SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for Creative Climate Action -ArtMovesFife Watch Party

SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for Creative Climate Action - ArtMovesFife Watch Party

Date: Wednesday 5th March

Time: 10.15am - 5.30pm

Location: St Andrews Botanic Garden

Come join us at the ArtMovesFife Watch Party at the beautiful St Andrews Botanic Garden .

We are all facing enormous upheaval caused by the climate crisis, the economic and funding environment, the long-tail effects of the pandemic and more. We need to know how to find our way in this new world. Culture for Climate Scotland have chosen transformational change as their theme for SPRINGBOARD 2025. We’ll focus on how all of society will need to reimagine itself in the face of the climate change we are experiencing, and how the arts and cultural sector, as well as working on its own transformation, can contribute to the transformation of wider society.

Day Two takes place entirely online but Day One offers the opportunity to join a local 'Watch Party' like ours so that attendees can watch and listen together, then discuss, meet and share ideas.

Step one is to . Step two is to sign up here for the ArtMovesFife and St Andrews Botanics Watch Party!

WHO

SPRINGBOARD is for cultural and climate organisations, freelance creatives and climate champions, funders, local and national government, the public, private and third sectors. 40% of the spaces at our Watch Party are reserved exclusively for AMF registrants, the rest are open to locally-based assembly registrants. First, please , then sign up via this page to attend the ArtMovesFife Watch Party on Day One.

WHY

ArtMovesFife is passionate about the role of the arts in growing locally-rooted environmental action. Creatives and Culture are the beating hearts of communities, innovating and inspiring in a uniquely equitable way, and we hope that our SPRINGBOARD watch party will bring community representatives, local organisations, academic partners and creatives together to focus on creative ways to empower us all to combat the climate crisis.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Day 1: Wednesday 5 March

10.15am-5.30pm including breaks

This first day of SPRINGBOARD will focus on keynote speakers and inspiration. We’ll watch, listen and learn together, online and at our local watch party.

Speakers will include:

• Rebecca Ford, Director of the International Futures Forum, will introduce the Three Horizons, a framework for structuring our thinking about the future to unlock transformative innovation.
• Leonie Bell, Director of V&A Dundee, will share her thoughts and experience on change, challenge and leadership.
• Amina Shah, National Librarian and Chief Executive of the National Library of Scotland, will talk about the library transformed – how to imagine the next chapter in an age of uncertainty.

Throughout the day there will also be artistic contributions by Ink Asher Hemp, freelance multidisciplinary artist, facilitator and advocate. Attendees will have time for networking and breaks for private reflection away from the screen.

Step one is to . Step two is to sign up here for the ArtMovesFife with St Andrews Botanics Watch Party!

ACCESS AND DIETARY REQUIREMENTS

If you have any access requirements to support your attendance please include details on your registration form (you can also email us at [email protected]).

Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided during breaks throughout the day, Please note that lunch is not included so please bring a packed lunch to eat on site in the Boiler House or in the Garden

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

St Andrews Botanic Garden, Canongate, St Andrews, United Kingdom