Lawson Park Farm is the new headquarters of Grizedale Arts, an organisation which offers artist residencies and curates and commissions contemporary art. During 2007-10 the site's land and buildings will be brought back into a working condition, following many decades of decline from active farming.
The site acts as a research base for a wide range of people working with the organisation including contemporary artists, traditional artists, curators, cultural theorists, farmers, gardeners, educationalists, regenerators, funding bodies, and local and international small communities.
In addition to the renovation of the building the land around the building will be developed as a series of native species and wildflower gardens. The old farmland, an area of around 15 acres of pasture and woodland will be improved to provide a working smallholding, producing food and other local produce. The emphasis will be on trying new ideas and ways to use the landscape for productive and recreational purposes and ideally productive recreation.
