The joy of 2020
The postponed 2020 show How can 2020 and joy be put in the same sentence? Like everyone, we were in lockdown during May 2020 when we should have been hosting…
The postponed 2020 show How can 2020 and joy be put in the same sentence? Like everyone, we were in lockdown during May 2020 when we should have been hosting…
The third show By the third show we were successfully building on our experience and in particular had baked so, so, so many more scones for the freezer. Local schools…
First Impact Report The National Garden Scheme has published it’s first impact report showing the ‘extraordinary dual impact’ of opening private gardens to the public and raising money in the…
The second show After the success of the show in 2012, everyone caught their breath and then thought it was such a good idea, we’d do it again. Well, at…
In the beginning…. Our first show in 2012 was filmed by the local BBC South West news team and listening to Chris we now know that we achieved all we…
Purchasing Zimbabwean sculpture Before each show, Chris and Delphie travel to Zimbabwe to choose the sculpture they will sell at the next Sculpture at Kingham Lodge event. So, intrepid as…
About Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler was born in Budapest in 1905 (5th September as it happens, thus sharing the day – though not year – of our very own Chris…
Since 2012 Chris and Delphie Stockwell have hosted a charity sculpture show biennially in their 5 acre garden. They personally select the Zimbabwean sculptures, Chris curates with witty style and…
2018 was our most successful year to date. We raised a staggering £70,000 through the sale of sculpture, cake (so much cake), tea and coffee and thanks to the very…
As part of our charity work we encourage art in local schools. We do this by funding the materials to create a sculptural installation for the show. Sometimes we also…