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SUMMARY:Talks Across Borders: Artists & their relationships to Trees\, an “If Trees Could Talk Devon” Event
DESCRIPTION:What are roles that trees play in artists’ practice? Why trees? How do artists interpret the provocation\, “If Trees Could Talk”? \nJoe Webster is known for his fine art graffiti landscapes – and the monumental mural in Newton Abbot Town Centre. He is actively seeking to put voices of communities in artworks. \nGordon Field is known for his Manifesto for the Trees. His relationship with the trees is more than artistic\, it is spirirtual. He is a renowned dowser. Trees inform his life\, not just his work. \nJacqueline Wedlake Hatton’s artistic practices explore her profound connection with nature and how trees perform subtle acts of negotiation\, as humans do\, to maximise their growth. \nAnn Blockley’s watercolour and mixed-media artworks are evocative\, atmospheric and intuitive\, capturing an elusive air of mystery and magic within Nature that lies tantalisingly between reality and the imagined. \nThis is one of five talks in June and July at Ashburton Arts Centre which form part of If Trees Could Talk Devon 2026 International Art Biennale in conjunction with Significant Seams here in Devon\, and the Tuvmboa-Tunmba Children’s Museum of Philippine Art\, Batangas\, Philippines. \nSee iftreescouldtalk.art and significantseams.org.uk\nAll five events are listed at wegottickets.com/IfTreesCouldTalk2026 \nAshburton Arts Centre\nAlways three prices – please pay what you can. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices\, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre. \nLevel access from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed\, or if you have any other special requirements.
URL:https://cagdevon.org.uk/event/talks-across-borders-artists-their-relationships-to-trees-an-if-trees-could-talk-devon-event/
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre\, 15 West St\, Devon\, TQ13 7DT\, UK\, Knowle\, Crediton Hamlets\, Devon\, EX17 5BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Topic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Significant Seams CIC":MAILTO:catherine@significantseams.org.uk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000
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SUMMARY:If Trees Could Talk: Arts-led Social Change
DESCRIPTION:What are mechanisms of the arts that enable and accelerate change? Why does it work? What are the political arguments for arts-led processes? \nCatherine West\, one of two UK artists in “The Creative Instigators Handbook” is the founder of Significant Seams\, and has led numerous community-engaged art projects. She has worked at two international arts festivals and as a researcher on an Erasmus project called “Art & Social Change.” She is coordinating the Devon “If Trees Could Talk” programme. \nClare Coghill was leader of Waltham Forest Council when they bid for and won the first-ever ‘‘London Borough of Culture” as part of an arts-led regeneration strategy. Now based in Bideford\, she chairs the Development Board. \nVanessa Miles\, is a photographer\, artist\, educator and social entrepreneur. She founded Well Image CIC which runs photography workshops to enhance wellbeing. She also founded the UK’s first picture library specialising in environmental issues\, which she sold to Greenpeace International in 1994. \nThis is one of five talks in June and July at Ashburton Arts Centre which form part of\nIf Trees Could Talk Devon 2026 International Art Biennale in conjunction with Significant Seams here in Devon\, and the Tuvmboa-Tunmba Children’s Museum of Philippine Art\, Batangas\, Philippines. \nSee iftreescouldtalk.art and significantseams.org.uk\nAll five events are listed at wegottickets.com/IfTreesCouldTalk2026 \nAshburton Arts Centre\nAlways three prices – please pay what you can. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices\, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre. \nLevel access from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed\, or if you have any other special requirements.
URL:https://cagdevon.org.uk/event/if-trees-could-talk-arts-led-social-change/
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre\, 15 West St\, Devon\, TQ13 7DT\, UK\, Knowle\, Crediton Hamlets\, Devon\, EX17 5BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Topic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Significant Seams CIC":MAILTO:catherine@significantseams.org.uk
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SUMMARY:If Trees Could Talk: Trees Within Us and the MicroBiome
DESCRIPTION:‘Creative health’ and ‘Green social prescribing’ are popular buzzwords\, but capacity and funding are limited. Can we change the reality? What should we be asking?
URL:https://cagdevon.org.uk/event/if-trees-could-talk-trees-within-us-and-the-microbiome/
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre\, 15 West St\, Devon\, TQ13 7DT\, UK\, Knowle\, Crediton Hamlets\, Devon\, EX17 5BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Group event,Volunteering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Significant Seams CIC":MAILTO:catherine@significantseams.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260714T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260714T213000
DTSTAMP:20260617T065051
CREATED:20260616T151413Z
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SUMMARY:If Trees Could Talk: Entrepreneurs\, Creative and Green
DESCRIPTION:How are creatives changing our relationship to the environment through commerce? How are they making space in our economy for their work and messages? \nRachel and Matt Hayes are the architect founders of Folia Architects\, an award-winning practice focussed on sustainable design and certified Passivhaus buildings. They emphasise natural materials and timber construction in bespoke new build homes\, eco-friendly barn conversions and collaborative community spaces that connect to their landscape. \nTim Craven founded The Arborealists artists’ collective (40 exhibitions and 9 publications to date) in 2013. He trained in fine art and Conservation\, and has worked in Conservation\, Collection Management\, and as a Curator. His artworks are held in gallery and private collections worldwide. \nThis is one of five talks in June and July at Ashburton Arts Centre which form part of If Trees Could Talk Devon 2026 International Art Biennale in conjunction with Significant Seams here in Devon\, and the Tuvmboa-Tunmba Children’s Museum of Philippine Art\, Batangas\, Philippines. \nSee iftreescouldtalk.art and significantseams.org.uk\nAll five events are listed at wegottickets.com/IfTreesCouldTalk2026 \nAshburton Arts Centre\nAlways three prices – please pay what you can. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices\, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre. \nLevel access from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed\, or if you have any other special requirements.
URL:https://cagdevon.org.uk/event/if-trees-could-talk-entrepreneurs-creative-and-green/2026-07-14/
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre\, 15 West St\, Devon\, TQ13 7DT\, UK\, Knowle\, Crediton Hamlets\, Devon\, EX17 5BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Topic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Significant Seams CIC":MAILTO:catherine@significantseams.org.uk
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SUMMARY:If Trees Could Talk: The Future of the Forests
DESCRIPTION:Stories have framed how we see forests for millennia. Are our modern myths\, coloured now by political interests and the commercial interests of both industry and NGOs the right stories for a changing\, challenging and unknowable future? \nSir Harry Studholme manages the Perridge Forest near Exeter. The forest was the joint winner in the All-England Woodland Resilience Awards 2021 and won the Duke of Cornwall Gold Medal for Resilient Multi-Purpose Forestry in 2025. The forest has been managed for centuries and has been a microcosm of Devon forestry\, ebbing and flowing with the comparative profitability of agriculture and timber markets. Currently the woods are managed on a continuous cover\, close to nature\, basis sustainably producing more than 2\,000 cubic meters of timber a year\, while the farmland that lies around it and runs through it is largely organic and managed regeneratively. Harry was previously the chair of the South West Regional Development Agency\, the GB Forestry Commission and the FTSE listed Phaunos Timber Fund. Harry is an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter and the chair of Adapt Biogas. \nHarry Barton is currently Chief Executive of EarthWatch Europe\, a trustee of the charity Rewilding Britain\, and chair of the Dartmoor Nature Alliance. He was previously Chief Executive of Devon Wildlife Trust and Earth Trust. He has held senior roles in Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and CPRE. He led a multi-partner project mapping opportunities for nature restoration at scale across the South West of England. He has worked closely with partners at the University of Exeter\, University of Plymouth\, the Met Office and elsewhere. In the 1990s Harry worked at Kew Gardens\, where he was closely involved with a wide range of botanical projects\, including the Millennium Seed Bank. \nThis is one of five talks in June and July at Ashburton Arts Centre which form part of If Trees Could Talk Devon 2026 International Art Biennale in conjunction with Significant Seams here in Devon\, and the Tuvmboa-Tunmba Children’s Museum of Philippine Art\, Batangas\, Philippines.\nSee iftreescouldtalk.art and significantseams.org.uk \nAll five events are listed at wegottickets.com/IfTreesCouldTalk2026 \nAshburton Arts Centre\nAlways three prices – please pay what you can. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices\, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre. \nLevel access from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed\, or if you have any other special requirements.
URL:https://cagdevon.org.uk/event/if-trees-could-talk-the-future-of-the-forests/
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre\, 15 West St\, Devon\, TQ13 7DT\, UK\, Knowle\, Crediton Hamlets\, Devon\, EX17 5BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Topic
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