1: Exploring Sculpture as an Art Form

This can be done in the classroom or on site.  

Download this worksheet as a PDF: Worksheet 1: Exploring Sculpture

Considering Sculpture 
  • What is sculpture? What makes it different from a painting?
  • What are sculptures made of?
  • What sculptures have you seen?
  • Where have you seen them?
  • What is Worcester’s most famous sculpture?
  • What words might you use to describe a sculpture?



Word Bank:

Park - museum - gallery - town centre 

Vast - small - scale - texture - strong - balance - 3D

Sculptures in Worcester 

How many local sculptures can your students name?


Why not incorporate a sculpture trail, exploring some of the fantastic sculptures in Worcester? 

  1. Edward Elgar (Cathedral Square)
  2. Shakespeare, Woodbine Willy & Vesta Tilly (usually in Cornmarket)
  3. Black Pear sculpture (Crowngate Shopping Centre)
  4. Boer War Memorial (Cathedral grounds) 
  5. Kleve Swan Statue (along the river, near Bishop’s Palace)
  6. Civil War Sculpture (replica breastplates, helmets, and pikes: Sidbury Bridge, by the Commandry) 
  7. Queen Victoria (Worcester Crown Court, Foregate Street)
  8. Remembrance Poppy (Cripplegate Park)
  9. Gate Sculpture (City Arcade, near Waterstones)
  10. Tomb of King John (Cathedral)
  11. Relief of King John (Copenhagen Street)
  12. Civil War Relief Fort Royal Park



 


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