How gallery took artist down a peg
design for Peg, whose unveiling marked the start of a season of events at the arts centre celebrating the sculptor and his work.
It included workshops and the screening of a documentary about him last Sunday, followed by an audience session with its producer.
The collecting box newly attached to Peg is for donations to the current fundraising campaign at the Square Chapel.
“The foundry has the rights to make casts of Peg,” said
Sofia Cann, at the 18th century bullding.
“They’ve been talking for a couple of years about doing something for us, and this was an idea Antony Gormley loved.”
Mr Gormley said he hoped visitors would embrace the new functionality.
“Square Chapel Arts is the throbbing heart of creative Halifax,” he said. “Any town would give their eye teeth to have a place like this. It deserves all the support we can give.”
The Georgian redbrick chapel will use the adapted statue to raise money for its campaign to give subsidised tickets to people who would not otherwise be able to access cinema and theatre.
Adam Roe, its head of development, said: “We know from people who come to our Friday morning Arts and Biscuits cinema screenings that coming together to see a show really can make a difference to how people feel.”
To celebrate this exclusive unveiling, Square Chapel ran a series of events in honour of the British sculptor and his work.
Audiences were treated to a screening of Antony Gormley: How Art Began, followed by a live Q&A with Morag Tinto a freelance documentary filmmaker who has made many Gormley documentaries. Families and fans of Gormley could also take part in a series of workshops exploring techniques and themes used by the artist.