Art Unlocked is an online event series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Each week, different museum and gallery curators and directors from across the UK will deliver a 30-minute talk on selected works from their collection.

For our latest talk, join Art UK and David Bell, Art Collection Curator to learn now Loughborough University’s sculpture collection tells a story about changing trends in British public art. We bring the collection to life for those who visit, live, study or work on our campus.

Art Unlocked is delivered over Zoom Webinar and can be accessed via the event page once you have registered. There will be a short Q&A session after the talk.

The talk is free but there is the option to donate to Loughborough University Sculpture Collection and all donations are greatly appreciated.

About Loughborough University Sculpture Collection

Loughborough University is home to over forty sculptures, sited across our campus. Works by internationally renowned figures such as Lynn Chadwick and Atta Kwami are joined by sculptures commissioned and purchased from students. A wide variety of materials and forms are represented, with sculptures speaking both to the institution’s history and changes to the social, political and economic contexts of public sculpture more broadly.

You can follow LU Arts on Twitter, Facebook and Instragram.

About Art UK

Art UK is a cultural education charity on a mission to make the art in UK public collections accessible to everyone – for enjoyment, learning and research.

We are bringing together the nation’s art on one platform for the world to see. We digitise artworks, tell the stories behind the art and create exciting opportunities for public interaction with art. We play a major role in supporting public art collections, by improving their accessibility and sustainability.

You can follow Art UK on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and LinkedIn.

About Bloomberg Philanthropies

Through innovative partnerships and bold approaches, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts programme works to increase access to culture and strengthen arts organisations. Through a wide range of dynamic partnerships with visual, performing and literary arts organisations, Bloomberg Philanthropies is committed to supporting the arts. The philanthropy works in over 170 countries and focuses on creating lasting change in five key areas: the Arts, Public Health, Environment, Education and Government Innovation.

For more information, please visit bloomberg.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok.

For any queries relating to this event or the Art Unlocked series, do not hesitate to contact hazel.preston@artuk.org.

Header image: Atsiaƒu ƒe agbo nu (detail), 2020, painted marine plywood by Atta Kwami (1956–2021)
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Loughborough University