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Group of people in period costume — Burn the Curtain, The Hunting of the Snark, 2018. Image copyright: Theo Moye

Our Past Projects

Since 1968 the nation’s forests have played host to a wide range of artworks and art forms. We have partnered with a variety of organisations, artists and funding bodies to produce high-quality, authentic and inspiring artwork in our forests.

Explore our archive of past projects below.

Past projects

Writers in the Forest

2019

Telling the story of our nation's forests.

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The Custody Code

2019

A film installation by artist Amanda Loomes, revealing stories from the working forest.

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Theatrical captain leading a group of visitors

The Hunters and The Hunted

2017 to 2018

Burn the Curtain's interactive outdoor theatre event and exciting digital app.

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Ruben Salgado, Escudero, Solar Portraits 01

Earth Photo

2018

Innovative photography competition aiming to stimulate conversations about our world, its inhabitants and our treatment of both.

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Jerwood Open Forest

2017

Artists from across the UK were invited to submit bold, broad-thinking proposals which explored the potential for forests as a site for art.

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figure with lantern at night surrounded by fairy lights

The Company of Wolves

2016

Burn the Curtain's imaginative retelling of Angela Carter's dark and mysterious tale, The Company of Wolves.

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People sitting on logs in the forest with VR headsets

In the Eyes of the Animal

Summer 2016

A 360 degree, virtual reality experience.

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Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year

2016

An exhibition of 60 exceptional environmental photographs, from a submission of 10,000 images by photographers and filmmakers from across 70 countries.

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