Why the world needs sculpture?...
Great sculpture says nothing and explains everything. It creates conversations
where words often can’t" Todd Stuart
Start your sculpture legacy discovery right here…
You learn from your mistakes...
Getting the smallest issue wrong in large-scale sculpture can be very costly,
especially when you don’t know what you don’t know.
13 Mistakes you
should avoid
- 01Clients don’t understand cost-benefit
- 02Failing to identify the best artist
- 03Not including sculpture in project plan
- 04Delegating brief to art consultants, curators
or galleries - 05Relying on a self-managed artist
- 06Sculpture lacking context to your space
- 07Wrong design and/or materials for your
environment - 08Stinting on clear, open communications
- 09Employing wrong foundry
- 10Economising on quality control
- 11Falling short on pre-shipment planning
- 12Preparing poorly for installation
- 13Failing to plan for long-term maintenance
13 mistakes to avoid
- 01Clients don’t understand cost-benefit
- 02Failing to identify the best artist
- 03Not including sculpture in project plan
- 04Delegating brief to art consultants, curators
or galleries - 05Relying on a self-managed artist
- 06Sculpture lacking context to your space
- 07Wrong design and/or materials for your
environment - 08Stinting on clear, open communications
- 09Employing wrong foundry
- 10Economising on quality control
- 11Falling short on pre-shipment planning
- 12Preparing poorly for installation
- 13Failing to plan for long-term maintenance

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13 Biggest Mistakes + Top Tips for
Commissioning Public Sculpture

10 Steps to Sculptural Success process
10 Steps to Sculptural Success is founded on 25 years of trial, error,
and experience, producing world-class results.
Discover how the 10 steps can de-risk and fast-track your project …
PLANNING
01 BRIEF
Written directive for key
participants
02 CONCEPT
Align purpose to project
03 FINAL DESIGN
Integrate design changes
04 APPROVAL
Consolidate communications and documentation to proceed
IMPLEMENTATION
05 PRODUCTION
Coordinate production, quality + risk minimization
06 SITE READINESS
Coordinate preparation a head of production sign-off
07 TRANSPORTATION
Coordinate riskless, damage + delay-free delivery
08 INSTALL
Complete according to brief
CLOSE OUT
09 PROJECT
CLOSE OUT
Obtain 100% percent Client approval before project sign-off
10 CARE
Implement legacy-quality maintenance program
Why sculpture with Todd Stuart? ...
How rare is the combination of a great sculpture and a great project manager?
Imagine a partner who could transform your vision of public sculpture into an international landmark.
Sculpt Place Make specialises in large scale, contextual public sculptures for architects and developers. We operate from the sketchpad and the drawing board through production to installation and maintenance, with a constant focus on risk minimisation.
Imagine a partner who could transform your vision of public sculpture into an international landmark.
Sculpt Place Make specialises in large scale, contextual public sculptures for architects and developers. We operate from the sketchpad and the drawing board through production to installation and maintenance, with a constant focus on risk minimisation.
Benefit from your free discovery session with Todd Stuart …
Sculpture diagnostics
Asking the right questions is as important as supplying the right answers ...
Our diagnostic sculpture questionnaire takes you deep into the psychology of your project. You’ll learn if the project should proceed. If it does, you’ll discover what it can achieve + for whom. The multi-question survey helps you identify:
- Your purpose, principles, values
- Your creative message
- Who you want to reach and influence
- What you want visitors to think and do
- Physical, historical, and cultural considerations
- Third party involvement and issues
- Your deadline and budget.
Our diagnostic sculpture questionnaire takes you deep into the psychology of your project. You’ll learn if the project should proceed. If it does, you’ll discover what it can achieve + for whom. The multi-question survey helps you identify:
- Your purpose, principles, values
- Your creative message
- Who you want to reach and influence
- What you want visitors to think and do
- Physical, historical, and cultural considerations
- Third party involvement and issues
- Your deadline and budget.
Dig deep and fast for the guiding answers to
your sculptural legacy with a
complimentary diagnostic discovery session
Testimonials
Creating great art is the intellectual zenith of human achievement …
Owning great art follows closely behind

SUMMIT BUILDING NYC
Lloyd Goldman (Owner) BLDG
Management Co.
You performed wonderfully on time as expected; it's really been a pleasure to do this ….

SHEILK'S PALACE - LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE
Hussein Ammar (Project Dircetor)
Saudi Arabia
"...we are extremely happy and definitely in any future project I will contact Mr. Todd …"

CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Paul Hicks (Head Master)
Melbourne Australia
"it become very clear to his commitment to quality and an end product that we are all proud of"