Friday 7th June
3:00-5:00pm
Artcore, 3 Charnwood Street, Derby, DE1 2GT

How artists can respond to the Climate Emergency?
In conversation with artist John Newling and our Artists in Residence- Gareth Bunting and Victoria Sharples.

We are delighted to welcome renowned artist John Newling to the Artcore Gallery space to touch on how artists can respond to the climate emergency. John was born in Birmingham in 1952 and has an acclaimed international reputation creating projects and installing works in the UK and many other countries. He is known a pioneer of public art with a social purpose. His works explore the natural world and the social and economic systems of society – such as money or religion. To this end Newling has innovated the possibilities and benefits for art in a renewed social and conceptual framework.

John will be in talks with Gareth Bunting and Victoria Sharples who are at the end of their joint residency ‘We Are Asteroids’, that addresses the effect of humans on our planet.

As scientists warn us of the consequences of our human impact on the environment, the arts help us visualise the consequences of climate change and natural catastrophe, eliciting emotional responses that prompt action. By looking to the past, we can understand historical examples of conflict and climate and the unintended consequences brought about by attempts to mitigate the effects of climate warming.

The session will be a mix of talks, in conversations as well as an opportunity to network.