CCANW

Haldon Forest Park, Near Exeter EX6 7XR
Water Culture Forum
Thursday 25 February, 10am – 4pm
Admission £10 (£8 conc), booking essential
Includes teas and coffees, (lunch can be purchased at the Ridge Café next door)

The Water Culture forum is one of four forums organised in conjunction with the current exhibition 'Art, Ecology and the Economy'.  It aims to explore ways in which the arts can encourage new visitors to the countryside and enhance the quality of that experience, with a focus on cultural activity associated with the rivers, lakes and reservoirs of Greater Dartmoor and other parts of the UK.

Forum Speakers:
Alex Murdin, Artist, curator and exhibitor in ‘Art, Ecology and the Economy’, Chair of Forum and presenter on Immersion; A strategic framework for eco-recreation in British Waters.
Peter Sharpe, Curator at Kielder Partnership, a public, voluntary and private sector collaboration working to develop Kielder Water and Forest Park as an inspirational place for leisure, exploration and fun. 
David Haley, Artist and Director of Harrison Studios UK offering alternative opportunities for the potential futures of Devon's land and waters, based on creative whole systems ecology.
Sandra Masterson, Artist working with researchers developing climate simulation models at Brecon Beacons Geopark

Further presentations by exhibiting artists in ‘Art, Ecology and the Economy’ –
Amanda Pallett, River Erme Valley Initiative, Sara Hurley, River Exe-pedition, (TBC) and Jane Hodgson, Fishy Business.
'Art, Ecology and the Economy' is a collaboration between CCANW (Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World) and the Duchy Square Centre for Creativity in Princetown.  The programme is supported by Greater Dartmoor LEAF, Arts Council England and the Ernest Cook Trust.

For further details or to make a booking, contact CCANW on 01392 832277, e. info@ccanw.co.uk, www.ccanw.co.uk

BALLADS FOR A LIVING PLANET
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On April 26th the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra will be going green by staging an Environmental Prom, promoted by CIWEM (the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) and the Birmingham Community Foundation at Birmingham’s world famous Symphony Hall.

CIWEM and the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra will present the world premiere of the complete Ballads for a Living Planet, in Birmingham’s renowned Symphony Hall, with music and lyrics by Ian Barnett.

The Environment Prom performance will have over 250 orchestra and choir members on stage, with Andrew Glen narrating. Under the baton of Michael Lloyd, The Environment Prom will also feature other environmentally-inspired music such as Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain; extracts from Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite; Respighi’s Pines of Rome; and Vaughan William’s Lark Ascending, with violin soloist, Anna Ovsyanikova. Concert-goers will also be treated to the usual prom favourites, including Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, and Parry’s Jerusalem. The weather’s part in the environment will not be forgotten as the evening is rounded off with an electrifying performance of the Thunder and Lightning Polka by Strauss.

During the day there will be a free exhibition at the ICC enabling schools to tell how they achieved ‘Eco Status’. There will be a cash prize for the school that has achieved the most and has the best stand. Money raised from the concert will be used to help schools in less advantaged areas of the city go for Eco Status and educate their students about sustainability and protecting our environment.

Tickets cost from £8.50 and are available to book online at www.thsh.co.uk/view/the-birmingham-philharmonic-environment-prom

RE:Fashion Awards 2008

RE:Fashion is a brand new fashion phenomenon, set to transform social and environmental standards in the fashion industry within a decade.

The RE:Fashion Awards will take place on 13th November 2008 in London, celebrating people and organisations who have taken great strides in tackling poverty, healing the environment, and changing consumer attitudes towards ethical fashion.

High profile partners include Hilary Alexander, Fashion Editor of The Telegraph, Jane Shepherdson, Anna Orsini of British Fashion Council and designer Katharine Hamnett. A selection of the world’s most innovative and highly respected designers will showcase one-off pieces made from sustainable materials in a 27-piece catwalk finale. A few of the designers involved include Preen, Marios Schwab, Ann-Sofie Back and Todd Lynn.

CIWEM is sponsoring the RE:PEOPLE AWARD 2008 which is open to any fashion, textiles or accessories designer or business. This award focuses upon businesses and initiatives which have changed the lives of the people and the communities involved in their supply chain and which have the potential to achieve even more progressive social change. Judges will be looking for innovation around raising social standards in the fashion industry, while still making a high quality products. This could include fair trade practices, improved wages, working conditions, workers’ empowerment, and programs to build sustainable livelihoods.

For more information, go to www.refashionawards.org. 

GRACEFUL WITHDRAWAL?

CIWEM is supporting Greenhouse Britain, a major exhibition of new work by the eminent artists Helen Mayer Harrison, Newton Harrison and their British associates. Greenhouse Britain brings together art and ecology to address the effects of global warming on mainland Britain.

Centred on a large-scale sculptural model with audio-visual animation, the exhibition turns the island of Britain into an icon that questions rising sea levels – ‘…as the waters rise with grace, how may we withdraw with equal grace?’ A series of artworks propose new future for the Pennines, the River Avon and the Lee Valley.

The exhibition has been touring England, and will now be at the Greater London Authority’s City Hall as a key element of a month long focus on climate change. This ‘radical artwork’ expressing ‘controversial views of climate change’ will be presented in the central foyer space at the heart of City Hall from 16th May to 10th June.

CIWEM has supported Greenhouse Britain as part of the Institution’s Arts and Environment initiative, which is putting creativity at the heart of environmental policy and action.

Greater London Authority City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA
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For more information, go to http://greenhousebritain.greenmuseum.org/

 A Rationale for CIWEM’s engagement in projects and initiatives can be found here . Please read this when considering potential collaborations with CIWEM

ART AS A TOOL TO ASSIST UNDERSTANDING OF LONG-TERM COASTAL CHANGE

Wed 28 October
Cockcroft Building, Brighton University
Dr Robin McInnes presents an historic art-based study of the coastlines of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and East Anglia which offers a qualitative approach to understanding coastal change.
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TREES OF GRACE: Walk the Talk to Forest

Six eco-art walks to join parks, gardens and wild places as a forest for sustainable living.
The walks contribute to a thousand year long project to plant trees in ecologically
meaningful ways to absorb CO2, reduce flooding, decrease air pollution, promote
biodiversity, provide food, habitat and building materials, generate freshwater, offer
medicines, adapt to climate change and inspire through their beauty.

Wear: comfortable shoes, waterproofs, layered clothing
Bring: portable sketching materials, cameras, binoculars, notebooks
Food and water: please bring your own

Walks:
• 27 October: St James’s Gardens to Wavertree Park
Start: 10.30 AM at Cathedral Gate (entrance to St James’s Gardens).
Finish: 12.30 PM at Edge Hill Rail Station [optional extra walk to include Wavertree
Park, Botanic Gardens].
FREE! – maximum 20 places
Information and booking: David Haley T: 0161 247 1093 E: d.haley@mmu.ac.uk
• 17 November, 1.30 PM to 3.30 PM: Princes Park to Dingle Promenade
• 8 December,10.30 AM to 12.30 PM: St Michael’s to Sefton Park
• 2 February,10.30 AM to 12.30 PM: Greenbank Park to Smithdown Health Park
• 23 February,10.30 AM to 12.30 PM: Toxteth Park Cemetry to Princes Park
• 9 March, 1.30 PM to 3.30 PM: Newsham Park to Kensington Gardens

Further information: W: www.hightideuk.org

PARTNERS INCLUDE: High Tide Mersey; MIRIAD, Manchester Metropolitan University;
Landlife, National Wildflower Trust; Pagoda Chinese Community Centre;
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management; Environment Agency; FACT.