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Eco-art & Cycling Events
Eco-art & cycling projects as part of Forth Valley Art Beat
Supported by funding from Paths for All Legacy Fund & Falkirk Council
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A series of participatory art and cycling events that consider our local environments & activate a sense of change in relation to climate awareness are programmed as part of FVAB 2022. They offer a chance for conversation, connection and the shared act of making through a ‘craftivism’ project (where craft meets activism) and a series of led cycle rides that pair Falkirk with a number of Firth of Forth locations; interweaving coastlines, sustainability, community, heritage and the local.
‘Pledge to the Planet’ Event & Installation with artist Hannah Ayre
Sat 4th June, 11am to 3pm
@Callendar Park Falkirk
Free & Open to All Ages
Come & visit Callendar Park on Sat 4th June for a great family day out. Walk around the wonderful ‘craftivism’ artworks made with local community groups adorning many of the trees and take part in a number of great activities with Hannah. Make your own ‘Pledge to the Planet’ by adding to our Pledge Tree, or join in with some playful chalking. Our climate activity quiz helps you to learn more about the artworks and the climate emergency while receiving some free seeds to grow in your own garden, pot or windowbox. Location Callendar Park Falkirk
(Crazy Golf area, next to Callendar House)
Join the Bike Bus from Zetland Park Grangemouth at 9.30am, taking a route via The Helix, to cycle your way to the event. Organised by Stirling Active Travel Hub.
Cycling Without Age will also host rides around the Park with their Trishaws enabling older people to join in with the event.
About Hannah
Hannah Ayre is a participatory artist, educator and creative producer. She works with audiences to create socially engaged artwork, providing immersive experiences, focusing on wellbeing, nature connection and heritage learning. She works with a wide range of materials and techniques including ceramics, textiles and alternative photographic processes. Striving towards sustainability is important in her work. She frequently makes use of scrap materials and creates work from plants grown at her allotment.
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Cycling Events
Full event details & bookings at www.forthvalleyartbeat.com
rerouting reconnecting recycling
Artist & fi lmmaker Holger Mohaupt leads a series of newly conceived routes that connect up three localities: Falkirk, Portobello (Edinburgh) and North Berwick. Each individual ride will focus around issues of sustainability, heritage and climate awareness, connecting communities to local landscapes. The rides offer a chance to meet with local producers and other local experts along each route whilst sharing conversation and locally produced food. Falkirk - Sat 18th June, 2-4pm & Fri 22nd July, 10am-12 (starting from Falkirk High Railway Station) North Berwick - Sun 7th August, 10am-12 (as part of Fringe by the Sea) Portobello, Edinburgh - Sat 3rd Sept, 2-4pm (as part of Art Walk Porty) Routes not suitable for e-bikes. Full info about each ride available at www.forthvalleyartbeat.com
About Holger
Holger is an award-winning German artist and fi lmmaker based in Scotland. His research explores coastal narratives, immersive storytelling and the navigation of landscape. Recent commissions include projects with Scottish Natural Heritage, Glasgow University and Historic Environment Scotland. Holger is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.
Artist Studios Cycling Tours
led by Stirling Active Travel Hub A chance to explore some of Forth Valley’s quieter routes whilst visiting some of the artists open studios.
