Aims and Objectives

Deliver a museum-quality exhibition worthy of celebration for the bicentenary of John Ruskin's brith.

Undertake cross-disciplinary research collaborations culminating in the touring solo exhibition.

Engage audiences in reexamining Ruskin's legacy and its contemporary relevance through exhibition, artist talk and workshops.

Promote the project to as wide an audience as possible working with host organisations and through various social media platforms.

Take on a challenge to maximise the visual impact in a body of work with consistent and elaborative concept for appealing to a wider audience.

Champion creative expertise by realisation of the project and publishing a limited edition book.

Exert maximum effort to contribute to host organisations with the project to develop their profiles.

11 Hideyuki Sobue’s Conversation with Ruskin was a revelation. It added a new dimension to the history of Ruskin portraiture, combining Ruskinian principles of close, careful observation with materials and methods from beyond the cultural traditions with which Ruskin engaged. I very much appreciated the artist tour Hideyuki led at The Ruskin during the exhibition; the event afforded special insights into the depth of his work, and it deepened my appreciation of the unique vision of Ruskin he presented. “

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”--- Participants in the Artist-Led Tour at The Ruskin