June 03, 2024 - 1179 views
Kinetika Design has now launched participation in Beach of Dreams, the inaugural UK-wide coastal arts festival.
From 1 May - 1 June 2025, the nationwide creative programme will invite participants, organisations, artists, walkers, writers, activists and scientists to embark on a month-long exploration, celebration and activation of the UK's coastlines including the Bay of Colwyn.
Beach of Dreams, created by Kinetika, aims to engage hundreds of thousands across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in a major interdisciplinary and outdoor creative programme that fosters a deeper connection with our communities, coastline and planet.
Through participatory art, creative walks, and activations, Beach of Dreams invites audiences to explore the unique role of art and environmental science in the climate conversation, offering a hopeful perspective on the future of our coasts and planet. Beach of Dreams invites you to walk together, share stories, learn about our coastlines, imagine possible futures and work collectively towards positive change.
The Beach of Dreams programme features a dynamic and evolving national artwork by Kinetika: the installation of hundreds of naturally dyed silk pennants. Designed to be mobile, each pennant tells a story, representing an individual's dream intricately tied to a specific part of our beloved coastline. Together, these dreams form a national tapestry of hope and inspiration for our shared future.
Incorporating the silks and in response, the festival will also feature eight new ambitious artistic commissions by artists working in diverse disciplines ranging from sound to dance, along different stretches of the UK coastline. These commissions will actively engage local communities, inspiring new works that reflect their unique coastal environments and address climate challenges.
Kinetika is also inviting organisations to join Beach of Dreams from now up until the festival in May 2025, with the hope of establishing a network of connections and activity as part of the wider creative programme along the UK’s coastlines.
The Beach of Dreams network seeks to foster partnerships among environmental, wellness, and community-focused organisations, uniting around shared concerns for the future of our coastlines and amplifying engagement in creative climate action. By facilitating skill-sharing across regions, this network empowers local initiatives to contribute to a global dialogue.
"We’re so excited to invite individuals, communities and organisations, to join and participate in the Beach of Dreams programme, to envision the potential creative futures for our coastline and planet. Let's embark together on a journey to celebrate the beauty of our coastal environments and take meaningful action towards a more responsible future" said Ali Pretty, artistic director, Beach of Dreams and Kinetika
Following the support of Arts Council England and Historic England, Kinetika will be working in collaboration with Rosa Productions to deliver year-long activity and digital engagement to build an international network.
Beach of Dreams will engage national and international audiences through an interactive digital platform, sharing stories and climate pledges gathered by thousands of participants, raising awareness of the climate challenges we are facing, shining a spotlight on hundreds of local initiatives and engaging with the creative artistic processes of the making of new work in response to the UK’s unique coastal environment across 4 nations.
The project is working with regional partners across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland include: Activate, Dorset; Bay of Colwyn Town Council, Wales; Beat Carnival, Belfast; Estuary 25, Thames Estuary; Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, Scotland; MSL Projects, Hastings; Out There Arts, Great Yarmouth; Stronger Shores, South Tyneside and T100 Festival, Thurrock.
Take part in Beach of Dreams and learn more at www.beachofdreams.org.
