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Joining us as a member
What’s involved in joining CMUK? We are a Community Interest Company by ‘large membership’, registered in UK. To legally fulfil our constitution and serve our community, we must hold monthly members meetings. We aim to develop the capacity of arts, heritage, education and environmental practitioners to engage people with environmental issues. We do this…
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Regenerative culture for a sustained future
Reposted from Medium A fabulous international conference is coming up in Liverpool, organised by the International Council of Museums on Regenerative Museums for Sustainable Futures. I know it will be fabulous because Lucimara Letelier has helped to curate it — see her research on Regenerative Museums. Unfortunately, I can’t go, but it’s so interesting that I want…
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Waters rising – review
Part of a series of reviews of exhibitions and projects. Waters Rising, Perth Museum (November 2024-March 2025) By Clemence Aycard Perth Museum (Scotland) reopened with a bang in 2024 after years of refurbishment. Its first exhibition, Unicorn, won a Museum Change Lives Award from the Museum Association for its social impact in collaborating with community…
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The Green ages
This is a review by Kathy Moore of the book ‘The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability’, by Annette Kehnel. This brilliant book’s aim is a familiar one to us: to imagine a possible future by learning from and re-examining the past. Written in German, published there in 2021, and translated and published in English…
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The power of art in the earth crisis
Reposted from Medium by Bridget McKenzie On Saturday 16th November I gave a keynote talk at the Ground Up conference at Thoresby College in Kings Lynn, organised by the Groundwork Gallery. It was great to hear from some amazing artists working alongside land stewards and scientists to explore ideas about extraction and material culture. I…
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Eco Young and Engaged Summit: We Are Nature
By Tanwen Morgan On the 28th June 2024, the ‘Eco, Young & Engaged’ (EYE) Project Summit 2024 took place in Shoreham, East Sussex. This was an event where local schools, upper primary and secondary, could attend various workshops and talks aimed to inspire, educate and empower young people to climate action. It was a great…
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