Articles

Articles about Grizedale featured in various periodicals over the decades. Further articles featuring one artist can be found in the Artist index.

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Cumbria Magazine – August 1966

An article of the wildlife of Grizedale and its burgeoning use as a place for recreation.

Westmorland Gazette April 1978       Observer Magazine 19th November 1978  Aspects #7 Summer 1979

Details on David Nash’s early sculptures at Grizedale.

Gallery Magazine – Summer 1981

An article explaining about the nature of the artist residencies and new on development of the sculpture trail.

Arts North – Winter 1981

This article features a descriptive walk around the Silurian way and a review of the sculptures encountered.

Studio International 196 (April/May 1983)

‘Site Specific Sculpture: Grizedale Forest Installations’. , pp.IO-13.

Unknown content of article

The Slasher Magazine – 1984

This article is a more informal look at the forest, it explains the residency programme, also mentioning an artist that perhaps wouldn’t be asked to return. It also explains about a touring exhibition of Grizedale work and hints at projects to come.

Westmorland Gazette – September 28th 1984

This article explains about how the sculpture trail was first received and how it has evolved and is now both popular and seminal.

?  News – November 1984

I photographed this from Grizedale Archive unfortunately the publication name was cut off. This is a small article about the exhibition held at Sunderland Arts Centre featuring photos of the sculptures in the exhibition and a copy of the map at the time.

Inform Magazine Winter 1984

An article on the work of Grizedale residencies with schools.

Arts News December/ January 1984/5

Arts News North July/August 1985     Barrow News 1985    NW magazine 31/5/1985

Articles revealing the two new artists in residence, Hilary Cartmel and Andy Frost.

Resurgence & Sunday Telegraph – May/June 1985

Two articles about Grizedale Sculpture Trail and the newly released A Sense of Place book.

The Sunday Times – 21st July 1985

An overview of Grizedale sculpture trail and descriptions of some of the artworks.

Preview of Lakeland – February 1990

Interview with David Hawkes head forester about Grizedale including the sculpture trail and visitor centre.

Country Life Magazine – November 1991

Explaining about Grizedale and some of the sculptures, and early sculptors.

Cumbria Magazine – October 1994

An article explaining the entire history of Grizedale and its nature and recreational uses, not much about sculpture trail.

Cumbria Magazine – 1995

An article celebrating the Theatre in the Forest’s Silver Jubilee also discussing the theatre, sculptures and recreation at Grizedale.

Weekend Magazine – 26/4/97 “Carving through the forest”

Article not found, title only. Written by Christian Dymond.

Cumbria Magazine – 1998

Article giving a brief overview of how Grizedale Society and the Theatre in the Forest developed and news of its recent closure and Bill Grant’s aims to revive it.

Cumbria Magazine – October 1999

Interview with Adam Sutherland, newly appointed Director of Grizedale Society talking about the new experimental artwork that defined the Grizedale Arts years.

Telegraph Magazine – 4/3/00 “If you go down to the woods today”

Article not found, title only. Written by Leslie Geddes-Brown

Cumbria Life – September 2018

Looking at the newest artworks in the forest over the last year or so.