Announcing my art installation of 10 flags flying from @thamesclippers as part of the #totallythames festival, (September 1-30) organized by @ThamesFestTrust "Above & Below" Handmade flags show Arctic sea ice changes since 2015, bringing climate change into view on the Thames
This summer, #Sunderland becomes the meeting point for an ambitious international gathering of contemporary sculptural practice as ASSEMBLY presents 35 members of @Royal_Sculptors for a major exhibition at the moving gallery curated by @BreezeCreatives Alexandra Carr
Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay
RAPID MASS EXTINCTION: world-first study identifies >3,000 fish species caught in bottom trawls with researchers warning true figure could be nearly double
GREAT news for Grimsby!
Four Harold Gosney 1969 Abbey Walk car park reliefs saved! They were inspired by drawings in the handbook of his car he had at the time, an Austin Cambridge estate car and cast in situ
@NELCouncil
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The Thames has sparked creativity for centuries, from the artists and poets of the past, to today’s filmmakers & content creators.
If the Thames inspires you, we’d love to see your response in the new Video category of the Thames Lens competition, sponsored by Illuminated River.
🔥'The Divine Sarah'🔥
💫Did you know that renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt was also an accomplished sculptor?
BOOK for our online TALK
💥 'Sculptural works by Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923)' by Dr Miranda Mason
👉Tuesday 25th November 6.30pm https://t.co/5XcL1YBjgG
The Role of Art in the Fight Against Climate Change - an interview with Ken Paranada at The Sainsbury's Centre for Spaghetti Boost >> https://t.co/CkL7P1JRqF #LondonArtCritic
🎯 Luisa Roldán (1652-1706) was the FIRST woman sculptor recorded in Spain serving as Royal Sculptor under two Kings.
🚦Featured in our 'Discovering Women Sculptors' BOOK of sixteen essays on often overlooked women sculptors from 17thC to 20thC BUY here https://t.co/Bp8fKIXvXQ
⚠️ Coming NEXT
In our 'Discovering Women Sculptors' Series of online talks:
⚡️'Capital Women: London’s statues of Women' by acclaimed author Juliet Rix
📅 Tuesday 21st October 6.30pm
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🏆EXCITED to announce the WINNER of our 2025 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture
Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA
na Dorsan
South Galson
Isle of Lewis
FIND out HERE https://t.co/TajckWv0OR
In my new Diary of a London Art Critic, as well as exhibitions I've been to, I tackle:
Have we seen the death of art criticism?
Have we had enough of Hockney?
The end of an era for two great galleries...
And get all aboard for some art on the Thames.
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@rosburgin@ThamesFestTrust For this installation, artist @rosburgin created ten bespoke handmade flags that give a snapshot of the changing shape of Arctic sea ice annually since the Paris Agreement of 2015.
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@rosburgin@ThamesFestTrust See this moving art installation, which aims to change the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ mindset, and widen the conversation about ocean conservation matters, on ten @thamesclippers boats throughout September.
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❄️ Above & Below by Ros Burgin is flying on 10 of our boats this September!
Handmade flags show Arctic sea ice changes since 2015, bringing climate change into view on the Thames. 🌊
Read more: https://t.co/btTtqnrnE2
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