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POWER STATION: film screening at Plymouth Arts Cinema + SUNLIGHT GATHERING: interactive solar artwork
Power Station (12A)
The screening on Wednesday 26th November (fuel poverty awareness day) will be presented in collaboration with Plymouth Energy Community.
A panel discussion and Q&A will follow the film including Art and Energy’s Chloe Uden.
On Wednesday 26th November, the Sunlight Gathering artwork will be displayed in the reception area.
Sunlight Gathering invites people to sit, connect, and celebrate creativity and the magic of solar energy. This unique collaborative artwork uses interactive pads in the floor and seat to trigger lights and is charged through a unique etched recycled solar panel. Hand-crafted, embossed decorations were co-created with members of the local community and Plymouth Energy Community. Created by The Art and Energy Collective, with the aim to spark all sorts of conversations about the importance of solar power.
Plymouth Energy Community provide impartial energy & retrofit advice to households across the city. Their community solar farm in Ernesettle donates its profits to help tackle fuel poverty in Plymouth. They also manage a network of 30 community-owned rooftop solar sites, ensuring schools and community buildings have access to cheap low carbon energy.
PEC’s ambition in the next year is to increase the amount of solar in the city to create more local clean energy, protect nature, and reinvesting profits right here in Plymouth.
About the film: Power Station (12A)
Dir. Hilary Powell, Dan Edelstyn, UK, 2025, 90 mins.
Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse - a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives. Directed by the duo, Power Station charts their turbulent journey, from pitching the idea to their neighbours and sleeping on the roof of their home, to raising finance and launching a bid for a Christmas number one single. By turns funny and heartwarming, the film is a vibrant portrait of their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible.
POSTPONED: Solar Powered Creativity: a 5 week course with Art and Energy
POSTPONED: Solar Powered Creativity: a 5 week course with Art and Energy
Solar Powered Creativity: 5 week course with Art and Energy CIC: This hands-on course empowers participants to integrate the magic (and science!) of solar-powered elements into their creative projects.
Course Overview:
Course Overview: This hands-on course empowers participants to integrate the magic (and science!) of solar-powered elements into their creative projects. Students will gain skills, knowledge and confidence in sustainable design, practical low voltage electronics, creative crafting and renewable energy. You will each take home your own beautiful solar-powered nightlight, plus lots of ideas for future creations!
This short series of workshops is suitable for all, including beginners, hobbyists and those with a curious mind excited to explore renewable energy through creativity.
Course dates: (5 weeks) To be confirmed
Location: To be confirmed
Course times: To be confirmed
Price Range: £175
(Please note that we will cancel the course a fortnight ahead if we don’t have sufficient numbers of participants - Participants will receive a full refund.)
Features: Live talks, personalised feedback, extensive materials, and project-based learning.
Enrolment: Open to people of all backgrounds and who enjoy crafting.
Prerequisites: None, but a passion for creativity and environmental sustainability is encouraged.
Sustainable Earth 2024: Accelerating Action on Net-Zero through mobilising people-power
Art and Energy’s Chloe Uden will be a guest speaker and deliver a workshop at the Sustainable Earth 2024 event.
'Accelerating Action on Net-Zero through Mobilising People-Power' is a free online event and offers the opportunity for researchers, businesses, NGOs, community groups and individuals to come together to hear inspirational speakers, to network, spark ideas and encourage collaborations to tackle global and local challenges around the climate.
With talks from University of Plymouth researchers as well as industry experts and activists, our hope is that you will leave the event energised and equipped with the knowledge to advocate for and take action towards a Net-Zero future.
The free online event will run through the Net-Zero Exchange's online SpotMe platform and will run from 09:30 – 18:00 on the 19 June.
The day-long programme, includes:
Two Keynote presentations, from Emily Morrison, Young Foundation and Mike Berners-Lee, Author of “How bad are bananas?”
Over 12 guest speakers/chairs, for example from RIBA, British Gas, Plymouth Energy Community, Beryl Bikes, Bath & North East Somerset Council, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth City Council.
Over 12 University speakers/chairs, exploring a wide variety of disciplines engaged in this agenda.
Three action-oriented workshops, providing case studies and sector findings, sharing tools and strategies to take action at all levels.
A documentary screening of the film, Power to the People and after show Q&A.
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