Upcoming events
Mossy Wildlife Stories
Join Art and Energy for a hour of mossy chat with a wildlife focus.
We’ll hear from local bryologist Tim Purches speaking in detail about ten moss species. Local artist and naturalist John Walters will share his wide knowledge of invertebrate species living in the moss and bryophyte environment.
All welcome to join us for this free online event, please register for a place to receive the Zoom code.
Regenerating Mossy Landscapes - with Art and Energy plus guest presenters
Join Art and Energy for a relaxed informal evening talking mosses, we’ll focus on using mosses to regenerate and manage land including Dartmoor.
We’ll be on Zoom for an hour - 6.30-7.30pm.
Guest speakers will be as follows:
A bryologist talking about mosses from pavement to moor
A representative from Southwest Peatland Partnership on managing peatlands
National Trust manager of temperate rainforest and community engagement
BeadaMoss talking about growing sphagnum
Plus Art and Energy with all the latest news on The Mossy Carpet and our Crowdfunder.
Please reserve your free place via Eventbrite or email hello@artandenergy.org to receive the link via email.
The Mossy Carpet artworks exhibition & workshop at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet will be on display at Theatre Royal Plymouth in November.
Join us for a free family friendly creative workshop, come along and make moss inspired woolly pompoms to add to our Mossy Carpet artwork.
Everyone is welcome, there is no need to book, just drop in between 12-2pm.
The Mossy Carpet artworks exhibition & workshop at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet will be on display at Theatre Royal Plymouth in November.
Join us for a free family friendly creative workshop, come along and make moss inspired woolly pompoms to add to our Mossy Carpet artwork.
Everyone is welcome, there is no need to book, just drop in between 12-2pm.
The Mossy Carpet artworks exhibition & workshop at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet will be on display at Theatre Royal Plymouth in November.
Join us for a free family friendly creative workshop, come along and make moss inspired woolly pompoms to add to our Mossy Carpet artwork.
Everyone is welcome, there is no need to book, just drop in between 12-2pm.
The Mossy Carpet artworks exhibition & workshop at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet will be on display at Theatre Royal Plymouth in November.
Join us for a free family friendly creative workshop, come along and make moss inspired woolly pompoms to add to our Mossy Carpet artwork.
Everyone is welcome, there is no need to book, just drop in between 12-2pm.
Art and Energy & Plymouth Culture exclusive launch of The Mossy Carpet exhibition at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Join us as we raise a glass of delicious community-produced apple juice (by Food Plymouth) to celebrate the 5,000 people who’ve already joined in with the project.
At 1pm we’ll share some of the initial findings from the Creativity & Culture for a Brighter Greener Plymouth programme.
Bring your lunch & stay to make a textile tuft to add to the carpet.
‘Tell the Tardigrade’ about the actions you’re taking - your message will become part of the artwork to inspire others.
Hear about our ambitious plans and find out how you can help to grow the Mossy Carpet as we extend the invitation to thousands more people - sharing, encouraging and celebrating the small actions we’re taking for our planet.
You are welcome to just pop by, but it would be really helpful if you could let us know that you’re coming so we can ensure enough glasses! Book a space on Eventbrite here or email us and we’ll count you in!
POP & PSEN members private viewing of The Mossy Carpet artworks exhibition at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet will be on display at Theatre Royal Plymouth in November.
Thursday 9th November, 10.30am-2pm, we invite members of Plymouth Octopus Project (POP) and Plymouth Social Enterprise Network to a private viewing and event at Theatre Royal Plymouth.
We’re excited to hear about the small actions that organisations in Plymouth are taking for the environment. For small organisations this challenge to become greener can feel overwhelming, this is where the POP and PSEN networks are invaluable as we can share the info we need to make it do-able!
We've found that getting together over a creative activity helps this conversation - by sharing the small (and big!) steps we're taking both in the workplace and at home change becomes less daunting, plus we make space to pause and celebrate! We're particularly interested in hearing about the hints, tips, shortcuts & recommendations that make change possible.
Members will be able to view our exhibition and join in with creative activities creating moss inspired woolly pompoms to add to The Mossy Carpet.
Moss Stories – from pavement to moorland.
From pavement to moorland mosses tell their own story. Come along to this free event and be amazed when you dive deep into their wilderness.
The Mossy Carpet Crowdfunder
Art and Energy’s The Mossy Carpet Crowdfunder campaign is live until Friday 15th December.
Please consider making a donation to support our work.
The Mossy Carpet at Sustainable Crediton's Big Green Fair in the Square
Join Art and Energy at Sustainable Crediton’s Big Green Fair in the Square
Celebrating moss forests and tardigrades (plus other tiny moss dwelling creatures) and our tiny positive actions
This online event will celebrate the world of moss forests and the tiny creatures dwelling within. We’ll learn more about tardigrades (also known as moss piglets or water bears) with a short talk by Ellis Moloney (PhD student at University of Plymouth).
We’ll be celebrating mossy forest inspired creativity with large charcoal drawings of moss, sharing more of our electron microscope images of mosses and our latest creations of stuffed tardigrades!
We'll also celebrate the tiny actions we are taking for a brighter greener future with our Tardigrade telephone which encourages people to #tellthetardigrade and leave a message with your positive actions for the planet.
This is our September event for the Bury the Giant Club, taking place on Monday 18th September, 6.30-7.30pm via Zoom.
All welcome to join us, please invite your friends and colleagues, you don't need to be a Bury the Giant Club member to join us but we hope you might consider signing up in the future. Sign up for free to our Bury the Giant Club and be part of a creative community working for a brighter greener future.
Zoom code:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88116234418?pwd=SzI1VGxHeDZ0dWxaV2lFajFBUy9mQT09
Meeting ID: 881 1623 4418
Passcode: members
Open Studio creative sessions: Making the Mossy Carpet
Join our events for Devon Open Studios and help us make our massive moss inspired carpet and celebrate all the amazing tiny actions people are taking to BURY the GIANT.
The Mossy Carpet at Heavitree Park Fun Day
Join Art and Energy for our Mossy Carpet activities whilst we celebrate the annual Heavitree park fun day in Exeter.
The Mossy Carpet workshops with the Diocese of Exeter for the British Science Festival
Art and Energy and the Diocese of Exeter bring you The Mossy Carpet – creative workshops for those wishing to consider how we can collaborate with nature for a brighter greener future.
The Mossy Carpet at Nature on the Green, Newton Abbot
Come and find Art and Energy and The Mossy Carpet at Nature on the Green, on the greenspace by Betony Drive, Hele Park, Newton Abbot.
Visit our free stand and join in making mossy pompoms and textile tufts, explore our hands on mossy station and record your tiny actions for a brighter greener future on our tardigrade telephone!
#bemoremoss #tellthetardigrade #themossycarpet #CelebratingSmallActions
This event is free of charge, children must be accompanied by an adult.
What3Words location: dunk.fallen.voted
Thank you to our funder Devon Community Foundation
The Mossy Carpet at Buckfast Abbey's Summer Fair
Art and Energy will be at the Buckfast summer fair on Friday 4th August.
The Mossy Carpet at MVV's Free Family Fun Day
Come and find Art and Energy and The Mossy Carpet at MVV’s Free Family Fun Day at the Energy from Waste incinerator in Devonport, Plymouth.
Visit our free stand and join in making mossy pompoms and textile tufts, explore our hands on mossy station and record your tiny actions for a brighter greener future on our tardigrade telephone!
#bemoremoss #tellthetardigrade #themossycarpet #CelebratingSmallActions
Access to the site is via main entrance at Camels Head or the pedestrian gate from Blackie Woods (Talbot Gardens). Limited parking is available in the MoD car park, off Creek Road.
This event is free with fun family-friendly activities and refreshments on offer throughout the day. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day.
More details below.
Thank you to our funder:
Get Creative for a Brighter Greener Future with Plymouth Culture and Art and Energy
Join Plymouth Culture and Art and Energy with other cultural organisations and together generate ideas and actions to help your organisation respond to the Climate Emergency.
Celebrating mosses through poetry and prose - with Art and Energy and our Bury the Giant Club
Celebrating mosses through poetry and prose with Art and Energy and our Bury the Giant Club
St Levan Park Summer Fun Day
Join Art and Energy at the St Levan Park Fun Day, we’ll be there with our Mossy Carpet activities
Bury the Giant Club - June members session (welcome, chat & monthly challenge)
Join Art and Energy for our monthly online members session on our new Bury the Giant Club.
Celebrate the England Coast Path at Ilfracombe
Join Art and Energy to celebrate the England coast path at the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe.
Celebrating and restoring the moor - How to Bury the Giant in moss and moor
Art and Energy and Challacombe Farm host an open day as part of our How to Bury the Giant In Moss and Moor project
Farm 2 City
Join Art and Energy in London at Shallowford Farm’s pop up farm event Farm 2 City.
Bury the Giant Club - May members session (welcome, chat & monthly challenge)
Join Art and Energy for our monthly online members session on our new Bury the Giant Club.
Celebrate, restore and explore Harford Moor on the edge of Dartmoor
Join Art and Energy and partners on Dartmoor for our free How to Bury the Giant event.
Bury the Giant Club - April members session (welcome, chat & monthly challenge)
Join Art and Energy for our monthly online members session on our new Bury the Giant Club.
Celebrate Earth Day with Nudge Community Builders and Art and Energy
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with Nudge Community Builders
Art and Energy at GROW Plymouth: Drop in twilight session
Find Art and Energy at GROW Plymouth for a drop in crafty session
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