Hollywood actor Richard E. Grant is set to become the subject of a live portrait sculpture at a special charity event supporting Longfield Community Hospice in Minchinhampton.
Grant, who lives in Avening, selected the hospice after its staff provided care to his late wife, Joan Washington. Longfield offers specialist care and support to people affected by life-limiting illness across the local community, including support for families facing those illnesses.
Live sculpture in Covent Garden
British sculptor Frances Segelman will create the portrait of Grant in front of an audience at The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden, London. The event is listed for Sunday, October 18, at 6.30pm.
Rather than presenting a completed work, Segelman will make the sculpture during the evening, giving audiences the opportunity to watch the portrait develop in real time. The live performance will be followed by a question-and-answer session involving Grant and Segelman.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to charity, with Grant nominating Longfield Community Hospice as the beneficiary. The fundraiser therefore links a London arts event with a hospice serving communities around Minchinhampton and the wider local area.
Segelman’s previous subjects
Segelman is known for live sculpting performances and has produced portraits of prominent people from film, theatre, music, politics, sport and royalty.
Her royal commissions have included sculptures of King Charles III, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Anne, the Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Edinburgh.
Her other named subjects include Dame Judi Dench, Ray Winstone, Lord David Blunkett, Sir Simon Rattle, Dame Joan Collins, Lord Julian Fellowes, Dame Joanna Lumley and Bruce Oldfield.
Other artwork on display
The event will also feature work by two other artists. Paintings by Victoria Perloff and sculptures by Josette Perloff will be exhibited, with the works presented as examples of contemporary portraiture and figurative art.
For Longfield Community Hospice, the event offers fundraising support for its work with people and families affected by life-limiting illness. The hospice was chosen by Grant following his family’s experience of the care provided to Washington.
The source material gives the event date as October 18 and identifies it as a Sunday, but does not explicitly state the year. It also includes publication references to October 16 and October 17, 2026, so the timing should be treated with caution.