount-Temple, 1822–1901) 1903
Arthur George Walker (1861–1939)
Trusham greenish-black basalt & Ashburton marble

Image credit: Andy Webster /Art UK
Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

Taken by volunteer photographer Robert H Taylor
Thomas Paine (1737–1809) 1964
Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892–1974)
Gilded bronze
H 225 x W 150 cm

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Robert H. Taylor / Art UK
The Ramblers

Taken by volunteer phtographer Juliet Ferguson
The Ramblers 2001
Ray Smith (1949–2018)

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Juliet Ferguson / Art UK
Rush Hour

Taken by volunteer photographer Alfred Yeung
Rush Hour 1983–1987
George Segal (1924–2000)
Patinated bronze
H 185 x W 188 x D 170 cm

© The George and Helen Segal Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Alfred Yeung / Art UK
Radar Research Memorial

taken by volunteer photographer Nigel Wood
Radar Research Memorial 2001
Tony Viney
Stainless steel & Purbeck stone

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Nigel Wood / Art UK
Layers of Bournemouth

Taken by volunteer Colin Sansom
Layers of Bournemouth 2018
Briony Marshall (b.1974)
Soil, clay & pigment
H 250 x W 110 x D 120 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Colin Sansom/Art UK
Resting Kestrel

Taken by volunteer photographer Terry Street
Resting Kestrel 2000
Walenty Pytel (b.1941) (attributed to)
Steel
H 240 cm

© Walenty Pytel. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Terry Street/Art UK
Arnold Bennett (1867–1931)

taken by volunteer photographer Ian Banks
Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) 2017
Michael Talbot (b.1959) and Carl Payne (b.1969) and Horticon Ltd (founded 1990)
Bronzed resin
H 200 cm

© the copyright holders. Image credit: Ian Banks / Art UK
The Lion at the Arboretum

Taken by volunteer photographer - Peter Roworth
The Lion at the Arboretum
Austin and Seeley
Composite stone
H 225 x W 310 x D 120 cm

Image credit: Peter Roworth / Art UK
Blyth Fountain

taken by volunteer photographer Andy Hayes
Blyth Fountain 1882
Walter Macfarlane & Co. (active 1850–1965)
Cast iron & concrete

Image credit: Andy Hayes / Art UK
The Swimmers

Taken by volunteer photographer Deborah Savill
The Swimmers 1962
Ralph Brown (1928–2013)
Bronze & brick

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Deborah Savill / Art UK
Fisherwife

Taken by volunteer photographer Fiona Jeffrey
Fisherwife 2019
Emma Stothard (b.1971)
Coated wire
H 178 x W 70 x D 70 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Fiona Jeffrey / Art UK
Energy Memorial

Taken by volunteer photographer Dainis Ozols
Energy Memorial 2013
Andy Griffiths
Stainless steel, bronze & stone
H 250 x W 60 x D 60 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Dainis Ozols / Art UK
Harrowing Stone

Taken by volunteer photographer Robert Lavers
Harrowing Stone c.1150
unknown artist
Limestone
Churches Conservation Trust

Image credit: Robert Lavers / Art UK
Yarn Market (Cross)

Taken by volunteer photographer Tony Cooper
Yarn Market (Cross) 1609
George Luttrell (active 1609)
H 800 x W 1000 cm

Image credit: Tony Cooper / Art UK
Taken by volunteer photographer Richard Draper
Market Cross 1490
unknown artist
Limestone
H 1219 cm

Image credit: Richard Draper / Art UK
Spirit of Victory 2018

Taken by volunteer photographer Bob Cassey
Spirit of Victory 2018 2018
Martin Galbavy and Chris Hannam
Metal

© the copyright holders. Image credit: Bob Cassey / Art UK
'I Am' (three works)

Taken by volunteer Sean Bergin
'I Am' 2017
Colin Spofforth (b.1963)
Painted bronze & stainless steel
H 600 x W 240 x D 50 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Sean Bergin / Art UK
Miners' Memorial

Taken by volunteer photographer Brian Vollar
Miners' Memorial 1998
Le Blanc Fine Art Bronze Foundry (founded 1973) and Judith Holmes Drewry (1950–2011)
Silicon bronze
H 180 x W 126 x D 67 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Brian Vollar / Art UK
Churchill Brothers' Monument

Taken by Ken Hanrahan Smith
Churchill Brothers' Monument 2015
unknown artist
Stone

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ken Hanrahan-Smith / Art UK
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain (Jubilee Monument)

Taken by volunteer photographer Roger Lee
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain (Jubilee Monument) 1862
John Thomas (1813–1862) and Blandford
Stone, granite, cast iron, sandstone & limestone

Image credit: Roger Lee / Art UK
Grocyn (OW) in Roundel*

Taken by volunteer photographer Jill Howgate
Grocyn (OW) in Roundel* 1897
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859–1925)
Stone
H 140 x W 130 x D 30 cm

Image credit: Jill Howgate / Art UK
Flying Spiral

Taken by volunteer photographer Cliff Palmer
Flying Spiral 2001
Ray Smith (1949–2018)
Corten steel
H 500 x W 300 x D 25 cm

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Cliff Palmer/Art UK
'Titanic' Crew Memorial Fountain

Taken by volunteer photographer Anthony McIntosh
'Titanic' Crew Memorial Fountain 1915
Garrett and Haysom (founded c.1877)
Portland stone

Image credit: Anthony McIntosh / Art UK
Drystone Sculpture

Taken by Mike Allport
Drystone Sculpture 2006
Max Nowell (b.1957)

© the artist. Image credit: Mike Allport / Art UK
Ship's Hull

Taken by volunteer photographer Paul Carter
Ship's Hull 2014
unknown artist
Powder-coated steel
H 500 x W 200 x D 10 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Paul Carter