CCP Scotland Artists – Arc/Rebearth
Tom Morton and Becky Little will be working in Scotland through the LUNZ Hub Creative Collaborative Placement project – they’ll be liaising with the James Hutton Institute, with a focus on soil.
CCP WALES Artist – JACQUI SYMONS
Jacqui Symons is working alongside CEH (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) through her Wales-based Creative Collaborative Placement, coordinated by the PLACE Collective and the UK’s Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People Hub.
CCP northern ireland Artist – kate Caoimhe Arthur
Poet Kate Caoimhe Arthur will be working in Northern Ireland on the Creative Collaborative Placement project coordinated by the PLACE Collective and the UK’s Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People Hub.
CCP England Artist – Daksha Patel
Daksha Patel joins the team of artists with the Creative Collaborative Placement project coordinated by the PLACE Collective and the UK’s Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People Hub.
NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! Artists Selected for LUNZ Hub PLACEMENTS
Delighted to announce the appointment of artists undertaking Creative Collaborative Placements with specialists from the UK’s LUNZ Hub (Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People Hub).
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Excited to announce an open call for artists based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to apply to join the Creative Collaborative Placement programme, which we’re running with the UK LUNZ Hub.
REFLECTIONS ON THE PLACE COLLECTIVE MEMBERS GATHERING – Kate Gilman Brundrett
Artist Kate Brundrett reflects on the gathering of PLACE Collective members that took place when the See Here Now exhibition launched in Grizedale Forest: a blend of workshops, discussions, movement sessions and inspiration.
Resonance Birch Circles – the plantings
Planting the Resonance circles: rings of seven silver birch in locations across the Lake District National Park, in the co-creation of a living, 100-year sculpture.
Becky Nunes in See Here Now
Becky Nunes discusses her work for the PLACE Collective’s See Here Now exhibition: Yggdrasil and 100 Years Per Inch
Small Water – Anne Waggot Knott
Anne Waggot Knott follows the journey of water from Cumbria’s Haweswater Reservoir to Manchester, where it nourishes city residents – but few know it. Her artwork ‘Small Water’ in the PLACE Collective exhibition offers a reframing of dependence on, and commodification of water and nature.
Ghost Trees – Richard Gilbert
This blog explores ‘Ghost Trees’ , the ongoing multidisciplinary project led by Richard Gilbert with Sara-Jane Arbury and Paul Ligas comprised of an art walk and exhibition of original drawings, photography, and poetry. ‘The Seventh Ghost’ charcoal drawing and its accompanying poem are included in the See Here Now exhibition in Grizedale Forest.
Review of ‘See Here Now’, in Ecoartscotland
‘See Here Now’ exhibition is reviewed by Dave Pritchard in ecoartscotland.
Celebrating our Native Black Poplar – Richard Bavin
Richard Bavin’s mixed media portraits of native Black Poplars celebarte this threatened species. Three of these drawings are included in the See Here Now exhibition in Grizedale Forest, capturing the individuality of each tree and the relationship Bavin has built through the process of drawing them.
Ali Foxon – Put Down Your Phone / Pick Up a Pencil
Ali Foxon shares work from her Green Sketching Handbook in the See Here Now exhibition: ‘before and after’ images, expressing the power of sketching in noticing, and caring for, the natural world.
Kate Foster – INSPIRED BY PEAT
Kate Foster shares the background to her peat-inspired work showing in the See Here Now exhibition, April-June 2025.
Tides of Remembrance: The Making of ‘Keening, the Song of the Stranding’
Visual artist Sam Gare’s ‘Keening, the Song of the Stranding’ explores themes of loss and memory, and a 2023 stranding of whales. The wooden mould of a stranded whale in the See Here Now exhibition is part of the development of a multidisciplinary performance to honour the whales and their stories.
How the light gets out – Rita Leduc and Dr. Rich Blundell
‘How the Light Gets Out’ features collages from Rita Leduc and Dr. Rich Blundell’s Extending Ecology project, showcasing the collaboration’s exploration of light in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Their work delves into ecological questions and artistic expressions, aiming to inspire awareness and action in the face of contemporary environmental challenges.
SEE HERE NOW EXHIBITION
The See Here Now exhibition is in full swing in the gallery of Grizedale Forest. What a week! A joyful install, with perfect weather. The preview was buzzing, with 25 of the exhibiting artists celebrating the launch. We were welcomed by Hazel Stone, National Curator of Contemporary Art at Forestry England; and a fascinating hour…
Sediment, 2023 – Debbie yare
Debbie Yare shares insights into her ongoing research with the Morecambe Bay intertidal mudflats, with reflections on the film she has shared as part of the SEE HERE NOW exhibition.
06.58 Carron Crag 19.10 Epoch – SIMON HITCHENS
Simon Hitchens’ work in the SEE HERE NOW exhibition, explores geological time through a durational-day-drawing of a Silurian rock at Carron Crag. This process records the interplay of celestial, geological, and human time, culminating in the exhibition of both the drawing and the stone.
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