Climate Change Explorer

What?
Climate Change Explorer aims to bring together schools and youth groups, new media artists, film makers and environmental scientists to raise awareness of climate change.

Specifically, the project aims to:

-Target hard to reach young people through 200 schools and 750 youth leaders across the North of England
-Involve 21,000 young people creating work on climate change
-Develop an internet facility enabling young people to exchange ideas on climate change
-Make and tour a film by young people on climate change
-Develop and tour a TV Infowall and interactive Pod

How?
New media artist, Adam Clarke, has been working since January 2007 with young people at Dowdales School and Drop Zone to explore issues around climate change in a new and creative way. Adam's residency draws to a close in February 2008, but plans are already progressing for his work to continue in Phase III.

New media artist Lorraine Berry has created powerful images called fractals, resulting from her work with scientists from the Environmental Change Network. BAFTA award winning Shoreline Films have collaborated with young people from Dowdales School and Drop Zone to create a film about climate change. You can view 'Cecil and the Penguins' on the new Climate Change Explorer website.

The project has also secured the support of polar explorer, film maker and broadcaster Paul Rose, who made a key note speech at the film launch and celebration event in Barrow in Furness.


Who?
Cumbria Arts in Education is co-ordinating the project in the county and is working in partnership with the Environmental Change Network (Lancaster University), Dowdales School, The Drop Zone (Barrow in Furness), Helix Arts (Newcastle), Mortimer School (South Tyneside), Creative Partnerships Cumbria, Shoreline Films (Barrow in Furness).

This project is supported by DEFRA , Arts Council England and Creative Partnerships Cumbria.

To find out more about the project, please contact project co-ordinator Viv West