Roche Court Film Club
Over the years we have built and interesting library of films that give an insight into the artists we show, and the development of the sculpture park. We are pleased to announce Roche Court Film Club. Join us during these cold and wet winter months, as we will be screening four documentaries in our Design House.
Refreshments of tea and coffee will be available.
Tickets are £5 each, and booking is essential. Seats are limited. Click below to book your spot, or call +44 (0)1980 862 244. Alternatively, email rsvp@sculpture.uk.com to check availability.
We ask that all attendees park in the car park, and arrive at least 30 minutes before the film begins.
We are delighted to be showing two films by director, writer and producer John Wyver; The Art of Barbara Hepworth (2003) and Art in Progress: Anthony Caro and Sheila Girling (2007). John Wyver continues to run Illuminations, the independent media production company, which he co-founded in 1982. From 2013-22 he was Director of Screen Productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Wyver specialises in creating films about the arts and performance, as well as media about religion, history, and ideas.
Art in Progress: Anthony Caro and Sheila Girling
Wednesday 19th February 2025
3pm
Sculptor Anthony Caro and painter Sheila Girling married in 1949. They rarely exhibit together. In 2007, Roche Court shows Girling’s paintings alongside Caro’s rarely seen monumental works. This programme follows their work up to the show.
2007
Directed by John Wyver
Produced by Illuminations for Gallery HD
28 minutes
Matt Rugg: How to be an Artist
Wednesday 26th February 2025
3pm
Born in Somerset, England, Matt Rugg (1935 - 2020) was a highly regarded British artist and art school teacher, making drawings, painting and sculpture. This film features interviews with leading artists, including Richard Deacon RA, Mali Morris RA, Alan Dun, and Laura Ford, who contribute their recollections of studying with and teaching alongside Matt Rugg at Newcastle University and Chelsea School of Art.
2023
Directed by Gary P Malkin
Commissioned by Newcastle University
23 minutes
The Art of Barbara Hepworth
Wednesday 5th March 2025
3pm
Barbara Hepworth is a major British artist of the twentieth century. This film, The Art of Barbara Hepworth, reveals the beauty and the power of her sculptures, and the ideas which motivated her throughout her creative life. This revealing and complex exploration of Barbara Hepworth’s work features her naturalistic carvings of the 1920s and increasingly abstract sculptures of the 1930s, the ambitious post-war works in wood, stone, and bronze, her monumental public commissions, and the strikingly diverse creations of her final years.
2003
Directed by John Wyver
Produced by Illuminations in association with Sir Alan Bowness and Dr Sophie Bowness
50 minutes
Roche Court: Park and Galleries for Contemporary Art
Wednesday 12th March 2025
3pm
This film explores the origins of the New Art Centre and Roche Court Sculpture Park, as well as the development of its award-winning gallery buildings and varied exhibitions programme. Featuring interviews with the New Art Centre’s Founder and Director, Madeleine Bessborough; artist Richard Deacon and architect Stephen Marshall.
2025
Directed by Gary P Malkin
Produced by the New Art Centre, Roche Court Sculpture Park
19 minutes
Please note: Accompanied children are always welcome at Roche Court Sculpture Park, but remember that their attention will be required for the duration of the film.