Category: Pedagogy
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Testing Grounds Episode 5: ‘Cove Park – Young People’s Voices on the Climate Crisis’ now available
What are young people’s views on the climate crisis? And how can artists, and art institutions, help to amplify their voices? Cove Park is NAARCA’s Scottish partner. It’s perched on a picturesque hillside on the Rosneath Peninsula, on Scotland’s West Coast. In this episode, Emma Henderson – Cove Park’s Curator of Engagement – introduces us…
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Printing workshop developed at Artica Svalbard delivered at Cove Park as part of pedagogy programme
Artica’s Future Community Garden printing workshop took place in October 2022 and was developed as part of a larger community project looking at Svalbard’s unique nature and the changes they are experiencing due to climate change. Living on Svalbard means being part of a small community, high up in the Arctic, where the effects of…
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Creative storytelling workshop at Skaftfell with The Arctic Creatures
On 3 May 2023, young people aged 9-16 from East Iceland took part in a creative storytelling workshop using found objects, performance, and photography under the guidance of photographer Jessica Auer, actress-puppeteer Tess Rivarola, and The Arctic Creatures, a collaborative group of three artists – visual artist Hrafnkel Sigurðsson, filmmaker and director Óskar Jónasson and actor/…
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Moving image workshop at Cove Park with Juliana Capes
On 25 March 2023, Juliana Capes, a visual artist based in Edinburgh, delivered ‘Talking with the Weather,’ a film workshop at Cove Park for children and young people aged 7 and over. Juliana’s moving image practice is often inspired by the weather and the natural world and asks questions about our relationship with natural phenomena.…
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Paper making workshop at Cove Park with Caitlin Dick
On 25 February 2023, Aberdeen-based artist and former Cove Park resident Caitlin Dick taught young people aged 7+ how to transform an everyday paper recycling pile into beautiful hand-made seed paper. After learning the basics of paper making, participants experimented with a touch of nature by adding leaves, flowers and colours – making each piece…
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Plant-based photography workshop at Cove Park with Edd Carr
On 28 January 2023, Edd Carr, a visual artist based in Leeds and co-founder of The Sustainable Darkroom, conducted a plant-based photography workshop at Cove Park for children and young people aged 7 and over. Edd’s practice examines our relationship to the ecological crisis and the nonhuman world which served as a starting point for group…