Beaford Arts is drawing a digital map of creative responses to nature in northern
Devon.
As creative partner of the Northern Devon Nature Improvement Area (NIA), Devon Arts
organisation Beaford Arts has set up the Responding to Nature project, asking local
people to put their favourite places on the map in words, pictures and sounds. Via the Responding to Nature website each submission is
geotagged to the exact position where its creator produced it.
Responding to Nature is a Cultural Ecosystems Services project. It aims to tap into
the emotional experiences of being in nature and help us achieve a deeper connection
with our environment and understand its value through art. Beaford Arts is
inviting people of all ages to submit their responses to nature in drawings and
paintings, poetry and prose, films, audio recordings or sculpture to build up a
multi media picture of what our natural environment means to us.
To get the collection started Beaford Arts recently held a competition for children
in north Devon primary schools which brought in some inspirational stories, poems,
pictures and films. There were two age categories and the winner of the 7 years and
under group was Hettie King, aged 5, for her collage entitled 'I Love Nature' and
first prize in the 8-11 years category went to 9 year old Jack Ayres for a musical
piece called 'Jack's Rap - My Place to Escape'.
Hettie King 'I love Nature'
Raran's Garden by Isaac Champion
Keiran Beer Tarka Trail
Jack's Rap can be heard via this link to Smule http://www.smule.com/p/256243881_65823955
You can see all the entries from the competition together with other independent submissions on the Responding to Nature website where you can also find out more about the project.
If you would like to take part and send in your own creative response please post your work of art to Claire Ayres, Education Project Manager, Beaford Arts, Crown Yealm House, Pathfields Business Park, South Molton, Devon EX36 3LH or email it to claire@beaford-arts.org.uk
Full list of prize winners:
7 years and under
1st place – HETTIE KING, age 5 (Monkleigh Primary) ‘I love nature’
2nd place – GABRIEL NAPIER, age 6 ½ (Monkleigh Primary) ‘Nature Life’
3rd place – EMMA ROVENSKA, age 5 (Clawton Primary) ‘The Story of the Pinecone Family’
8 years – 11 years
7 years and under
1st place – HETTIE KING, age 5 (Monkleigh Primary) ‘I love nature’
2nd place – GABRIEL NAPIER, age 6 ½ (Monkleigh Primary) ‘Nature Life’
3rd place – EMMA ROVENSKA, age 5 (Clawton Primary) ‘The Story of the Pinecone Family’
8 years – 11 years
1st place – JACK AYRES, age 9 (Holywell CoE Primary) ‘Jack’s Rap – My Place to Escape’
2nd place – ISAAC CHAMPION, age 10 (Monkleigh Primary) ‘Raran’s Garden’
2nd place – ISAAC CHAMPION, age 10 (Monkleigh Primary) ‘Raran’s Garden’
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