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- 20 - 29
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- $20k - $30k
Blue Dot Generation presents ‘The Arts for Education’ at House of Vans. This is a unique 4-day immersive event of art, photography, performances, documentaries, panel discussions, sport, fashion, workshops and music, aimed at educating us all on the damage we are doing to the oceans. This event is an opportunity for old, young, green and non-green audiences to engage and nd their own connection to the planet through creative education.
Blue Dot Generation is a sustainability platform promoting the use of the arts for education. By engaging local communities and inspiring international audiences it will transform the relationship between humans and the blue planet. Blue Dot Generation brings together artists, scientists and entrepreneurs who are exploring solutions to the problems our planet is facing.
Science and art are both human e orts to understand, explore and describe the world around us, to communicate and share a vision of the world in different ways. Blue Dot Generation aims to harness these powers to educate and engage communities and inspire a change in how we treat the planet.
Our venue, House of Vans, is where “Of the Wall” lives. It’s a place where imagination lets loose over concrete bowls, art installations, workshops and concert stages, inspiring every person who runs, rolls, or stomps through its door. Located in Chicago, Illinois and Waterloo, London, as well as pop-ups around the world, House of Vans is home to the creativity that moves us.
In the vaults under London’s busiest station, Blue Dot Generation will bring the ocean to the city. Driven by their passion to make a difference, Blue Dot will change people’s habits by helping them visualise the seriousness of the challenges all living things are facing. Although London is far from the sea, this immersive event will transform the relationship between humans and the oceans.
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Event Schedule
Wednesday 26th September
17:00 Doors Open
18:30 Official Launch Blue Dot Generation
Bringing the ocean to the city: Art Exhibition (including works by Maria Arceo, Fran Crowe & Jasmine Pradissito see next page for images)
Photography Exhibition hosted by Faces in Focus
Live Art Performance
Book Signing with Will McCallum, author of How To Give Up Plastic, published by Penguin Books & Head of the Oceans Campaign at Greenpeace UK
19:00 Panel Discussion: Art & Science
Transforming the relationship between human & ocean
Featuring: co-founder of Plastic Oceans Foundation & producer of A Plastic Ocean Jo Ruxton, author of How To Give Up Plastic & Head of the Oceans Campaign at Greenpeace UK Will McCallum, acclaimed installation artist Maria Arceo and led by co-founder of The Dune Project, Théo Grainzevelles
20:00 Documentary Screening: Blue The Film
22:00 Close
Thursday 27th September
Closed to public
Friday 28th September
Open for school visits during day
17:30 Exhibition open
18:45 Panel Discussion: Activism & Artivism
Using your passion as a means of expression
Featuring: Dr Tony Butt, surfer, oceanographer and writer (representing Patagonia),
Andy Hughes, photographer & Hugo Tagholm, Chief Executive of Surfers Against Sewage
20:00 Documentary Screening: The Smog of the Sea
22:00 Live Music
00:00 Close
Saturday 29th September
Exhibition open all day
10:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:15
12:00-15:00
16:30
Skate collab with House of Vans Saturday skate crew
Inspirational chat with Dr Tony Butt
Clean Streets - Clean Drains - Clean Oceans
Documentary Screening: A Plastic Ocean
Arts workshop with Arts2Educate: The Youth Movement Mural: Street > Surf > Sea Creating art from plastic waste bringing together the young and their sustainability e orts.
Workshop Afternoon: Changing attitudes towards sustainability
Close
Sunday 30th September
Exhibition open all day
10:00 Yoga & Music
12:30 Panel Discussion: Health & Lifestyle - Looking Into the Future Implementing sustainable practices into our daily lives
Featuring: Connor Bryant (Founder of Loop Innovations), Gini Newton (Founder of Karma Cans), Francesca Harris (Research Assistant and PhD Student in Nutrition & Sustainability) Led by : Daisy Kendrick (Founder of Ocean Generation)
14:00 Documentary Screening: Racing Extinction
17:00 Close
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