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The Environmental Art Festival Scotland (EAFS) 2015 gathered artists and communities in the Lowther Hills, exploring themes of journeys, generosity, and playfulness. Through installations, walks, and campfire discussions, the festival reimagined landscapes and sparked conversations about climate change and the future.

The Environmental Art Festival Scotland 2015—an international biennial of contemporary art practice in the landscape—ventured off-grid into the wilds of the Lowther Hills in South West Scotland. This two-day festival was based at Morton Castle near Thornhill and explored themes of generosity and hospitality, journeys and migrations, as well as foolishness and playfulness as ways of understanding the world. The weekend featured art installations and experiments, walks, talks, performances, and campfire discussions.

EAFS served as a hub for gathering, meeting, and discussion in the open air. During the day, visitors embarked on walks and adventures into the landscape. In the evenings, they returned to the festival site to share discoveries made during their explorations and to gather around the EAFS campfires. Conversations ranged from navigating new futures to contemplating death and the unknown, tracing local watercourses to exploring innovative approaches for tackling global climate change.

EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, in collaboration with the brilliant Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.

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