Imagine you are a lapwing. What do you need as a lapwing? What do you eat, where do you nest, how do you find your food? RSPB ornithologists dedicate their working lives to understanding birds in order to learn how to conserve them and their habitats. One such exponent of the art of paying avian […]
As part of our February exhibition Sullied Seas Mary Eighteen and Prof Martin Solan from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) provide further insight into their research and ongoing collaboration. The NOC’s mission is to be amongst the world’s top oceanographic research institutions and make sense of changing seas, upon which future human wealth and well-being […]
Synthetic Ecology (SE) is a contemporary artists’ moving image festival showcasing works that push the boundaries of digital territories, geopolitics and ecological thought. Join us for an evening of FREE screenings and talks with a selection of established and emergent talent including: David Blandy // Chris Daniels // Ollie Dook // Julia Goodlife // Helga Jakobson // Jinjoon Lee // Sam Mercer // Charlotte-Maeva Perret // Sam Williams // Andrea Williamson // Liz Wilson // Jules Varnedoe […]
Where's my home now? Reframing the migration debate Migration and human movement is massively complex and yet the stories we tell are often very simple. As part of our April exhibition, SWAY, this evening is an exploration of some of the economic, environmental and social drivers of migration and asks if there is a better […]
Steve Gilbert from the RSPB describes the migratory lifestyle of Swallows, drawing attention to their movements across the world; swallows that breed in the UK migrate 10,000 miles each autumn to spend the winter in southern Africa. Drawing parallels with the movements of people around the world, Steve will examine avian migration in relation to […]
13 June, 7pm to 8.30pm NORA Talks: A lively conversation about the relationship between curator, choreographer and performer when making dance. NORA, the three dancers Eleanor Sikorski, Flora Wellesley Wesley and Stephanie McMann, have been asking themselves and other artists questions: Who decides what an audience sees? How do we reach broader groups and make dance sustainable? How […]
The violence of colonialism and its far reaching legacies has done much to shape the world we live in. Such violences will continue to mark the conditions of our lives and the lives of the most vulnerable among us unless there are concerted efforts to resist, dismantle and reimagine our world. Education systems play a […]
Founders of the international residency programme Bee Time in conversation with this year's participating artists about their approaches to Art & Deep Ecology and Biodynamic principles. Bee Time is an experimental residency supporting artists from around the world to develop new work and engage in collective learning through the practices of natural beekeeping. Founded in […]
MANMADE project by boca2mouth - Thursday 20th July Jim Sanders // Ed Briggs // Victoria Petty // Xelis de Toro // Mim King // Benedict Sheehan Drop in workshops between 2 & 5pm, followed by panel discussion at 7pm FREE Six artists working together under the artist collective of boca2mouth, invite you to follow a […]
Join us at the unveiling of the Booth Museum's taxidermied cheetah with a panel discussion on taxidermy, extinction and creative responses to ecological loss. Meet ethical taxidermist Jazime Miles-Long, master embroiderer Katie Tume aka Mother Eagle, and Lost Species Day historian of biodiversity Matt Stanfield. There will be artefacts to handle, and opportunities to get […]
Whose Land Is It Anyway? It has come to light that there has been pre-approval for work to commence on The Level with the intention of building a block of flats. The Project team insist the building will be solar powered and energy efficient and have also allegedly agreed to a number of green initiatives […]
Monday 4 December, 6-8.30pm This event will be BSL interpreted and assistive technology is available for hard of hearing visitors. Join four extraordinary artists and campaigners for a lively discussion on approaches to art and ways to sustain activism and hope in the Anthropocene. It is part of 'Extinct Icons & Ritual Burials' - exhibition […]
Thursday 7 December, 6-8pm Join distinguished US-based ecological artist Aviva Rahmani for an evening of inspiration and conversation as she discusses her practice and her current project 'The Blued Trees Symphony'. This international work has been installed and copyrighted in the path of natural gas pipelines at multiple sites. Aviva Rahmani calls her practice “performing […]
Thursday 11 January, 6:30 - 9:30, Tickets £3.50 An evening hosted by School of the Wild, the screening will be followed by an informal Q&A, exploring some of the themes within the film. Project Wild Thing is a humorous feature-length documentary about one film-maker's campaign to reconnect kids with nature. David Bond is concerned. His kids' […]
Wednesday 7 February, 6.30pm - 8pm FREE Artist Ève Chabanon will give a talk to present her practice and her diep~haven residency at Whitehawk Community Food Project in Brighton and the Growing Together Community Garden in Newhaven. Through performance, writing and objects, Ève Chabanon creates situations — involving most often local communities, marginalised groups within and outside of educational structures — that allow spaces for questions and arguments. Her […]
6pm, 15 February FREE Join us for an Arctic Printmaking talk. Beatrice shows how she adapted her printmaking processes to the restrictions of the Arctic Environment while using her printmaking practice as a way of seeing, sensing and being in the landscape. Emma Hoette, custodian of a print from Michael Günzburger's work cycle titled “Collision, […]
Saturday 24 February, 1-3pm FREE Lisa Creagh’s new project, Holding Time, will be showing at Gallery for two weeks, with an installation of photographic still portraits, a single screen animation and video recorded interviews with participating mothers. Creagh’s work sets out to remove the barriers to breastfeeding, whilst positively promoting this role in society by […]
A night of tales relating to the wild feminine and magical handcraft; the second half of the evening will feature a panel discussion on the symbols within the stories. Telling from Imogen Di Sapia, Fleur Shorthouse, Stacia Keogh, Joanna Gilar & Abbie Simmonds. Musical performances from Tracy Jane Sullivan on Harp and The Butterfly Wheel […]
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