Entry

Entries should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc) document, accompanied by images in jpeg format, to the following email address: FoundersSculpture2010@googlemail.com.

Please ensure that that the file names of both the Word and jpeg documents include your full name.

The Founder’s Sculpture Prize is a biannual event. It aims:

To promote excellence and imagination in the art of figurative sculpture using the human form

To foster figurative sculptors in the earlier stages of their careers, and to give them a unique opportunity of creative freedom within a commission context

To encourage figurative sculptors to use cast bronze, and to increase public interest in cast bronze sculpture

To increase the standard of technical skill in figurative sculpture

To find new and meaningful expressions of the human figure in sculpture, and

To challenge preconceptions about sculpture of the human form, and to stimulate public interest in figurative sculpture

Applications for the Prize are invited from any figurative sculptors in the early stages of their sculpting careers.

There are no restrictions on nationality, age or sculpting qualifications, and the Prize Committee will look sympathetically at borderline applicants.

Instructions for Entrants

Entries should be submitted in a Microsoft Word (.doc) document, accompanied by images in jpeg format, to the following email address: FoundersSculpture2010@googlemail.com.

Please ensure that that the file names of both the Word and jpeg documents include your full name.

The closing date for entries is XXXXXX.

The Hall in 1848, when occupied by The Electric Telegraph Co.

The Worshipful Company of Founders is one of the oldest Livery Companies of the City of London, and can trace its existence back to 1365.

The craft of Founders of London was one of the earliest medieval guilds formed to protect the interests of its members and to promote high standards of quality and workmanship in articles of bronze and brass.

For the most recent summary of activities undertaken by the Company and its members, please download the latest copy of The Founder.

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Welcome to the website of the Worshipful Company of Founders, one of the oldest Livery Companies of the City of London.

If you have any questions about the website, please direct them in the first instance to the Clerk of the Company.

There are three available rooms of varying designs and capacities: the Livery Hall, the Parlour and the Masters and Clerks’ Room.

Hire and catering are managed by Chester Boyd. Please visit their website for virtual tours of the hall, and e-mail or call them on 020 7251 7171.

Livery Hall

The largest room for hire, the Livery Hall is dominated by the large porthole windows that bathe the room with natural daylight and overlook the gardens of St Bartholomew the Great.

The room can cater for up to 100 guests.

The Parlour

The beautifully decorated, traditional-style Parlour situated on the ground floor is perfect for receptions, smaller presentations, meetings and lunches.

Masters and Clerks’ Room

The intimate and sumptuously furnished Masters and Clerks’ Room on the first floor is suitable for smaller meetings or dining.

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For room plans, detailed guest capacities and virtual tours of the venue, see the hall hire page on the Chester Boyd website.