We are an independent artist led organisation that promotes high professional and creative standards among sculptors/artists and is committed to making the full range of contemporary practice accessible to all.
The governing body, between the Annual General Meetings, is the elected Council; members of which are Trustees of the registered charity (212513) and Directors of the Company (83239).
Chaired by the President, the Council consists of the Vice President, the Treasurer and up to 9 others. Up to three of whom can be drawn from other professions and are not required to be sculptors. All members are elected for a term of three years.
The 2011 - 2012 Council is:
President: Johannes von Stumm PRBS
Vice President: David Worthington VPRBS
Treasurer: John Quitter
Council: John Atkin FRBS
Clare Burnett ARBS
Professor Brian Falconbridge PPRBS
Charles Hadcock FRBS
Professor Carole Hodgson FRBS
Professor Andrew Shoben FRBS (Greyworld)
John Smith
Isabel Vasseur
The Council meets a minimum of four times a year and is responsible for defining the strategic vision, policy, procedures and programme and reviewing its progress. Council delegates implementation to a small team of staff and volunteers led by the Director, who is the Company Secretary and advises Council but is not a member of it. The officers and Director meet to review finance and development matters between formal Council meetings as required.
Membership of the RBS is selective and the sculptor members of Council meet before the full Council to review applications and select new members.
Council is also supported by two committees that advise on key aspects of the Society’s work and include a mix of skills and professions. The current committees are:
2010 – 2011 Education Committee:
Chair: Professor Carole Hodgson FRBS
Claire Burnett ARBS, Robert Worley ARBS, Hattice Abdullah (Arts & Events Manager, London Borough of Enfield), Lucy Tyler (Project Director FutureCity)
The Committee meet a minimum of twice a year to review and develop the education programme and recommend priority activities and funding approaches. Separate meetings are held for the selection of artists that apply for the awards and residencies.
2010 – 2011 Exhibition Committee:
Chair: Isabel Vasseur
Annie Cattrell (sculptor), Rod Mengham (Curator Jesus College, Cambridge), Louise Plant ARBS, Julian Wild FRBS
The Committee meet a minimum of four times a year to discuss, review and develop the exhibition programme and to select the exhibiting artists.