CURRENT PROGRAMME - Helix Arts

CURRENT PROGRAMMEClimate Change:Cultural Change[North East England] 2004/05A major arts and culture programme, developed in partnership with CarbonNeutral Newcastle, bringingtogether new artist commissions, photography, film, events and exhibitions to raise climate change up theagenda in North East England. See web-site: www.climatechange-culturalchange.comThe programme formed part of the cultural programming for the World Summit on Arts And Culture, whichtook place in NewcastleGateshead between 14 th to 17 th June 2006. It was made possible byNewcastleGateshead Initiative, ONE NorthEast, the Environment Agency, Northumbrian Water andsupported by the Co-operative Group, Arts Council England North East, CarbonNeutral Newcastle, theGlobe Gallery, Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council.The project aimed to explore the significance of climate change and to bring it to public attention andengagement.Activities included:David Buckland’s ‘Water-Mist Wall Video Art Work’A huge, impressive water wall with a video of the Arctic projected onto it, sited behind the Sage Gateshead.Climate Art Commission and residencyMichael Pinsky, see web-site www.michaelpinsky.com, was appointed to explore the contribution that anartist can make to shift public attitudes and behaviour on climate change through public interaction andcommissioned work. He produced a piece of work entitled Come Hell or High Water, with floating carssituated by the Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside on the river Tyne.Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton HarrisonShowing 'Peninsula Europe' by eminent US-based ecological artists - a film anticipating long-term problemsthat may arise as a result of climate change and proposing a way to see the high grounds of Europe as anentity.NorthSouthEastWest - A 360 o View Of Climate ChangePart of the British Council's Zerocarboncities Campaign. Photographs by 10 of the world's topphotographers capturing images from diverse countries around the world, to illustrate the impact of climatechange and the solutions for reduction of carbon emissions in communities, exhibited in large format in TheGate.PIONEERING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THE ARTSHelix Arts, 2nd Floor, The Old Casino, 1-4 Forth Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5HX. E-mail: info@helixarts.com Web: www.helixarts.comHelix Arts is revenue funded by Arts Council England, North East. Registered Charity No. 700956

Climate Change ExplorerA 'virtual gallery' of artworks on climate change, led by new media artist Peter Rogers. An invitation tocontribute to the gallery was extended to schoolchildren and university students in Tyne and Wear,shoppers at the MetroCentre and to youth groups in the UK and internationally.Peter also produced a poster based on the UK in 2050, distributed to a range of outlets such as theMetroCentre, the Gate, National Trust venues, wildlife trusts, garden information centres and naturereserves.Peter Kennard ‘It Costs the Earth’Commission of an arresting image on climate change. 50,000 flyers with Peter's image about climatechange plus a text message, were handed out to people in five city centres across the North East.Van Conversion DayHeath Bunting and Kayle Brandon celebrating the conversion of a van to run on vegetable oil.Self Portrait Sri LankaScreening and talk on the above film, giving an insight into Sri Lankan people's experiences post-tsunami,and the regeneration activities required after inundation by the sea.PIONEERING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THE ARTSImage: Michael PinskyImage: Peter RogersPIONEERING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THE ARTSHelix Arts, 2nd Floor, The Old Casino, 1-4 Forth Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5HX. E-mail: info@helixarts.com Web: www.helixarts.comHelix Arts is revenue funded by Arts Council England, North East. Registered Charity No. 700956