Cotswolds & Forest of Dean - Britain's Rural Capital of Culture » Add new tag http://www.cotswoldsculture.com Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:27:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Made in the Dean – Proud to be Seen http://www.cotswoldsculture.com/made-in-the-dean-proud-to-be-seen/ http://www.cotswoldsculture.com/made-in-the-dean-proud-to-be-seen/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:07:31 +0000 Culture Vulture http://www.cotswoldsculture.com/?p=464 bigartguideJust west of the Cotswolds, the Forest of Dean is a beautiful ancient forest that is also a hotbed of  creativity: known as a centre for art, design and making of a very high standard.  Many of the makers are hidden away in homes and workshops, so to ensure that their work can be seen, bigartweb.net  offers a virtual gallery where the work of over 65 members can be viewed.

Of course nothing quite beats meeting the artists and the Forest and Wye is a great place to be. You can plan your own individual arts tour by using the online guide or requesting a free copy of the Forest and Wye BigArtGuide. All the artists and craftspeople may be contacted direct and you can arrange to visit them all year round, for a chat, a browse or maybe advice regarding a commission.

To see and buy individual and unique arts and crafts, a permanent display of members’ work – “Made in the Dean – Proud to be seen” – can be found at the Tourist Information Centre in Coleford.

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