Richard Thornton Sculpture Richard Thornton Sculpture
Telephone: 01522 703300
richard@richardthorntonsculpture.co.uk

Having completed a wide range of commissions, Richard and his team have considerable experience of project management and consultancy.  They are used to working with communities and multi-disciplinary project teams to achieve positive outcomes.  Richard has experience of teaching on several degree courses and was resident Sculpture Fellow for two years at the University of the South West.

In recent years Richard has contributed to a wide variety of projects working with private commissioners, local authorities, planners, arts agencies, architects and developers.  He has become increasingly involved with Public Art projects, which seek to have an impact within a total development, whether in the context of ‘regeneration’ or ‘new build’. 

Over time Richard has built up his studio with a small team that complement his working practice, offering project management, community consultancy and regeneration skills, to ensure the smooth execution of complex projects.

Clients include: 
Architects – Morgan Carn, Franklin Ellis, rgp, and Carey Jones.
Commissioning local authorities - Chesterfield and Wirrall Boroughs, Suffolk and Nottinghamshire County Councils, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Newark Town Council. Also Barratt Homes, Kier Group, Metropolitan Housing Partnership, BioCity (Nottingham), Arts in Business, the Universities of Leicester and Bradford, Dewsbury Hospital Trust, Gleeson Homes, Cardiff Bay Arts Trust, Wakefield Public Arts, the Lottery and Arts Council East Midlands.

Richard acted as lead artist/project manager for the Schools Transform Project, for the major redevelopment of the Bastwell Housing area for Blackburn and for the Hamilton Quarter refurbishment in Birkenhead.

Richard is also an active member of The Royal British Society of Sculptors.





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