Get Creative for the Climate

Dacorum Borough Council is calling on local artists to get creative for the climate and take part in the Climate and Ecological Emergency Exhibition.

The exhibition is being held throughout November to tie in with COP26 – the global climate change conference – which is being hosted by the UK. The selected pieces will be displayed in the Dacorum Creatives Gallery in the Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead.

It is hoped that the art will help to encourage Dacorum’s residents to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead of us, but also provide an opportunity to learn about the available solutions, and inspire people to get involved in local climate action.

All visual art is welcome for submission, including drawings, paintings, photography and poetry.

The initiative is a collaboration between Dacorum Climate Action Network and Herts Visual Arts and will feature creative pieces from artists from around the borough.

A recent landmark climate report from the IPCC gave a code red to humanity and highlighted that we only have a very short window of time to take action on reducing our emissions if we are to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.

In the past 50 years, wildlife populations have fallen by over 60%. This is partly due to climate change, along with various other human-influenced factors such as habitat loss, pollution and over-consumption.

At the exhibition there will be a range of information about what residents can do to reduce their own carbon footprint and other action that they can take locally to support biodiversity.

The deadline for photos of artwork to be uploaded via the online submission form is Sunday 24 October.

To find out more details and submit artwork, visit www.dacorum.gov.uk/dacorumcan.