Tuesday, October 17, 2023

There Is No Planet B Environmental Art Exhibition

 

 
 

There is No Planet B Stafford Green Arts Festival - February Half Term

Saturday 10th February to Saturday 17th February 2024, St. Chad's Church, Stafford.

 

The festival incorporates two competitions: a traditional art competition and an eco song competition. 
 
Schedule for the week (approx. times):

Saturday 10th Feb - 10am to 4pm
    Opening Ceremony 11am with VIPs. Music and poetry. All welcome.
    
Sunday 11th Feb - Exhibition Closed for Sunday Services

Monday 12th Feb to Friday 16th Feb
    11am to 3pm (except Wed 14th Feb - 12midday to 3pm)
  
Saturday 17th Feb
    Exhibition open 10am to 3pm
    Exhibition closes 3pm
 
   

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Poetry Book

 

Environmental Engagement Poetry Book



'Environmental Engagement' is an ecopoetry anthology in support of 'There Is No Planet B' Stafford Green Arts Festival. It is a collection of original poems, flash fiction, creative recipe ideas and black and white sketches. The contents of this book were written for the 2023 festival and was published by Dream Well Writing. 

If you would like to buy a copy at £10 plus p&p, please contact Mel Wardle Woodend at dreamwellwriting@gmail.com




Friday, September 1, 2023

There Is No Planet B Stafford Green Arts Festival

 

'There Is No Planet B' Stafford Green Arts Festival

There is No Planet B Stafford (TINPB), is a local Stafford-based group promoting care for the planet by providing school workshop materials and running Stafford Green Arts Festival held in February half term each year.


'There is No Planet B' Stafford Green Arts Festival normally runs in February half term, when we invite the public and schools to submit artwork, photos, and poems with a positive environmental message about helping to look after our planet.


School Workshops

Some of our volunteers go into schools before the Festival to run workshops with different themed topics, for example:

· pollination/pollinators—how they help our food to be grown and how important they are and need protecting

· plastic pollution—how that impacts on wildlife and our environment as well as our carbon footprint

The volunteers chat to the children, who with the support of teachers & volunteers produce artwork and displays with brilliant positive messages, poems, or collages.

Usually the work is displayed at St Chad's church in Stafford, and adult artwork has been displayed at The Gatehouse Theatre in the cafe area.


St Chad’s Church

During February half term St Chad's church is normally open every day except Sunday for visitors to view the artwork submitted by schools, adults, and community groups. On both Saturdays musicians perform their songs, with performances containing positive messages about looking after our planet.

On weekdays volunteers stage art and craft activities in the church for children with their families and parents. Activities have included wild flower seed bomb making, creating collages from magazines and recycled materials, making pollinator sculptures with recycled materials, and willow weaving.


Art Competition

Schools, groups and individuals are invited to submit artwork (of any type), poetry or songs, which have a positive environmental theme, ideally based on the workshop themes, and will be displayed during Stafford Green Arts Festival 'There Is No Planet B'.

To enter the competition please email using one of the addresses below:

Individuals and Groups  info@tinpb.com

Schools  schoolsnoplanetb@mail.co.uk

Those interested in submitting their work should be able to display the work in St Chad’s church on Friday 9th February from 4pm and be able to remove it from the church on Saturday 17th February from 3pm. 

Winning entries are awarded with prizes which are presented during an Awards Ceremony on March 5th 2024 at St Chads Church.


Eco Song Competition

The winners of the Eco Song Competition will be invited to perform their song during the Green Arts Festival week and at the awards ceremony. Please ensure this is your own work and do not use any materials subject to copyright. The lyrics and an MP3 music file recording of your song should be sent to songcontestnoplanetb@mail.co.uk and we will contact you regarding the presentation media.


Monday, January 2, 2023

Art Competition 2023

 
We would like to invite artists of any age to enter art based on an environmental theme. This includes 3D sculptures, collages, paintings and drawings. The art will go on display in the town of Stafford including at St. Chad's Church. Extra venues will be added depending on how much artwork is submitted. Each piece of artwork must have a positive message that reflects an environmental theme such as looking after our planet, climate change, biodiversity, anti-pollution, pollination, etc. Messages must be written clearly in black pen on a piece of card no bigger than a postcard and firmly attached to your artwork so that it will not get lost in transit. This content will be displayed with your artwork. Please attach an additional card with any information that has been used in producing your artwork. This might include if you have used any non-toxic biodegradable, recycled or recyclable materials that are kind to the planet. If your adult artwork is framed, please have it ready with hanging loops and a cord so we can display it. 3D items such as sculptures will be displayed in St. Chad's Church and others will be displayed where feasible. If there are too many entries there will be a selection process of which pieces to show but we will endeavor to display as many as possible. 
 
Artwork is displayed at the owners risk and if you wanted to sell your art submission please let us know. St. Chad's Church, Stafford will also host artwork from local schools who have taken part in workshops run by volunteers. If you know any individual local artist that might want to enter please pass this information on. 
 
Please fill out the entry form which should be attached to the back of your art submission. We will issue the artist with a receipt to be given back when removing the Art work.  If your works of art have been displayed at St. Chad's they must be collected and removed from the church on the afternoon of Saturday 25th February 2023 between 3pm and 5pm. If your artwork is displayed at another venue we will let you know when this needs to be collected. If you are successful in winning an award for your artwork we will invite you to an awards ceremony of the evening of Tuesday 7th March 2023. Please drop your artwork off ready to be displayed at St. Chad's Church, Stafford between 1pm and 6pm on Friday 17th February 2023.
 
Please drop your artwork off ready to be displayed with both options: a wire to hang and also any extra equipment to facilitate it standing on a surface (if necessary) at St. Chad's Church between 1pm and 6pm on Friday 17th February.
 
Please email competitions@tinpb.com or visit our Facebook page for more info about the art competition.