Ronald Rae News

The latest news about Ronald Rae's exhibitions and activities.

Exhibition Catalogues Now for Sale

You can now order a stunning Ronald Rae Sculpture exhibition catalogue from this web site. The order page allows you to pay by Paypal, and exhibition catalogues can be sent anywhere in the world.

Each exhibition catalogue measures 21cm x 23cm and consists of 28 pages, featuring in total, 24 colour photographs of Ronald Rae's work as on exhibition at Holyrood.

Rae at Cramond

Rae has now completed the Heavy Horse and Foal., which is also featured in the slideshow on the home page.

He has just started carving an 11 tonne Elephant.

This will be his seventh elephant sculpture. The stone is of great geological interest being a blend of dark grey and pink granite.

Rae says that this will definitely be his last granite sculpture.

In the picture on the right, Rae takes a welcome break whilst carving the trunk of his latest Elephant. Sculpture in progress.

News Item Added : April 17th 2008

Sculptures Move to Public Sites

The emotive Fallen Christ sculpture has found an appropriate home on Iona, the island of pilgrimage off the west coast of Scotland to be installed in November 2007.

Two sculptures that address the tragedy of war – War Veteran and Animals in War Memorial will be on long term exhibition at the War Museum at Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes from November 2007.

Hiroshima Departed moves to Nipponzan Myohoji Temple and Peace Pagoda, Willen Lakeside, Milton Keynes in November 2007.

News Item Added : November 1st 2007

Rae at the Scottish Parliament

A further motion was submitted to the Scottish Parliament in October 2007 re. the public campaign to have the Lion of Scotland sculpture sited outside the Parliament building, by Christine Grahame MSP. This campaign has Cross Party support and it is hoped that soon a decision will be made.

The following motion was submitted by Margaret Smith MSP to the Scottish Parliament.

Margaret Smith - The Lion of Scotland Sculpture

That the Parliament recognises the excellent work of Edinburgh based sculptor Ronald Rae of Cramond, highlighted in the ongoing exhibition of his work in Holyrood Park supported by the Scottish Executive New Arts Sponsorship Awards and Historic Scotland; further notes that the sculpture The Lion of Scotland has proved particularly popular with the public and bearing in mind that the lion is our historic national symbol calls upon the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body to investigate the possibility of the sculpture being re-sited permanently outside the Scottish Parliament building. Anyone wanting to join in the campaign to support The Lion of Scotland please find out more on the web site www.margaretsmithmsp.com

Rae at Holyrood

The Ronald Rae Exhibition of twenty granite sculptures - 15 animals and 5 figurative works - at various sites around the Palace of Holyrood House and in Holyrood Park - has now been running for six months. It is proving to be a great success - visitors to the Park are bonding with the sculptures and cameras are clicking around them every day.

Guided tours taken by the sculptor are being enjoyed by school children and adults alike. Due to its popularity the exhibition has now been extended until the beginning of March 2008 by which time it is estimated that over one million people will have seen the sculptures.

On exhibition for the first time is Ronald Rae's largest sculpture the twenty tonne Lion of Scotland. Venues for the sculptures are courtesy of HM The Queen and Historic Scotland. Open 24 hours. For free guided tours please contact us via this website, or telephone us on 0131 336 1287. Free exhibition leaflets are available at the Holyrood Park Information Centre, The Queen's Gallery and the Abbey Sanctuary Book Shop .

The Ronald Rae Sculpture Exhibition at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh has now been extended till March 2nd 2008. The next venue will be at The Falkirk Wheel. News Item Updated : November 1st 2007

Rae at Ragley Hall

Widow Woman sculpture, part of the Jerwood Sculpture Collection in the grounds of Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, England. Opening times telephone 01789 762090. News Item Added : May 24th 2004

Rae at Rozelle Park

Rozelle Park, Ayr, Scotland. Five granite sculptures. The Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. Open 24 hours. News Item Added : June 22nd 2001