ArtReach INC: Reconnecting - Creativity and Climate

Fellow artist Dimple Patel kindly invited me to present at the final Artreach INC social event, alongside Nayaab Mahomed, also a local Leicester based artist who i have known through her work with the Illuminate community group that hold regular workshops at the Attenborough Arts Centre where I work at weekends.
More details about the event below.
Reconnect with nature as we explore our personal relationship with the natural world, and how creatives and creative organisations can bring that connection into their work in meaningful ways. Together, we’ll reflect on how small, intentional acts can contribute to climate action without being extractive or overwhelming.  
We’ll hear from two of our INC members at different stages of their journeys: 
Mita Solanky is a nature-based artist with a PhD in Physics, whose practice spans across disciplines. She uses walking practice as a way of tuning into the world around us. She encourages us to slow down, notice more deeply and critically, to see what becomes possible when we reconnect with the natural world. 
Nayaab Mahomed is a recent fashion graduate navigating an industry in urgent need of transformation. Through preserving textile craft, particularly indigenous techniques and quiet activism, she is exploring how to honour both creativity and the environment while working within one of the world’s most resource-intensive and polluting sectors. 
We'll start with a slow, guided walk around the local area led by Mita - an opportunity to awaken your senses and notice the subtle shifts of the season through a short physical journey to the venue.  
Through open and honest conversation with both artists, we will reflect on how creative practice can generate climate action in personal and sustainable ways. 
A delicious vegan and vegetarian lunch will be provided along with tea and coffee. 
When? Friday 24 April 
Where? Leicester Print Workshop 
How to book: Click here to find out more and reserve your spot!
Please reserve your space by Friday 17 April at 5pm.