Committed to the pursuit of excellence in the art form, the Society aims to inspire, inform and engage people with sculpture.

It offers opportunities to see/experience the extraordinary diversity of contemporary work and to learn about from those that make it.

It supports sculptors by providing bursaries to newly emergent sculptors, professional development seminars, a mentoring scheme and awards.

It is a membership society of professional sculptors and was established in 1905 as a not-for-profit company (83239), becoming a registered charity in 1963. It is the oldest and largest organisation dedicated to sculpture in the UK.