PLACE Collective

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The PLACE Collective is a community of artists engaged with issues of nature, environment and rural landscapes. It is inspired by a recognition of the critical need for more sustainable ways of living and the value of art in conversations, research and action. The PLACE Collective values the power of art to move, engage and inspire, to embrace and celebrate wonder, and to ask difficult and exciting questions. The collective knows that creative practice is crucial on a shared journey towards a positive and resilient future for humans and for other species, and for the natural environment we all inhabit. As a network for knowledge-sharing, research and collaboration, and through a programme of events, PLACE aims to create links between artists, rural communities, academics, and organisations charged with caring for landscapes. Its work begins in areas designated as special, or in need of specialist attention, including National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – but is not limited to these areas. A designation or a label is only that: PLACE artists will be working outside designated areas. There is no end to these! PLACE includes a diversity of practice and art forms and embraces multiple value systems and voices, including other-than-human communities. It is committed to continually challenge assumptions in a way that enriches discussions, shifts the dynamics of relationships, and offers gateways for changing behaviours.

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Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)

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