The Memorial
Arts Charity
Arts Charity
The Memorial Arts Charity provides training in letter design and carving and exists to widen people's awareness and appreciation of the memorial arts.We play a critical role in ensuring that Britain's long tradition of fine lettering and memorial art continues to flourish. The need to establish an educational charity became apparent through the work of Memorials by Artists, our company founded in 1988 to bring together skilled letter-carvers with people seeking to commission good individually designed memorials, and other lettered works. Letter-carving workshops: We run an annual programme of short letter-carving courses, in stone and wood, in various places throughout the UK, for beginners and those with some experience in the lettering arts. We also run a symposium for professionals, from time to time.Letter-carving apprenticeships: Our apprenticeship scheme was established in 2002 and to date four two-year apprenticeships have been successfully completed. The Art & Memory Collection - A National Collection of Contemporary Memorial Art: We are in the process of establishing this unique Collection. The launch exhibition will be held in the gardens and arboretum of West Dean College, Sussex, from April to November 2009. After six months the Collection will be distributed to six permanent public sites and will evolve over time. We welcome enquires on any aspect of lettering and/or the memorial arts.
