The Sculpture Department is now in newly refurbished
studios in Battersea. The buildings are large, lofty
and adaptable, serving both as pragmatic workshops/
studios and as open, airy exhibition spaces. There are
large studios, and well-equipped workshops for metal-, stone- and wood-carving.
There is equipment for gas, arc and argon welding
and a foundry for casting in bronze, aluminium and
other metals. There is also machinery for bending,
drilling and grinding metals. Certain basic materials
are provided, and each student has a budget to
purchase their own materials. Facilities in other
schools are available to students by arrangement.
There is provision for an area where the light input is
controlled to enable light and projection installation to
be carried out. Part of the Fine Art Computer Cluster
is based in the building in Howie Street. The Sculpture
Department has its own video cameras and projectors.
A digital camera and editing facility is available in the
Fine Art School.
During the first year, the Sculpture students hold
an interim work-in-progress exhibition in the main
galleries of the College in Kensington Gore. The
department organises other exhibitions of student
work at a variety of external venues. The Sculpture
Department has use of the Paris studios for two
six-week periods each year and has exchanges with
Philadelphia and Calgary. There are several monetary
prizes annually for student work in the department.