Meadow art

We continue looking for opportunities to support creative projects - please do get in touch if you have a proposal you feel may be of interest.

A key area of our work is to support a range of creative projects – recognising the arts as a powerful means of engagement with floodplain meadows, their science and the solutions they can provide to the multiple crises of climate, biodiversity and wellbeing we face. The FMP can bring together artists and scientists to bridge the gap between creativity and crucial research into conservation and resilience.

Whilst it is important to develop an understanding of the challenges we face, we need to motivate people with positivity and hope by celebrating the benefits and resilience floodplain meadows can deliver. Using art and creativity can do this, sharing messages to inspire and trigger emotional responses that can bring about lasting change.

Working with artists, crafters, farmers, community groups, schools and arts organisations we have developed and supported projects which allow people to experience the meadows in order to understand the links between history, biodiversity, science, landscape, creativity, and community. By doing so this has provided the space for people to find their voice, sharing their own views and stories for what role floodplain meadows do and can play. We want to develop creative skills, facilitate community building, support better conservation understanding, and ultimately tell the story of the past 1000 years of floodplain management through exploration and creativity in order to shape the future for resilient nature rich floodplains.