On 30 March 2023, an event will be held to celebrate the first year of the Creative Nature Programme. The Programme is an agreement between Natural Resources Wales and Arts Council of Wales to cultivate the relationship between the arts and the natural environment, as part of a shared commitment to improve the environmental and cultural well-being of Wales. The Creative Nature Programme aims to bring communities across Wales together, to help build a more sustainable future by encouraging people to value nature and Wales’s outdoor spaces through creative activity.
The one-day event, held at the Centre for Alternative Technology, will be an opportunity to discuss the development of a Plan for Climate Justice and the Arts, and to celebrate the work of The Future Wales Fellowship. The Fellowship consists of eight artists who are using their practice to look at the impact climate change has on everyday life and to challenge the way people think about climate change.
There will be an opportunity to follow the event online through a live stream by registering here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ffrwd-fyw-rhaglen-natur-greadigol-live-stream-creative-nature-programme-tickets-557806723927?aff=erelpanelorg
There are also limited spaces available on a first come first served basis to attend the event in person at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dathlur-rhaglen-natur-greadigol-celebrating-the-creative-nature-programme-tickets-531808422307
Joe Roberts, a Specialist Advisor with Natural Resources Wales said:
“Coming to the end of the first year of the Creative Nature Programme, we are really starting to see the possibilities that present themselves when artists engage with the climate and nature emergencies. The transition to a sustainable future needs to be just, and the challenge, empathy and innovation demonstrated by the work to date will lay a foundation for more collaboration between our sectors”
Judith Musker Turner, Portfolio Manager at Arts Council of Wales said:
“The arts have a key role to play in tackling the climate and nature emergencies. Art can be used to respond creatively and intellectually to environmental issues, to open up, and provoke discussions, and can be used as activism. This is demonstrated by the work of the Future Wales Fellows who will be sharing the journey they’ve been on and the work they’ve been developing over the past year.”