5th to 8th April 2022 • Hawkwood College, Cotswolds

Do you make music? Are you interested in the environment, nature and sustainability?
Join The Nest Collective in an immersive residency exploring the interconnectivity between music and nature.

This unique programme for a small group of artists of all genres will offer the opportunity for ecological training and exploration of their creative practice set in the beauty of nature. We will support this group in exploring how conservation, ecology and climate awareness can inform their art and artistic standpoint, and how they can bring a deeper connection with nature into their creative approach.

This residency will bring together a diverse range of artists and industry voices to explore the critical role that the music industry plays within the campaign to combat climate change and how we can better tell the many stories this situation offers artists.

Woven between facilitated workshops on how artists can amplify their voice in the professional domain will be outdoor sessions of deep nature listening and skill sharing. The group will discover how our understanding of the global climate emergency can be appreciated better through deepening our relationship with our local natural resources.

The aim of the residency is to grow the group’s confidence, and to articulate and embody the climate justice movement into their practises and communications.

The time spent together will explore the interconnectivity between music and nature, supported by expert facilitators in nature connection and environmental engagement. The group will be guided in how nature can be sought as muse and sensory enabler, allowing practitioners to step into a time-honoured space where the natural world can inform and support the artist’s journey.

Details:

• This course is by application only and offers a tangible transformative experience for those wanting to find their voice in the growing campaign in nature’s defence.
• We welcome applications from music artists of any genre, and at all career stages.
• We welcome applications from artists of all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting the diversification of the artist community, and we therefore warmly invite applications from people who are underrepresented, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
• The programme will be hosted by Sam Lee, folk musician & Artistic Director of The Nest Collective, who will be joined by expert facilitators and industry voices.

The residency will be hosted in the beautiful grounds of Stroud’s Hawkwood College and ‘Centre for Future Thinking’.

Full board and lodge will be provided by Hawkwood College. A limited travel subsidy contribution will also be offered to participants.

Applications are now closed.

The deadline for applications was 25th February 2022. Successful participants will be contacted by 3rd March 2022.