[fusion_text] New piece “Charcoal Measure” by Onya McCausland “Charcoal Measure” uses charcoal made from the decommission of “Place” compressed into a series of black trenches scored into the ground. The work enables visitors to the Sculpture Trail to trace the…
New artwork on the way by Onya McCausland
Charcoal Measure Onya McCausland, From 15th March 2016 Charcoal Measure is a line of charcoal on the forest path that draws attention to the scale of the underground coal excavations, 1000ft below the surface. The work may be viewed on the…
Free Giant’s Chair Charcoal drawing workshops: 23rd -24th January 2016
Join local artist Rachel Shilston and experiment with charcoal made from the Giant’s Chair (Place by Magdalena Jetelova) in this fantastic drawing workshop. Suitable for children and all ages welcome, materials and paper provided. This is a drop in activity taking…
Timber and Charcoal from the Giant’s Chair to be distributed
Forestry Commission England in partnership with Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail will give away timber cut offs from the remains of Place on 23-24thJanuary 2016, 10am – 4pm by the Container-a-Cafe at Beechenhurst. The wood will be available for free…
A Sense of Place
We’re proud to share our new film A Sense of Place, that tells the story of the Giant’s Chair and features stunning aerial photography of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail as you’ve never seen it before. This month artist…
New investment awarded by respected local organisations
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail is delighted to receive funding from two historic and prestigious local organisations; The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust and the Lydney-based Watts Group. The funding will support new artworks arriving on the Trail…
Farewell to the Giant’s Chair
There’s been widespread coverage of our plans to decommission Place on local news sites and on BBC Online. A bat survey is currently being carried out, so there are no specific plans replace the artwork. But we do have an…
Henry Castle wins major commission for Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
Henry Castle has been selected to develop a major new artwork for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. The new work is due to be completed and open to the public in early summer 2016. “Henry is a young artist…
New landmark sculptures planned for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust is delighted to announce we have been awarded funding for a series of new artworks. We will be working closely with the Forestry Commission to oversee the new additions to the Trail. The Trust…