Live carving of Mark Foster's Torso

Guest artist, Ben Dearnley will once again be opening the workshop doors to the public, giving people the opportunity to watch as he carves the the 2.69 tonne block of Bath stone into Mark Foster's torso. This is an exciting time to witness Ben at work, he has been making great progress on the carving and the torso is taking shape.

The workshop will be from noon to 5pm every day this week (13th - 17th June) at the Old Petrol Station workshop, Crescent Lane (opp. Marlborough Tavern).

Preview Exhibition at the Bristol Gallery - Private View

Art lovers turned out in Bristol to get an early preview of the inspirational commissioned collection of bronze sculptures, 'Sculpture and Sport a celebration for 2012'. 
Ten of the sculptural studies were on view and curator of the collection Alan Dun explained a little of the history of the cultural side of the modern Olympics, the inspiration behind the collection. The exhibition continues until 26th June.
Lottery tickets are available to purchase at the Gallery, to win your choice of one of the bronze collection.

Alan Dun's cycling sculpture is enjoyed at the Bath Sky Ride

Alan Dun's exciting cycling sculpture was enjoyed by hundreds of cyclists who took part in the Bath Sky Ride on Sunday. Despite the wet weather even more people took part in this years event, the second year it has been run in Bath. Many riders stopped at the British Cycling Cafe and admired the bronze sculpture. Thanks British Cycling for giving us the space..congratulations on an awesome event!

Alan's sculpture or any of the other bronzes in the commissioned collection could be won in our Art at the Edge Lottery, visit our website to buy a ticket for the first draw on 30th June. https://www.artattheedge.org/news/breaking-news/

See Alan Dun's fantastic cycling sculpture at Bath Sky Ride

Alan Dun's fantastic cycling sculpture in bronze entitled 'The race' will be on display in the British Cycling Cafe situated in front of the Royal Crescent at the Bath Sky Ride this weekend on Sunday 5th June.
Ride past Bath’s world-renowned landmarks and enjoy the entertainment British Cycling have planned throughout the day. Don’t miss the chance to meet TV star Gethin Jones, Team Sky’s Ben Swift and British BMX racing star Liam Phillips, who’ll also be dropping in to the Bike Café. http://www.goskyride.com/Bath

Preview Exhibition at the Bristol Gallery

A preview exhibition of the bronze collection will open at the Bristol Gallery next week on 6th June.
The curator of the collection Alan Dun will  be speaking about some of the sculptures at the private view which is on 9th June between 6-8pm. For an invitation contact riann@artatthteedge.org

Nikki Taylor's sculptures previewed at Thermae Spa

There was a private preview of sculptor Nikki Taylor's wire mesh artwork at the Cross Bath, Thermae Spa last week. Art 100 Club members were able to enjoy an evening reception by the natural spring and pool and get an early view of Nikki's stunning sculptures of Olympic Gold medallist the 'Bath bullet' Jason Gardener, World Champion and 2012 hopeful, diver Tom Daley and more of her other beautiful sports sculptures and torso works.
Nikki's work will be displayed on the streets of Bath in the summer of 2012 in our public exhibitions 'Sculpture and sport a celebration for 2012'. All sculptures are for sale and profits from the project go to support the life changing work of the Youth Sport Trust and ParalympicsGB.

To join the Art 100 Club and participate in future Art at the Edge events contact Project Director Justin Braithwaite at justin@artattheedge.org

Bath Stone carving of Olympian Mark Foster starts this weekend

This weekend sculptor Ben Dearnley will start work on the larger then life size carving of Olympic swimmer Mark Foster's torso. The 2.69 tonne block of Bath stone, generously donated by the Bath Stone Group was unveiled by Mark last October. 

Ben is opening the doors to the public over Easter weekend, to watch him begin the carving process, and there will be regular opportunities over the coming months to see the figure emerge from the stone. The workshop is at the Old Petrol Station, Crescent Lane, opposite the Marlborough Tavern, and will be open from 2-4pm each day from Saturday 23rd April to Mon 25th April .

Art at the Edge will also be displaying a selection of their commissioned bronze sculptures at the workshop, and renowned local artist Deborah van der Beek will be talking about her Modern Pentathlon sculpture and showing her inspirational sketchbooks on Saturday from 2.30-3.30pm. Art At The Edge Lottery Tickets will be on sale giving you the chance to win one of the bronze sculptures in the collection worth up to £5000!