Sculpture Placement Group
We worked with Creative Scotland on a new report, Towards a Sustainable and Ethical Scotland + Venice, exploring how Scotland’s participation in the Venice Biennale can align with net zero goals and ethical practices. The report sets out practical recommendations and alternative models for more sustainable international cultural exchange.
CAN is a platform dedicated to fostering sustainability and creative exchange within the arts. It connects artists, makers, and organisations to share resources, skills, and materials, supporting a circular economy in the creative sector.
Informed by our experience with Floating Head, STEP tested a new commissioning model—an Acquisition Partnership—designed to consider an artwork’s long-term future from the outset. This pilot involved artist Jacqueline Donachie and Glasgow venue SWG3.
A series of conversations exploring the intersection of visual art and ecology. Through interviews with artists, designers, organisations and researchers, Material Change reflects on creative practice in the context of the ecological emergency.
SPG Loan places sculptural works into public and non-traditional spaces, offering long-term loans to organisations, community groups, and educational settings. The programme supports the visibility of contemporary sculpture while rethinking models of access, display, and care.
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SPG Club brings together a community of artists, collectors and supporters through small-scale commissioned works made for domestic spaces. Focused on affordability and sustainability, the works often use experimental or waste materials—like sheep fleece or milk ceramics—and are shared alongside interviews, studio visits, and behind-the-scenes insight.
SPG Club: Building a Sustainable Art Collection
SPG Club brings together a community of artists, collectors and supporters through small-scale commissioned works made for domestic spaces. Focused on affordability and sustainability, the works often use experimental or waste materials—like sheep fleece or milk ceramics—and are shared alongside interviews, studio visits, and behind-the-scenes insight.
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Introducing ARMS: A New Way to Share and Manage Resources in the Arts
At Sculpture Placement Group, we’re proud to be part of Arts Resource Management Scotland (ARMS) — a new sector-wide initiative designed to support more sustainable,