Ecological Blueprints [2024-25]
Ecoloigcal Blueprints forms one of four year-long artist commissions for Creatively Connected, funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England to respond to the landscape and environmental issues across Teesdale and Swaledale. The project, produced by Northern Heartlands, aims to inspire a wide range of groups to creatively connect in new ways with the environment and nature inspired by Teesdale and Swaledale landscapes.
For Ecological Blueprints I am working closely with the Tees Swale: Naturally Connected Farming and Nature team, local communities and partners to share ideas and develop creative conversations around hill farming, conservation, nature restoration, environmental issues and the landscape.
The project has enabled rich and exploratory shared encounters with the human and more-than-human residents of Teesdale – with local farmers, and conservationists and landscapes, building upon recent work exploring the value of low-intensity farming systems to our natural environment.
Together with fellow artists, producers, communities and environmental organisations, Ecological Blueprints digs deeper into ways of encountering and nurturing the landscape to craft blueprints for the future.
For Ecological Blueprints I am working closely with the Tees Swale: Naturally Connected Farming and Nature team, local communities and partners to share ideas and develop creative conversations around hill farming, conservation, nature restoration, environmental issues and the landscape.
The project has enabled rich and exploratory shared encounters with the human and more-than-human residents of Teesdale – with local farmers, and conservationists and landscapes, building upon recent work exploring the value of low-intensity farming systems to our natural environment.
Together with fellow artists, producers, communities and environmental organisations, Ecological Blueprints digs deeper into ways of encountering and nurturing the landscape to craft blueprints for the future.