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, based at Morton Castle near Thornhill, explored themes of generosity and hospitality, journeys and migrations, as well as foolishness and playfulness as ways of understanding the world. Across the weekend, attendees engaged with art installations, experiments, walks, talks, performances, and campfire discussions.
EAFS was a hub for gathering, meeting, and open-air discussion. During the day, visitors embarked on walks and adventures into the landscape, and in the evenings, they returned to the festival site to share new discoveries from their explorations. Around the campfires, conversations delved into a wide range of topics—from navigating new futures to death and the unknown, tracing local watercourses, and exploring innovative approaches to tackling global climate change.
EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, in collaboration with the exceptional Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.
