Emily Stollery; Sculpture Production Award 2019

Central to our ethos is that artists should be able to further their practice without the constraint caused by a lack of access to equipment, facilities and expertise. Pangaea is committed to providing essential opportunities, practical support and facilities for practitioners to enable the development of their practice.

Pangaea supports artists and arts organisations alike, meeting the diverse needs of both domestic and overseas practitioners and other sculpture enthusiasts, including curators, collectors and commissioners.

Collaboration is integral to our culture and Pangaea has a reputation for being both rigorous and innovative, combining grassroots activism with commercial activity to support its not-for-profit ambitions. Our network of individuals and organisations share our commitment to making cultural production more sustainable, accessible, diverse and engaged.

Our Services

• Consultancy and advice – from commissioning to artwork fabrication
• Access to a network of 1,000+ exciting artists, art enthusiasts and industry professionals (critics, curators, collectors, fabricators, technicians and others)
• Technical and curatorial expertise in the production and exhibition of sculpture
• Critical programming: seminars on the context and history of sculpture; talks by experts and enthusiasts in the field; practical workshops for skills training
• Fixed-term and flexible-use, affordable studio spaces for three-dimensional artists, designed to accommodate contemporary working methods and project-based practices*
• An experimental public platform for both the realisation and exhibition of ambitious three-dimensional works
• Educational programming to promote engagement, discovery and innovation in this field of three-dimensional practice
• Employment, networking, residency, exhibition, commissioning opportunities and other creative and business support to assist practitioners in developing long-term and sustainable careers.

*Pangaea’s studio and work space facility is currently closed. We have a new space in development and will announce further details on this in due course, via our mailing list.

Pangaea’s Executive Directors

Elizabeth Neilson

Lucy Tomlins

Board of Directors

Roland Guenther (Vice-President of Deutsche Bank UK)

Cathy Wills (Trustee of the Contemporary Art Society and Chair of their Collections Committee)

Advisory Board

Flora Fairbairn (Independent Curator and Art Advisor)

Susie Lawson (Art Consultancy and Strategic Communications)

Artist Patrons

Heather Phillipson (Turner Prize Shortlist 2022)

Thomas J Price

Alison Wilding RA

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“I am delighted to support Pangaea in their mission, which aligns with Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s longstanding commitment to working with artists at all stages of their practice. Especially in the formative years after graduation, artists need help navigating the ‘business’ whilst preserving the essential head-space and working environment that this kind of work requires. There is a great deal involved in effectively documenting, archiving, presenting and circulating artworks and it can be challenging to get the right technical and practical advice on how to make, store and install sculpture. By prioritising these things, we hope to offer a nurturing platform that gives artists the confidence to grow not only into the next stages of their development but into a long and exciting vision ahead. This is why the work of Pangaea is absolutely essential and this resource will make a significant contribution to the future history of sculpture in the UK and beyond.”

HELEN PHEBY, HEAD OF CURATORIAL PROGRAMME
YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK

Katrina Cowling; Sculpture Production Award 2019