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Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive
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Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive

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  • c.1976 - 2019

The collection charts the history of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, located at Beechenhurst Lodge in the heart of the Forest of Dean. This includes both the administrative and artistic processes involved. Formats encompass documents, books and publications, leaflets, drawings, videos, a maquette and other ephemera.

In 1983, following the establishment of a sculpture trail in Exeter Forest, Martin Orrom (Forestry and Environment Officer, Forestry Commission) wrote a brief for the establishment of a sculpture trail in the Forest of Dean. The Elephant Trust provided £2,500 towards the project and in Spring 1984 around 20 artists were invited to visit the site and submit proposals for sculptures. Martin worked alongside Jeremy Rees (Founding Director of The Arnolfini, Bristol) and Rupert Martin (Curator at The Arnolfini). Six artists were chosen and these founding commissions were collectively titled "Stand and Stare":

Peter Appleton - Sound Sculptures
Kevin Atherton - Cathedral
Andrew Darke - Sliced Log Star (Inside Out Tree)
Magdalena Jetelova - Place
David Nash - Black Dome/ Fire and Water Boats
Keir Smith - The Iron Road

The trail was opened on 19 June 1986 by Sir David Montgomery, Chair of the Forestry Commission. By 1988, a second batch of sculptures had been installed including:

Bruce Allan - Observatory
Zadok Ben David - As There Is No Hunting Tomorrow
Miles Davies - House
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Grove of Silence
Tim Lees - The Heart of the Stone
Cornelia Parker - Hanging Fire
Peter Randall-Page - Cone and Vessel
Sophie Ryder - Crossing Place/ Deer/Searcher

Since 1986, 28 sculptures both temporary and permanent have been sited on the Sculpture Trail.

The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust was established in 1988 as a registered charity overseeing the maintenance of the trail and commissioning new works. The trail is owned and managed by The Forestry Commission.

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail leaflet

Published by the Forestry Commission. Includes map and information on the sculptures "Dead Wood/ Bois Mort" by Carole Drake; "The Heart of Stone" [Heart of the Stone] by Tim Lees; "Yaşasin" by Pomona Zipser; "Black Dome" and "Fire and Water Boats" by David Nash; "Iron Road" by Keir Smith; "Searcher" by Sophie Ryder; "In Situ" by Erika Tan; "Grove of Silence" by Ian Hamilton Finlay; "Cone and Vessel" by Peter Randall-Page; "Hill 33" by David Cotterrell; "House" by Miles Davies; "Raw" by Neville Gabie; "Coal Measure Giants" by Henry Castle; "Echo" by Annie Cattrell; "Cathedral" by Kevin Atherton; and "Hanging Fire" by Cornelia Parker

Other Artists

Slides, booklets, CD-R, flyers, postcards, article and photographs relating to artists who do not have sculptures sited at the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. Includes covering letters to Martin Orrom. Artists include:

Patrick T Dougherty
Chris Drury
Maria Alvarez Escallon
Andy Goldsworthy
Giles Kent
Ian McKeever
Alvin Paige
Alec Pearson
Paula Rego
Jørn Rønnau
Ulrich Rückrien
Helmut Schmidt
Auke de Vries
Andrew Wood
Sati Zech
Pomona Zipser

Images

1x lever arch file website image index. Includes lists of images with copyright information
1x lever arch file "Images 2: Artists J-Z". Includes slides and lists of images
1x lever arch file "Images 3: Lightshift; Diversity/ Spray + Tan; Workshops; Forest History; Forest General". Includes lists of images with copyright information, photographs and slides
1x file "Image loans"
1x bundle of negatives, slides and prints of various sculptures
1x box of slides labelled "Bruce Allan"
1x box of slides showing an exhibition
4x CDs with images of sculptures

General file 2006 - 2007

Includes information on Arts and Business South West's Strike a Match programme; Arts Council England [Reveal, Stand and Stare, R&D]; Acorn Trust; Esmee Fairbairn; Garfield Weston; Gloucestershire Environment Trust; Henry Moore; Living Landmarks Scheme; Heritage Lottery Fund; Paul Hamlyn; Rural Renaissance; Summerfield Trust

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