Forest of Imagination 2018 was a success judged on its immediate impact – in terms of visibly inspiring and motivating so many people of all ages to get involved in creative activity in their local area, bringing new life to the city and creating new ways of seeing the immediate urbanscape. This impact is both direct and immediate, and we hope, more long-term too. This impact can be observed in many ways, from how the event develops people’s expectations from education to how organisations we work with reconsider the role of education and culture within the public and private spheres. The long-term impact works through experiment, provocation and engagement with our key themes, relating to transformative experience, creativity and imagination, and the experience of nature within the city.
