Huge thanks to Kaleider

The Art and Energy Collective owe a huge debt of gratitude and appreciation to Kaleider and I want to take this opportunity as we move out of their safe and nurturing nest onto pastures new (a few hundred meters down the road to Positive Lights Projects on Sidwell Street).

Back in 2012, when I was working at Regen setting up and delivering the first attempts at an art and energy programme, the team at Kaleider embraced and supported the idea by holding talks and lunches, by offering us mentoring and advice. In 2014 we worked together to run an Art and Energy Festival ‘Relight my Fire’ bringing together some of the pioneering artists and performers around the city to showcase the finest work and question what our city might make possible.

The team at Kaleider were the very first witnesses to our idea that we could make solar panel artworks, and when we took our first tentative steps into setting up a fledgling organisation they gave us space and support. They hosted the very first exhibition of solar panel artworks in the UK and continued to ask us helpful and provocative questions as we developed.

Throughout Covid, being connected with Kaleider gave us a sense of camaraderie and they have continued to hold space for us in the most generous and helpful way.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is hard to imagine our collective existing without the support from their brilliant team and the opportunities that have arisen from their studio and the fellow residents that we met and enjoyed the company of.

We have been inspired and challenged in a way that comes from the very best of creatives and we are so proud to have been connected with such a fabulous, pioneering and lovely team of people.

We look forward to continuing to be part of the extended Kaleider family and watch your awesome projects as they continue to evolve.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.