Podcamp is a unique residency at Grizedale Forest scheduled for June 2011.
ArtPodcamp is an art project based in Grizedale Forest, providing the unique opportunity for young carers across Cumbria to engage with digital technology and explore the forest environment. Carers aged 18 and under will take part in two residential camping weekends in the forest in June. Artist Lisa Roberts will work with the carers to create a virtual art trail through Grizedale Forest, using text poetry and mobile phones to reflect on the caring lives of the participants. The trail will become part of Grizedale’s renowned forest art trails, and the public will be able to follow it via a map distributed at the Grizedale visitor centre. Podcamp participants will also learn about forest wildlife – including the Red Kite (bird of prey) release project; and how to build forest hides for shelter and observation.ist Lisa Roberts will work with a group of young carers in developing a brand new trail of text poems based in tree settings around the Bowkershead Campsite. Working with local craftspeople we will explore ideas about caring, both in a domestic and rural setting.
Funded by Northern Rock Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund with folly, Forestry Commission, Connexions and Art Locates Me.
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