Current projects

Confluence

Confluence is a ground breaking cross disciplinary arts, technology and environment project piloting the use of practical and digital arts to inform local communities about their impact on their local environment (specifically the River Torridge catchment).
The project is a collaboration with the University of Plymouth’s Institute of Digital Art & Technology (i-DAT), Appledore Arts, Beaford Arts, North Devon Biosphere Reserve and Petroc, and the North Devon Biosphere Foundation will initiate and manage this innovative, research based digital arts project. The project is funded by Leader4 Torridge and North Devon and the Arts Council

Click here for more details on Confluence
Click here for more details on ecoids from i-dat

Julie's Bicycle

Julie's Bicycle are a broad coalition of music, theatre, visual arts and scientific experts committed to encouraging the UK arts and culture industry to become more sustainable.
Julie's Bicycle aims to create an opportunity for arts organisations to assess the environmental performance of the Biosphere Arts Community.
Organisations involved:
Appledore Arts
Beaford Arts
Burton Art Gallery & Museum
North Devon Theatres
The Plough Arts Centre
This project is the first time that Julie's Bicycle have worked with a rural arts community and it will be used a case study. This project has been generously funded by a private donation and gift aid has been reclaimed through our relationship with the Tarka Country Trust

Life's Journey

The Life's Journey project will safeguard and increase the quality and quantity of physical and intellectual access to the built and cultural history of three sites in northern Devon that are linked by Tarka Trail cycle/pedestrian path. Life's Journey will explore what the heritage of those places jointly tell us about local people's relationship with the environment over the past 200 years. It brings together the winning of nature's riches (primarily heavy ball clay), the need for agricultural improvement, trade and the development of a related
transport infrastructure in the 19th and 20th century. The project is partly funded through Landfill Tax credits from Devon Waste Management and the Visitor Investment project

.Fremington Quay Environment Group

Visitor Investment

Working with Marsdens Holiday Cottages over £2500 has been raised so far for environmental work in the Biosphere. Visitors to their holiday cottages are asked to make a small £1 donation at the time of booking.

Contact