Powerful environmental messages sent from
coastal communities
in Scotland
“LAND” : A cry from a crow’s nest.
“LAND” : Where a ship’s journey begins and ends.
“LAND” : Where we live, shelter and where we grow our food.
The LAND project provides an opportunity to join a voyage of discovery centred around the majestic tall ships, La Malouine and The Lady of Avenel. Taking steps away from terra firma we invite communities and individuals to express and signal their feelings around land use, food production and climate emergency as we journey through imagination, celebration, hospitality and making.
The project started with La Malouine, an 80ft LOD. Brigantine, which travelled around Solway ports during late 2021 and 2022. Local artists hosted a series of workshops for communities to design and make novel maritime flags. Flags are a traditional way of signalling at sea and these community made flags from upcycled fabric were designed to express and signal environmental concerns and future hopes.
The flags carry a spectacular and powerful environmental message when flown all together on the tall ship and during the journey along the coast, people gathered for event days and ‘Dressing of the Ship’ celebrations where the flags were hoisted into the ship’s rigging along with a spectacular processions, food and art events and live music on the quaysides.
The first event day was in Palnackie in October 21 where flags made in Palnackie, Dalbeattie and Auchencairn were flown on board the tall ship, La Malouine, then the flags travelled to COP26 in Glasgow as a message from Dumfries and Galloway to world leaders.
For LAND 2022 workshops were held in Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Annan. The flags flew along the suspension bridge in Dumfries at Nithraid River Festival in Dumfries and were paraded around Annan before being hoisted onto the tall ship La Malouine. They flew in Kirckudbright’s Moat Brae and onboard The Lady of Avenel tall ship at The Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Buckie.
LAND 2023 was in Gatehouse of Fleet, Whithorn, Port Logan and Stranraer, with the flags flying around Stranraer harbour during Spring Fling 26-29th May and at Nithraid River Festival in Dumfries on September 2nd.
Land aims to:
- Welcome inclusive participation and conversation to explore alternative ways of being as we search for a viable future for humanity and the planet.
- Listen and put local sentiment at the heart of our climate action.
- Share environmental signals from the community as a collective display.
The flags are available for events.
Flag make/design workshops are also available.
Please contact us: info@ecoartcharity.org
More Information on LAND….
LAND is generously supported by EcoArt, DG Unlimited, Dumfries and Galloway Council, The Holywood Trust., Climate Fringe and Localgiving. LAND partners with Nithraid, Annan Harbour Action Group and Findhorn Bay Arts.
Workshop & registered office:
1 Castle Street
Kirkcudbright
Dumfries & Galloway
DG6 4JA
Scotland
EcoArt SCIO is a Registered Scottish Charity No. SC049905
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