talks event guide 15–18 may 2015 in partnership with save ... · dr pam jarvis, leeds trinity...

Friday 15 May: Opening night - Party in the CitySpoken word Poet Toby Thompson: 7.30pmWalcot State Choir: 8.00pm

Play in the City11am – 5pmLocation: Queen SquareJoin theatre director John East in a workshop where the city becomes a playground, a performance and a journey into your imagination!Free, pre-bookable workshop – for 13-18 year oldsOnly 30 spaces available. Please email info@forestofimagination.com to book a space.

iSurvive1pm – 4pm Location: Queen Square - find us in the Forest!Warriors of the Future! Join artist Eleanor Shipman to design and build your own den for survival in changing environments (expect face painting and camouflage!)Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Build a bug!2pm – 5pmLocation: Queen SquareJoin designers Emily Cropton and Danae Dasyra to build a bug, using fruit as the canvas! Choose a habitat for your bug, think about how it will survive, and then let it loose into the Forest. Whose will survive the night?Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

The Squawks2pm – 5pmLocation: House of Imagination, Lonsdale Room, BRLSIMeet ‘The Squawks’ - an irresistible community of quirky birds! Join author Ruth Thorp for an illustration and collage workshop. Explore her book and create, cut, stick and draw your own humorous Squawk characters and scenes.Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Sunday 17 MayEveryone is an artist10am – 12.30pmLocation: House of Imagination, Lonsdale Room, BRLSI,Join 5x5x5=creativity artists inside our House of Imagination to explore your creativity!Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Lost Explorers - Explorium of Natural WondermentThe House of Fairy Tales and Curiovan10am – 6pmLocation: Queen SquareThe House of Fairy Tales have invited the paleontologists, experts and adventurers of Curiovan (the world’s smallest natural history museum) to help the Lost Explorers to discover the flora and fauna of the Forest.Free, drop-in workshops – all ages welcome

Crowns, Cupcakes and Crisp Packets10am – 6pmLocation: Queen SquareDiscover Forest’s artist-in-residence, Alison Harper (and her Forest throne), and find out how to make crowns and cupcakes from found and recycled materials.Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

You Can Make It! 11am – 2pm Location: Forest Making Station, Queen SquareCome and join artist Edwina Bridgeman to make the Foresters some friends to add to her Foresters in the Forest!Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Make a Book12pm – 4pmLocation: Forest Making Station, Queen SquarePick up your Forest book pack from the Forest Making Station - and go wherever your imagination takes you on your Forest journey. Don’t forget to return to the Station to have your creations turned into a beautiful book!Run by Katharine Reeve, Laura Little with Bath Spa University Publishing studentsFree, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Journey of Exploration11am – 12pm2pm – 3pmMeeting Point: reception desk in BRLSIDress up as an explorer and join Carol Robinson on a journey of exploration through the Forest of Imagination. This workshop is especially brilliant for dyslexics.Maximum 6 children per workshop (to be accompanied by parent/guardian). Please email info@forestofimagination.com to book a space.

The Edible Forest – Play with your food! 1pm – 4pm Location: House of Imagination (Lonsdale Room, BRLSI)Join Helen Lawrence, artist and chef from Demuths, to playfully explore the idea of food as art.Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

The Bath Monster Procession2pm – 5pmLocation: Forest Making Station, Queen SquareA monster is stirring in the Forest! Assemble a giant monster from recycled materials with designer Jono Burgess, then take it on an adventure through the Forest!Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

iSurvive1pm – 5pm Location: Queen Square – find us in the Forest!Warriors of the Future – paint your face and join artist Eleanor Shipman to design and build your own den for survival in changing environments (expect face painting and camouflage!)Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Community Curiosity Lab11am – 5pmLocation: Queen Square (popping up all over the Forest)Science Busking with Rick Hall from Ignite Futures Ltd – explore science as you never have before!

Monday 18 MayMonday is our ‘Schools’ Day’ – local schools have been invited to pre-book workshops and Forest visits. Visits from home-schooled children are welcome – please email info@forestofimagination.com for more information.

Lost Explorers - Explorium of Natural WondermentThe House of Fairy Tales and Curiovan4pm – 6pmLocation: Queen SquareThe House of Fairy Tales have invited the paleontologists, experts and adventurers of Curiovan (the world’s smallest natural history museum) to help the Lost Explorers to discover the flora and fauna of the Forest.Free, drop-in workshops – all ages welcome

Saturday 16 MayEveryone is an artist10am – 2pmLocation: House of Imagination, Lonsdale Room, BRLSIJoin 5x5x5=creativity artists inside our House of Imagination to explore your creativity!Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Lost Explorers - Explorium of Natural WondermentThe House of Fairy Tales and Curiovan10am – 6pmLocation: Queen SquareThe House of Fairy Tales have invited the paleontologists, experts and adventurers of Curiovan (the world’s smallest natural history museum) to help the Lost Explorers to discover the flora and fauna of the Forest.Free, drop-in workshops – all ages welcome

Crowns, Cupcakes and Crisp Packets 10am – 6pmLocation: Queen SquareDiscover Forest’s artist-in-residence, Alison Harper (and her Forest throne), and find out how to make crowns and cupcakes from found and recycled materials.Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

Lilly Mae11am – 12pmLocation: Forest Making Station, Queen SquareCome and discover the magical world of Lilly Mae, a feisty little girl who lives on a cloud and changes the weather according to her moods. Join Sarah Mahfoudh and Ruth Thorp as they introduce you to Lilly Mae’s story and then guide you through a fun-packed 45 minutes of movement and dance.Free workshop – ideal for 4-8 year olds but parents and younger children are very welcome to join in too!

Make a Book11am – 4pmLocation: Forest Making Station, Queen SquarePick up your Forest book pack from the Forest Making Station - and go wherever your imagination takes you on your Forest journey. Don’t forget to return to the Station to have your creations turned into a beautiful book!Run by Katharine Reeve, Laura Little with Bath Spa University Publishing studentsFree, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

The Bath Monster Procession11am – 1pmLocation: Forest Making Station, Queen SquareA monster is stirring in the Forest! Assemble a giant monster from recycled materials with designer Jono Burgess then take it on an adventure through the Forest!Free, drop-in workshop – all ages welcome

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WORKSHOPS

Design: Wayne Lindsay | Map artwork: Grant AssociatesRabbit illustrations: Perry Harris | Printed by Minuteman Press

Saturday 16 MayAll talks are free and located in the Elwin Room, BRLSI. To reserve a seat in advance, please email info@forestofimagination.com. Some unreserved seats will be available on the day.

Human Nature2pm – 3pm Andrew Grant (Grant Associates) in conversation with Chloe Richardson (Herman Miller) and Ashley Clayton (FCB Studios). Chaired by Penny Hay (5x5x5=creativity and Bath Spa University). Followed by Q&A.

Everyone is an artist3.15pm – 4pmEdwina Bridgeman, Jono Burgess, Jessica Palmer, Matthew LeeceFollowed by Q&A.

Sunday 17 May In partnership with Save Childhood Movement for National Children’s Day UK

All talks are free and located in the Elwin Room, BRLSI. All talks on Sunday 17 May should be booked separately via bit.ly/ncduk

Chair: Penny Hay (5x5x5=creativity and Bath Spa University)

Putting Children First: Societal Wellbeing and Modern Childhood 10.45am – 11.15am Wendy Ellyatt, Chief Executive, Save Childhood Movement

11.15am – 12pm The Current State of PlaySteve Chown, Director, Play England

12.15pm – 1pm Play Intelligence: From IQ to PIQJames Findlay, The Play Foundation

1.30pmScreening of Siren Films Film, All About Play

2.30pm – 3.25pm Bio-cultural Perspectives on Play: The science of evolution; the magic of narrativeDr Pam Jarvis, Leeds Trinity University

3.45pm – 4.15pm The Playing Out Project Ingrid Skeels & Naomi Fuller

4.15pm – 4.45pm TED Talk Screening: Play is More Than Just FunStuart Brown

15–18 May 2015Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN

EVENT GUIDE

Partner SchoolsBatheaston Primary SchoolMarksbury Primary School

St Andrew’s Primary School BathSt Michael’s Junior School Twerton

St Saviour’s Infant School BathSt Vigor and St John Primary School Chilcompton

Writhlington Secondary School

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KEYEntrance/Exit/Emergency ExitEntrance PortalsBamboo Enclosure Mini Forest/The ForestersPole EnclosureMagic RabbitCuriovanThe House of Fairy Tales’ CanopyNatural History Curiosities from BRLSI Lost Explorers’ Orientation PointPerimeter Art InstallationEnclosure Art InstallationsForest Making StationHouse of Imagination (in BRLSI)Deadly Doll (Supersize) FlowersRecycling binsFire Assembly Point (Old King Street)Information/First Aid/Lost Children

We invite you to discover a creative ecosystem...

Installations & Artworks Forest of Imagination, Queen SquareThe Foresters, Edwina Bridgeman, Found materials

Deadly Doll (Supersize) Flowers, Jessica Palmer, Paper, wire, PVA

Bamboo Enclosure, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios / Herman Miller

Mini Forest, Grant Associates / Herman Miller

Magic Rabbit, Andrew Grant with Designs in Air

Pole Enclosure, Charley Brentnall / Carpenter Oak

The House of Fairy Tales and Curiovan

Natural History Curiosities from BRLSILocation: Queen Square, The House of Fairy Tales’ TentA collection of curiosities (rarely seen) from the museum vaults at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution are on show at Forest for you to explore, handle and find out more about their intriguing history - including the gigantic Narwhal Tusk and plesiosaur bone!

Installations & Exhibition House of Imagination, BRLSIHead in the Clouds10am – 6pmLocation: Murch Room, BRLSIAn interactive installation by Matthew Leece (BA Three Dimensional Design: Idea Material Object, Bath Spa University) enabling you to put your head in the clouds – allowing you to focus your attention inwards and let the mind wander, increasing imagination and creativity.

Human by Nature Exhibition10am – 6pmLocation: Lonsdale Room, BRLSIExhibition of shortlisted entries in the 2015 RSA Student Design Awards on the theme of caring for the human micro-biome, part of the ‘Invisible You’ exhibition and associated events at the Eden Project.

The Forest of Imagination is a pop-up multi-disciplinary arts event featuring world-class architects, designers and artists, presenting a playful programme of installations, artwork and workshops. The Forest will open from 6pm to 9pm on Friday 15 May and 10am to 6pm the following days.

‘Creativity can enhance wellbeing and transform lives, communities, cities and economies.’

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Plant saleThere will be a sale of plants and bamboo poles after the event on Monday 18 May. All proceeds go towards the Forest of Imagination event costs.