25 October 2021 Book Launch at Waterstones, Bristol We are so excited to be celebrating the launch of our two, newest climate publications, ‘Climate Adaptation: Accounts of Resilience, Self-Sufficiency and Systems Change’ and ‘Great Adaptations’. Hosted by us,…
21 October 2021 CHANGE Festival Change happens when we rise up together. In 2020, we rose to the challenge of Coronavirus, transforming the way we lived overnight. Despite the widespread pain this virus inflicted, 2020…
21 October 2021 Anne Krinsky: Wetlands / Shifting Shorelines Anne Krinsky: Wetlands / Shifting Shorelines is a print exhibition inspired by vulnerable South Coast wetlands the artist photographed in 2020 and 2021. She worked with projection, photography and digital…
15 October 2021 We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself A book launch and illustrated talk on the art of direct action and stopping climate crime through bodies and imagination Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan will be touring the UK…
15 October 2021 Earth Riot A choir of activist singers from New York bring their joyful, radical music for the Earth to the UK Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir are a radical performance…
14 October 2021 Climate Action! Festival As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, Depot presents a climactic programme of events showcasing powerful civic action, the voices of…
5 October 2021 Dance No 2° Dance No 2° takes you on a timeless journey. Earthy, Minimalist, and Powerful. It redefines our connection to Earth, a dance which brings you home. Rediscover how human existence is influenced by…
1 October 2021 Yellowfin “There were fish, And then there weren’t fish. Simple as that.” Nobody knows where the fish went, and nobody knows why the fish went – but ever since they did,…
1 October 2021 Sleepers Awake J.S Bach – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme J.S Bach – Nun komm der Heiden Heiland Liz Dilnot Johnson – I stand at the door EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey…
23 September 2021 Dunedin Consort: ‘Yince a Paradise’ Premiere The award-winning Scottish ensemble the Dunedin Consort will explore music’s relationship with nature and look at how the arts can both reflect and inspire environmental concerns. Journeying between Scotland and Scandinavia, an…
10 September 2021 Urban Astronaut Urban Astronaut provides a glimpse of a future that might be… where problems surrounding air pollution have grown to a crisis point, is there any way back? Combining stunning design and…
10 September 2021 Bee-ology Weaving together juggling, storytelling, dance, puppetry and a love of all things living, Bee-ology is a funny, heart-warming and interactive outdoor circus show for young people and their hives. Inspired by the…
10 September 2021 The Hidden Music of Trees The Hidden Music of Trees is a composition of rhythms and notes which has been created by placing probes onto leaves to record their naturally occurring electrical currents, resulting in an installation which…
3 September 2021 Dan Acher: Borealis Borealis offers a mesmerising “must see” moment of awe and wonder, a spectacular installation that recreates the experience of the Northern Lights from the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.…
3 September 2021 Gaia at Moors Valley In Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth. Enjoy contemplating this spectacular artwork in the tranquil woodland of Moors Valley. Measuring seven metres in diameter, Luke Jerram’s Gaia provides the…
3 September 2021 Future Forest A collaboration between Activate and AUB Human at Arts University Bournemouth and their BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Interior Architecture and Design students. For this visual drop-in exhibition, students were…
3 September 2021 No Going Back 1 Dorset based artists Karen Wimhurst and Ed Bersey have sculpted a brand new Audio Artwork focusing on the accelerating dangers of climate change in a world scarred by the pandemic.…
3 September 2021 No Going Back 2 (Extended Version) A longer version of the Inside Out Dorset commission that will premiere at Moors Valley. Dorset artists Karen Wimhurst and Ed Bersey have sculpted a brand new Audio Artwork focusing on…
3 September 2021 Two and a Half at Symondsbury Estate Rising sea temperatures form the heart of this new piece of dance theatre. Two and a Half takes as its theme the 2.5°c rise in Arctic sea temperatures since the…
3 September 2021 Partnering with Earth Our landscape through poery: artist Dave Young (The Shouting Mute) is joined by designer Sophie Fretwell and sound designer Jonathan Leitch to create an immersive poetic installation. If the Earth…
3 September 2021 SEED at Christchurch A poetic, surprising and inspiring hitch hike on a journey from small acorns to the great oak tree. What if there is a fella whose job it is to dig…
3 September 2021 SEED at Poole A poetic, surprising and inspiring hitch hike on a journey from small acorns to the great oak tree. What if there is a fella whose job it is to dig…
3 September 2021 Planted Symphony Join renowned music-makers Drake Music in Weymouth’s Radipole Park Gardens, and immerse yourself in the magic and mystery of music and nature with Planted Symphony — an interactive audio trail…
3 September 2021 Whistlers A curious pair of Whistler People have been spotted in the woods… The Whistlers are an ancient culture of people who live in dense forests in remote, often mountainous areas.…
3 September 2021 Talking Tent Celebrate 60 years of Dorset as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty During the last year many people have rekindled their love of natural landscapes and enjoyed both walking and…
3 September 2021 Two and a Half at Christchurch Rising sea temperatures are at the heart of this new piece of dance theatre Fingerprint Dance is a community dance company based in West Dorset creating performance opportunities for people…
2 September 2021 Dan Acher: Borealis Borealis offers a mesmerising “must see” moment of awe and wonder, a spectacular installation that recreates the experience of the Northern Lights from the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.…
1 September 2021 In conversation with… Join former Forestry England writer-in-residence, Zakiya McKenzie and Dorset-based poet and writer Louisa Adjoa Parker as they discuss their work and the influence the natural world has on their creative…
1 September 2021 From Steam to Green From Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 October 2021, families visiting London Transport Museum in Covent Garden can discover how different types of public transport have shaped London’s environment over the…
1 September 2021 Dan Acher: We Are Watching We Are Watching by Swiss artist and activist Dan Acher offers a timely commentary on the climate crisis. We Are Watching is a striking image of a giant eye flown on a monumental…
10 August 2021 Seed The Day Festival This festival aims to stimulate conversation, ideas and action about sustainable living. Throughout Bridgwater High Street, Town Hall and The Engine Room you’ll find vegan food stalls, demos and talks…
10 August 2021 Artist In Residence 2021 Caroline Vitzthum presents a new digital artwork, the culmination of her three-month residency at Somerset Film. Caroline is an interdisciplinary artist working with performance, sculpture, textiles and sound. Her recent…
10 August 2021 Planet LOL: a new play by Paul Hodson A brand-new sci-fi myth that’s a billion years old and could never happen…yet. A comedy. What do you do when you find your planet is teetering on the edge of…
10 August 2021 Planet LOL: a new play by Paul Hodson A brand-new sci-fi myth that’s a billion years old and could never happen…yet. A comedy. What do you do when you find your planet is teetering on the edge of…
10 August 2021 West Hythe Lighthouse West Hythe Lighthouse is an installation on the possible future shoreline of Kent, 1.5 miles inland from the popular seaside resort of Dymchurch. It invites reflection on the impermanence of…
10 August 2021 The Cilia Dance pilot The Cilia Dance is a movement piece created & performed by local people. It’s a conversation using the language of movement, instead of words, to explore how we travel around…
2 August 2021 Exeter at Sea The Exeter was an East India Company ship that made 8 voyages from the UK to Bengal and China via St Helena around southern Africa, and back. Join artists Sheila Ghelani…
28 July 2021 No New Worlds Clyde Docks Preservation Initiative (CDPI) are launching an Innovation Voucher project in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University. It is called Turning the Tide on the Clyde and it aims to…
27 July 2021 Interactive Weaves A series of interactive Weave events in collaboration with the Hotwalls Studios Artists to share skills, raise awareness of sustainable materials and build culture and community in Old Portsmouth. Alice…
22 July 2021 Priorswood Pollinators Summer 2021 Somerset Art Works and Partners – Creative Activities in North Taunton, Somerset Working outdoors in Lyngford Park, at home, or in school, we will explore how Pollination plays…
20 July 2021 Connected Nature The exhibition outlines the diversity of the current environmental landscape by exploring both major and marginal phenomena, their qualification often depending on point of view and context. Reinterpreted by the…
20 July 2021 We Are Watching WE ARE WATCHING is a monumental eye, made up of thousands of portraits contributed from 190 countries. It flies high above cities on a flag the size of a 10-storey…
20 July 2021 We Are Watching Banner Workshop Children are the future – they are watching and listening to all we do. In this workshop we will be discussing their ideas on climate change, exploring scrap material and…
16 July 2021 Climate Crossroads The future of our city – and our world – is all in the air. Each of us has a part to play in protecting our climate. The direction we…
9 July 2021 Second Mud Baptism You and I are Earth invite converts to their second mud baptism performance. This will take place on the South Bank. You and I are Earth is a project to…
9 July 2021 Looking Forward to Tomorrow As climate change reshapes our planet, how could we each live more sustainably? How can we remake our local environment while living as global citizens, taking ownership of how our…
17 June 2021 The Apocalypse Reading Room Explore the The Apocalypse Reading Room in person at Toynbee Studios from 1 July – 30 September 2021 in the Arts Bar & Café. This post-apocalyptic library installation is filled with books for all ages…
12 May 2021 First Mud Baptism You And I Are Earth is a project to create a series of guerilla performances across the UK in which participants will immerse themselves in a bathtub of mud. After…
5 May 2021 London 2030 As a result of climate change, and the added impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on our everyday lives, how we live and the way we interact with our immediate…
7 April 2021 Art in the Orchard Art in the Orchard will be a gentle celebration of all things creative and of artists and makers influenced by the natural world. There will be plenty of space to…
24 March 2021 Vigil 51 minutes | age guidance 12+ | the Vigil stream has the option for Captions & subtitles Vigil is a unique, one-man telling, reframing our changing planet and exploring the…
18 March 2021 The Forked Forest Path This Spring explore the twisting pathways of a fairytale forest that sprang up in the imagination of the internationally renowned Danish–Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. This landmark work will be one…
10 March 2021 Bridgwater Quayside Festival / Eco Arts / Wild Beach Bridgwater Quayside Festival celebrates Bridgwater and Sedgemoor’s local arts, culture and diversity and brings a summer festival of music, art’s, performance, eco arts and dance to Bridgwater. We can’t wait…
3 March 2021 Yarmouth Springs Eternal Yarmouth Springs Eternal is a community arts, walking and nature project, exploring overlooked and everyday perspectives of the natural world, from diverse perspectives. The project will begin with a series…
2 March 2021 Positive Imaginings Positive Imaginings is an exciting and ground-breaking outdoor show, co-created by professional theatre makers, environmental educators and children to address the climate emergency for a young audience in an informative,…
2 March 2021 KCAW21 The borough of Kensington and Chelsea has an artistic heritage that encompasses some of the best and brightest creative names. From South Kensington’s Museum Quarter to the bustle of King’s Road;…
2 March 2021 The Colour Green In Conversation For the upcoming Comfort and Courage season, JB presents an exciting new instalment of The Colour Green in Conversation. Baroness Lola Young will be joined on a panel with international climate lawyer, Farhana Yamin, and artist and…
2 March 2021 Japan Water Everywhere in the world, the quality of water is under attack and nowhere more so than in Japan, where the 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant…