NEW Brewery Arts in Cirencester is anticipating the arrival in October of an exciting automated sculpture called Getting On by artist Robert Race.
The artwork is the culmination of a partnership forged in 2014 between New Brewery Arts and Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT).
The partners successfully applied for funding from the Baring Foundation’s Late Style Programme to create a piece of public art on the theme of ageing, for the enjoyment of hundreds of older people living in residential care.
Robert Race, who creates magical automata, kinetic sculpture, moving toys and more out of found and recycled materials, was commissioned and the artwork Getting On was the result.
Annie Gould, project manager at New Brewery Arts, described it as “a big coup for New Brewery Arts.”
Getting On aims to promote the importance of continued creativity in older age.
The artwork was launched by Sir Nicholas Mander at Millbrook Lodge Care Home, Brockworth in July, attended by Cirencester mayor Mark Harris.
It is currently on public display in the South Transept at Gloucester Cathedral throughout September.
It arrives at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester from October 10 when it will join Robert Race: an exhibition of automata, and moving toys September 26-October 31.
The artwork will then take pride of place at the UK Dementia Congress Telford on November 3 prior to continuing its tour of OSJCT homes across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Lincolnshire until end 2017.
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