Forest of Imagination®

Forest of Imagination - notes from previous editions 💚

Entry Hill Bath at dusk overlooking the city lights

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Pen and Ellie at Entry Hill Bath, sunlit meadow

Big pink caterpillar Designed by Andrew Amondson, Matt Leece and Andrew Grant

From here we can sense nature and see the city Outdoor classroom by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Outdoor classroom at dusk

Thanks to the dream team 💚 @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social
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Manda Scott Any Human Power

This arrived! Thank you so much @mandascott.bsky.social 💚

Last chance to book! 🦋

Halie Selassie and Bath - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary since Emperor Haile Selassie moved to Fairfield House in Bath in 1936 while in exile during the Italian occupation of East Africa; recognises the…

It’s been 90 years since Emperor Haile Selassie made Bath his home in exile.

In Parliament, I tabled a motion recognising his legacy as the central figure in Rastafarianism & his fight against fascism.

His gift of Fairfield House to the city remains a thriving and diverse community hub today.

The Art of Transformation: Reshaping Arts and Culture Business Models Explore a range of podcasts and case studies from Business Innovation and Environmental Responsibility

Introducing The Art of Transformation 🙌

A new collection showcasing four funded organisations that have reshaped their business models in bold, innovative ways, boosting impact across arts & culture.

Explore case studies + a podcast roundtable with Kirsty Lang 🎙️👇 buff.ly/TEFuXH1

Brand new episode of the Knepp Wilding Podcast. This time, Isabella Tree meets with beaver expert Mark Elliot. 🦫

They discuss the case of the escapee beavers...

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Isabella Tree: ‘Rewilding a garden is not about closing the gate and letting it go’ Rewilding doesn’t mean abandoning — it means gardeners becoming a ‘keystone species’, creating a habitat where wildlife can thrive

Isabella Tree: ‘Rewilding a garden is not about closing the gate and letting it go’ ft.trib.al/Em4keIA | opinion

The classroom with no walls Children today spend less time in nature than any generation before - and educators are sounding the alarm. But what if the outdoors becomes the classroom itself? In this episode, we explore the scien...

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@forestofimaginatn.bsky.social "More points in the line", "more pixels to refine the projection",...
But, &, "Reality of it", too, seems to 'experientially' still be "proving-out", eh?!
Onwards!
@penahay.bsky.social

Starry skies

We act in worlds that are yet to become …

Thanks to wonderful offerings from artists, authors, poets, landscape architects, environmentalists, philosophers, musicians, educators + more (not all on here ;)
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@andrewgrantga.bsky.social
@alfcoles.bsky.social
@margigold.bsky.social
@bathspauni.bsky.social

Flow Country by Andrew Grant Flow Towerview1 Photo Kathy Hinde

Future Flow: Imagine the Possibilities 💚Excited to have the green light from Bath Spa University Press to publish our book, co-edited with Alicia Carey @hawkwoodcft.bsky.social 20 beautiful offerings from amazing people! #wts 💚

https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/projects/international-arts-and-imagination-network/

International Arts and Imagination (IAIN!) Network ‘Curating Connections’ Tuesday 3 February, free, online, 2 events across different time zones. All welcome! 🦋

We’re delighted to be able to chat to @sophiedumont.bsky.social at our eARTh Spotlight 27 Jan about her new poetry collection ‘Sculling’ ❤️❤️❤️👇👇👇

Twilight at Entry Hill Bath Looking towards the city lights

Thanks again to the dream team 💚🦋
@andrewgrantga.bsky.social
@matthewleece.bsky.social
@forestofimaginatn.bsky.social @houseofimagination.bsky.social @bathspauni.bsky.social + many more! 💚🌳🌈

We’re incredibly proud to share that we have won the: Inspire Future Generations Award for Strategic Vision 🌱

Thank you Thornton Education Trust for celebrating work placing imagination, creativity & care for our environment at the heart of how we build tomorrow

From tiny seeds grow future forests

We’re incredibly proud to share that we have won the: Inspire Future Generations Award for Strategic Vision 🌱

Thank you Thornton Education Trust for celebrating work placing imagination, creativity & care for our environment at the heart of how we build tomorrow

From tiny seeds grow future forests

We won! Thanks to the dream team
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What a gift this morning to meet in the meadow of deep care for the Earth, each other and imagination @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social. Moved at the timely experience of being in the darkest point of the year —-while feeling so much shared light.

We’re finalists! 💚 @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social
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Christmas catch in the virtual Forest Meeting...planning afoot for 2026! ✨🌱

Memories of autumn...playing at Forest of Imagination

#CreativeLearning #ArtsAndNature

Eliot Weinberger, The Art of the Essay No. 4 “Except for my less than two years at Stony Brook, I’ve never been in any scene or community, ever.”

The entire interview is a joy.

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Art history is too important to be the preserve of the privileged The subject is endangered at A level just as it couldn’t be more essential or universal. Helen Barrett makes the case for its survival in British schools

My piece in defence of art history in British schools.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Butterfly Flowers

PS I worked in Glasgow in 1990 and in 1997 curated a national exhibition of children’s art in the Art School Gallery. CRM was an inspiration.