The Forest Is The Museum – Abigail Lane & Lala Meredith-Vula
The culmination of Abigail Lane and Lala Meredith-Vula’s residency at Fineshade Wood recontextualises lost property collected in the forest.
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Nick Reeves Arts & Environment Award 2019
Fermynwoods Contemporary Art has received a special commendation as part of the 2019 Nick Reeves Arts & Environment Award for our current programme, The Forest is the Museum.
Alternative Monday 25 – Art in the woods
An environment of kindness and understanding has enabled students to develop skills and understanding of both art and life, without fear of failing.
WORK premiere and Q&A
A gala screening and Q&A of 4 new films that explore contemporary working lives, by Dryden Goodwin, Jenny Holt, Esther Johnson and Adam Lewis-Jacob.
Alternative Monday 24 – Pixelated Portraits
The bigger the grid the faster the drawing took to complete. But the resolution was worse, making it harder to identify each other’s pixelated portraits.
Alternative Monday 23 – Printmaking Outside
Student attention was starting to wander until Liz Lake took the printmaking outside. Reinvigorated students expressing the warmth of the summer sun.
Alternative Monday 22 – Disgusting Sounds
It’s usually assumed in schools and society in general that loud, abrasive, disgusting sounds (and the people that make them) should be quieted. However…
Alternative Monday 21 – Fairy Tales
A broomstick flying fairy queen being chased by an armadillo rat porcupine? Louise Clarke allowed students to dream their own fantastical fairy tales.
Background Studies – Hues of Labour
Background Studies, Hues of Labour is a guest exhibition by James Smith focussing on the intensity of colour found in Forestry Commission tree spot marking.
Art + Psychogeography
A free walk and talk event exploring how rural environments can effect emotions and how walking can be seen as way to creatively explore different places.