No.32 is inviting submissions of outdoor sculpture for the fourth Winter Sculpture Park returning in 2025. This edition sees a new venue, offering new environments, terrains and challenges promising an exhibition of experimental work in a re-wilded area amongst the brutalist backdrop of Thamesmead. Winter Sculpture Park is No.32’s flagship exhibition and has been providing free, accessible art to all since 2020.

The 4th edition of Winter Sculpture Park will open in February/March 2025 (exact date TBC), running for approximately 8 weeks. No.32 is seeking submissions of outdoor art and performance to display as part of Winter Sculpture Park 2025. A public programme will be delivered alongside the exhibition including a curated Opening Party of performances and cultural activations, workshop days, guided tours and artist talks. Artists are encouraged to participate with the public at all levels in relation to their artwork.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

• Outdoor sculpture (pre-made, in-progress, or just an idea)

• Site-specific installations

• Art intervention

• Live or performance art

• Participatory art

• Creative Architecture

Artworks must be able to withstand all types of weather, chance and human behaviour in the public realm.

Decisions will be made based on the following criteria; 

• Structural security of the proposed sculpture

• Safety of the proposed sculpture and installation taking into account wildlife, viewers and interactions

• Expected durability of the proposed sculpture and installation for the show period

We encourage artists at any stage of their career or practice to apply.

ABOUT WINTER SCULPTURE PARK

Since 2020, No.32 has presented an annual group exhibition welcoming sculpture and public art activations to a field in South East London offering art to all, for free, in an attractive, unusual and accessible setting. Winter Sculpture Park differs from other galleries and other exhibitions in many ways, but predominantly in its motivations. 

The Park has always welcomed a sense of camaraderie. The members of each cohort become linked through a mutual understanding of the purpose of putting public art in a field; of why we are doing what we’re doing and of the occasional absurdity of it. Everyone involved is united in a common goal of careful, creative, intentional disruption. By placing engaging artworks directly in the public realm, Winter Sculpture Park gets art in front of people and people in front of art, brings cultural intervention to London’s unassuming areas, provokes artistic engagement and response, and enables accessible, public use of private land.

THE SITE

Thamesview Golf Centre has been out of use for over a decade, leaving the attached green spaces fenced off and inaccessible to the public. The site hosts a neglected two story clubhouse with rooftop viewing platforms, a paved forecourt and two large fields separated by chain link fencing.

Developing ideas for Winter Sculpture Park submissions requires a consideration of the land for installation and durability. The No.32 team is here to support your plans with this! So do give us a nudge if you have any questions or need some advice. 

Thamesview Golf Centre, 2 Fairway Drive, Thamesmead, London SE28 8QN

What3Words:  Hedge.Thus.Reward

HOW TO APPLY 

To submit an application to be part of Winter Sculpture Park 2025 please complete the application form on Curatorspace and fill out this Monitoring Form. Results from the monitoring form will remain anonymous for all entrants. 

If you would find it easier to submit your application in an alternative format (word doc., audio/video) we’re more than happy to support you where we can. Please message us and we can help with arranging this and provide the form in alternative formats.

Interested, but not ready to submit your idea yet? Let us know you’re keen by submitting an Expression of Interest here and we’ll follow up with you soon to help out where we can.