FOREST OF IMAGINATION. THE LIVING TREE
Identification Plan
Denominazione dell'istituzione
Bath Spa University (UK)
Indirizzo
Newton Park, Bath BA2 9BN, UK
Indirizzo mail ufficiale
p.hay@bathspa.ac.uk
Sito web
Anno di realizzazione
2014 ongoing
Referente/i del progetto
Dr Penny Hay, Andrew Grant RDI
Partenariati con altre istituzioni
Grant Associates and House of Imagination (co-founders), Bath Spa University, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, RSA and Imaginnovation, National Trust, Bathscape, Holburne Museum, Egg Theatre, the Arts Council England, Grant Associates and GALA
Durata del progetto
altro
2014-2023
A chi è rivolta l'iniziativa
altro
All ages
Numero di partecipanti
200
Campi di esperienza
art
interculturality
Tipologia/e di intervento/i
visit/tour
didactic activity/atelier
exhibition
Spazio/i
school
cultural institution (museum, theatre...)
Obiettivi del progetto (max 3)
- Celebrating imagination, the arts and nature connection
- Imaginative solutions to the ecological emergency
- Working with artists as role models through a creative pedagogy
- Enquiry based learning and creative reflection
Pedagogical Plan
Intellectual/Cognitive Aspects
Conoscenze di base
Artists co-design imaginative solutions to the ecological emergency;
Children express their thoughts ideas and feelings through creative arts practice, working alongside artists;
Schools develop understanding of creative pedagogies in city spaces, profiling agency and relationships in learning
Children express their thoughts ideas and feelings through creative arts practice, working alongside artists;
Schools develop understanding of creative pedagogies in city spaces, profiling agency and relationships in learning
Rielaborazione
Creative arts processes and practice have been developed with participants;
Creative and imaginative learning has demonstrated the transformational power of the arts;
Educators are more confident with child-informed learning;
Cultural centres (theatre and museums) are fully engaged in the partnership
Creative and imaginative learning has demonstrated the transformational power of the arts;
Educators are more confident with child-informed learning;
Cultural centres (theatre and museums) are fully engaged in the partnership
Socio-relational Aspects
Autonomia
Children have had the opportunity to find and follow their fascinations;
Students and teachers have developed freedom of expression, without prescriptive models of learning
Students and teachers have developed freedom of expression, without prescriptive models of learning
Collaborazione
Participants co-created a shared space for enquiry and collaboration;
Artists invited the children to focus on their own interests and curiosities;
Artists worked together to co-design a creative learning invitation for families
Artists invited the children to focus on their own interests and curiosities;
Artists worked together to co-design a creative learning invitation for families
Aesthetic/emotional/linguistic Aspects
Polisensoriale
All arts learning experiences have been multisensory. We created a space of dialogue for participants to discuss their shared creative processes
Espressivo-corporea
Learning is embodied in spaces of enquiry;
participants moved freely around the spaces
participants moved freely around the spaces
Espressivo-linguistica/orale
We encourage oral expression through communication, sharing and reflection;
Students share their creative processes with artists and reflect on their experiences together
Students share their creative processes with artists and reflect on their experiences together
Espressivo-grafico/pittorica
Students, artists and educators keep a reflective journal to document their won creative processes
Methodological plan
Approccio performativo
Creative learning processes are developed with students, artists and educators We prioritise a public creative pedagogy, sharing our learning in the public realm
Approccio narrativo
Visual narrative involves:
- exhibitions
- high quality documentation
- articles and case studies
- newsletters, blogs, social networks
- websites of all partners
Approccio ludico
Emphasis is on playful, imaginative expression in and through the arts;
Spaces for dialogue and reflection are created to share learning
Spaces for dialogue and reflection are created to share learning
Osservazione/lettura/produzione
Emphasis is on the process not the outcomes;
Creative learning in creative environments;
Positive and empowering relationships between artists, children and educators;
Innovative approaches to pedagogy;
Involvement of cultural centres in community of practice
Creative learning in creative environments;
Positive and empowering relationships between artists, children and educators;
Innovative approaches to pedagogy;
Involvement of cultural centres in community of practice
Competenze trasversali
creative thinking
Breve descrizione del progetto
Forest of Imagination is a partnership between Grant Associates, House of Imagination,
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Bath Spa University, working alongside the creative,
cultural and educational community of Bath. Each year we re-imagine a familiar space to
highlight the importance of nature and imagination in all our lives.
Forest of Imagination is an inclusive, creative community arts event. Convening artists,
creative professionals and families across a range of spaces, we collectively respond to the
climate emergency with imaginative, creative solutions and actions.
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Bath Spa University, working alongside the creative,
cultural and educational community of Bath. Each year we re-imagine a familiar space to
highlight the importance of nature and imagination in all our lives.
Forest of Imagination is an inclusive, creative community arts event. Convening artists,
creative professionals and families across a range of spaces, we collectively respond to the
climate emergency with imaginative, creative solutions and actions.
Stages of the Project
Initial phase
Descrizione dell'attività
- Artists work with schools and settings to co-design installations
- Forest of Imagination team co-designs a learning invitation for children / teachers / educators alongside artists
Intermediate phase
Descrizione dell'attività
- Residencies in schools to co-design installations
- Artists and children work together to develop ideas
Final phase
Descrizione dell'attività
- 3-4 weeks of exhibition, performances and installations
- School visits and creative workshops
- Professional development for teachers
Risultati del progetto (max 3)
Forest of Imagination invites imaginative and aesthetic responses to the climate emergency;
Children develop their artistic sensibilities and awareness of climate change;
New spaces of possibility emerge for students’ creative enquiries, expression and reflections
Children develop their artistic sensibilities and awareness of climate change;
New spaces of possibility emerge for students’ creative enquiries, expression and reflections
Altra documentazione
Hyperlinks
Continuità del progetto negli anni
Yes
Tecniche
All art forms
Materiali utilizzati
All media
Materiali prodotti
Exhibition, film and case studies
