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Using 400 tonnes of grey Swedish granite an international team of sculptors spent an intensive two months creating artwork for Scotland’s first granite sculpture park.

Artists

• David Moore
• Jim Ritchie
• 8 artists (and assistants) from across Japan, Holland, Korea, Czech, Macedonia and the UK

Funding

SAC Award amount

£46,000.00

Project total cost

£83,750.00

Funding purpose

Towards the cost of an international sculpture symposium in Bo’ness during which permanent, large scale sculptures in granite were created.

(Please note dates and details correct at time of award.)

Consultation & Commissioning Process

This symposium event was introduced to local people, industry and the press several months prior to the symposium event. The event itself involved process of consultation between the artists and landscape architects. Schools workshops and a mentoring programme with young artists as assistants supported an educational dimension to the event.

Artist’s brief was prepared prior to the selection process and in consultation with an artist. Selection was organised through a judging panel made up of representatives from the project management, applicant organisation and artists.

Outcomes

• Permanent granite sculptures contributing towards a sculpture park