SO DELIGHTED TO BE PART OF THIS SUPERB EXHIBITON
opening today
TOGETHER WE RISE
Triumph of 26 Sculptors at Chichester Cathedral
Since July 2020, during Covid lockdown, the Royal Society of Sculptors have held bi-weekly online meetings to support each other, sharing ideas and successes as well as discussing obstacles like self-doubt and anxieties, which naturally occurred during this extremely challenging time.
These meetings inspired new ways of working together in collaboration during the pandemic. They helped harness the inner strength necessary to create works of art that reflect this important episode in our history. The digital zoom connection resulted in real life connectedness. And became the catalyst for a major exhibition of work by 26 Society sculptors at Chichester Cathedral this summer.
The Royal Society of Sculptors is based in London, however this group of members is based in South West UK and many of the artists exhibit internationally.
Visual arts advisor Jacquiline Creswell, who has been curating exhibitions at Chichester Cathedral for 6 years and prior to that at Salisbury Cathedral for 12 years, has helped bring this exhibition to the Cathedral. She says,
“Together We Rise is a counterpoint to the challenges of the last two years and an expression of the artists’ perseverance, by coming together through virtual means to overcome isolation, fear and doubt. The result is a flourishing of creativity, demonstrating the power of shared adversity overcome by shared endeavour. “
The Dean of Chichester, The Very Reverend Stephen Waine, says,
“The pandemic has both made us aware of our vulnerability and illuminated our humanity. The artworks created for this exhibition are inspired by hope and resilience, qualities that we wish to feed back to those who visit them here. We truly believe that places of worship play an important part in aiding our recovery as we emerge from the pandemic – unifying and healing us.
The work of these artists encourages us to understand that, out of some of our darkest experiences, we can rise together – as one community.”
TOGETHER WE RISE
27 June – 6 September 2022
Chichester Cathedral, The Royal Chantry, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1PX
Monday - Saturday (9.00am - 5.00pm) and Sunday (12.00pm - 2.00pm)
Free
Website: chichestercathedral.org.uk/togetherwerise
Instagram: @togetherwerise2022
Artists
Tabatha Andrews, Barbara Beyer, Philip Booth, Judy Boyt, Karen Browning, Fiona Campbell, Dallas Collins, Alice Cunningham, Deborah Duffin, Anna Gillespie, Richard Goldsmith, Simon Hitchens, Jane Jobling, William Lasdun, Ian Marlow, Kate McDonnell, Seamus Moran, Rosie Musgrave, Rebecca Newnham, Kate Parsons, Colin Reid, Mark Richards, Roger Stephens, Jo Taylor, Patricia Volk and David Worthington.
Chichester Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Chichester, which almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles along the south coast of England. Services take place daily and all are welcome.
Ancient and modern, this 900 year old Cathedral has architectural and artistic treasures from every century since its foundation, and is especially famous for its modern art. Unique medieval features can be found alongside world famous contemporary paintings, sculpture and glass, by artists such as Graham Sutherland, Marc Chagall, John Piper and Philip Jackson.
www.chichestercathedral.org.uk
