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Norfolk
County Council's award winning Artists
for Climate Change programme is aimed at teaching children and young
people about climate change and to encourage carbon
reduction through writing, sculpture, drawing, film and other creative
approaches.
I was
one of 20 artists trained by Norfolk County Council to develop
programmes around energy-saving, reducing waste and understanding of the
impact of climate change. These were then piloted in 18 Norfolk schools,
both primary and secondary. |
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| A group mosaic of their
world - but the sea has risen! |
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| Making changes to their
world in order to prevent sea level rise |
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I have been looking at ways of exploring issues such as
sea level rise through the making of large scale temporary mosaics made
from shells, pinecones and pebbles. I have also devised a workshop
exploring the ‘butterfly effect’ in which small changes (such as the
wing beat of a butterfly) can lead to big changes thousands of miles
away (such as a hurricane). The end result is the making of recycled
butterfly mobiles. Every time a child carries out one small action that
might make a big change for the better they get to pull the cord and
make the butterfly flap its wings
More details of the Butterfly workshop can be found in a
special directory, which has been
distributed to the county’s 437 schools, as well as museums, libraries
and cultural and environmental organisations. |
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The project has been funded by CUE East , UEA's Beacon
for Public Engagement; ANSWER, a European project developing new paths
to energy efficiency and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
through the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme. It has also been
supported by the UEA, Norfolk Education and Action for Development (NEAD), Zero Carbon
Britain, the Energy Saving Trust and Norwich University College of the
Arts..
The project is also the first initiative of its kind in
the eastern region to be awarded a London 2012 Inspire Mark for
Sustainability for its links to the themes and values of the Olympic
Games.
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