Throughout July 2014 Encounters and Regen SW held a number of workshops across the South West for artists, and arts organisations on climate change and renewable energy. These were free events funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Centre for Business and Climate Solutions.

Activities during the workshops focused on developing an understanding of our relationship to energy and climate change, now and in the future, and an exploration of how we can form and use collaborations on this topic.

Sessions included:

• Visual presentations about latest renewable energy developments - solar, wave, wind, community energy
• Examples of arts/energy work across the UK
• Creative conversation and group enquiry about climate change and our personal responses
• Exploration on Joanna Macy’s Work that Re-connects
• Experimentation with latest renewable ‘toys’
• Creative ‘lab work’ to explore and unearth responses to presentations and dialogue
• Exploration of areas for creative collaborations
• Host organisation represented and involved
• Identifying support you might need

Each session ran from 9.30am to 5.00pm.

July 10 Bristol Bristol University – Cabot Institute,
July 16 Bristol IBM
July 17 Plymouth Plymouth Marine Laboratories
July 30 Exeter Met Office
July 31 Falmouth Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter

Session leaders

Ruth Ben-Tovim, Encounters: Ruth is the Creative Director of Encounters Arts. As a professional artist and consultant, she has used the transformational power of the arts to work with thousands of people over the last 20 years.

Chloe Uden, Regen SW: Chloe has worked both in the arts and renewable energy sectors for many years. She is the arts and energy programme manager at Regen SW.

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