The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust is looking for artworks that respond and connect to themes of shelter, sanctuary, recycling and renewal in forest and woodland environments. We are particularly interested in artworks that explore themes of bio-diversity, wildlife and…
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust is a small charity led by volunteers, and we commission sculptures for a free-of-charge Forest site at Beechenhurst, which is owned and managed by Forestry England. Whilst we have had to cancel and postpone…
ALEC FINLAY AND KRISTINA VEASEY LAUNCH TWO FILMS EXPLORING LANDSCAPE AND DISABILITY IN LOCKDOWN: The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust is proud to have worked with artists Kristina Veasey and Alec Finlay on two short film commissions. The films were…
The Forest Of Dean Sculpture Trust has been proud to collaborate with Khady Gueye and Zakiya McKenzie over the last three months on a new commission, Soil unsoiled. ‘Soil unsoiled’ is a poem that explores themes drawn from the…
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust has been awarded £146,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary…
An online art project by Rich White. Do you have a favourite view of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean? Inspired by Bruce Allan’s 1988 sculpture ‘Observatory’ which was part of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail from 1988…
Calling all socially isolating families to take part in our Window Forests project! We are inviting you to make your own hanging stain glass window, inspired by Kevin Atherton’s iconic Cathedral sculpture and the beautiful Forest of Dean. We know…
“The Forest is my safe space. It’s somewhere I like to go to escape, it makes me feel at peace and happy. I feel free when I’m in the forest” These moving words have been written by a child taking…
Photo Garry Loughlin. Copyright Natasha Rosling 2019. Threshold is a new permanent sculpture by artist Natasha Rosling sited by a sheltered woodland pond on the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. Inspired by the ancient history of mining beneath the surface…
Visitors to The Forest of Dean’s Sculpture trail may have noticed an unusual structure appearing along the route. ‘Threshold’ is a permanent new sculpture by Natasha Rosling. The artwork seeks to bring to the surface the subterranean world beneath the…