Programmes
Creative climate programme
We are passionate about walking our talk with regards to the world we live in, and in supporting environmental issues and concerns.
To deliver on this we have partnered with Art and Energy to develop a programme of activities that connects the creative sector in Plymouth and the climate and ecological agenda.
Working together to understand overlap and synergy, we created a three-year programme that consists of learning opportunities, workshops and a digital space to share best practice, and focuses on addressing climate anxiety, decarbonising the sector and supporting creative responses to the climate and ecological emergency.
Outcomes
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In 2023, more than 100 creatives across Plymouth participated in “Creative Climate Conversations”, a series of workshops that explored creative responses to the climate emergency whilst contributing to The Mossy Carpet artwork.
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Those conversations inspired the publication of “Be More Moss: a Mossellany of Questions for life”, a moss-inspired activity book with prompts that help people overcome eco-anxiety and think about actions they can take in their own lives to respond to the climate and ecological emergency, however small those acts might be.
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Art and Energy Collective also created a digital platform based on the reflections and learnings from the ‘Creative Climate Conversation’, exploring critical question such as:
The role of creatives during the climate emergency
What creatives say they need to respond to the climate emergency in Plymouth
Creatives opening doors in the imagination for a better world
Taking tiny steps - A creative journey to a brighter greener future
Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis
For those who are new to thinking about the climate emergency - It’s Not Too Late
Future Work - Let’s Change Culture Series
In 2024 Art & Energy and Plymouth Culture will work with creatives to form a “Let’s Change Culture Series” co-designing a programme to encourage and inspire creative practitioners to take action for a brighter, greener future as well as working with cultural organisations on an individual basis to develop their skills and expertise to shape environmental policies, strategies and action plans.
So watch this space for future updates that might be helpful for your journey towards a brighter, greener future, and read the new blogs to learn more and get inspired here .
Plymouth Culture declares emergency
Plymouth Culture is one of the 1,757 organisations and individuals who have declared the climate and ecological emergency through Culture Declares, a network of individuals, organisations and international and UK-based Hubs, sharing knowledge and practical support to seek justice, work towards regenerative change and provide care through culture, heritage and the arts.
We are putting action into creative practice, and culture into environmental activism. Our partnership with Art and Energy demonstrates our declaration in action.