‘Our planet is changing. The way we live our lives is affecting the environment, causing melting icebergs, rising seas and extreme weather.’

We want to raise awareness of these issues and get other people to think about them too. With help from Cape Farewell and United Visual Artists, we’ve produced High Arctic, an immersive and interactive installation inspired by an expedition to the Arctic.

Running alongside this we’ve also launched the High Arctic competition. We’re inviting young people to reflect on environmental issues that concern them, and in groups to create a piece of art that communicates their concern for the environment and how the changes are affecting them. Find out more

Cape Farewell is committed to supporting creative ways of engaging young people in climate issues.

Groups of students from around the world have voyaged to the Arctic on board the Noorderlicht sailing schooner as part of Cape Farewell’s programme of youth expeditions, mirroring the expeditions for professional artists and scientists such as the one Matt Clark took part in.

During the expeditions, the students worked with top scientists and artists to carry out scientific research and create individual art projects inspired by environmental issues that concerned them.

Find out more about Cape Farewell’s youth expeditions and some of the creative projects developed by students who’ve taken part.

Cape Farewell has developed free learning resources for schools inspired by the expeditions, including videos and lesson plans.

Many other artists concerned about the environment have taken part in Cape Farewell’s expeditions including musicians KT Tunstall, Jarvis Cocker and DJ Spooky, world beat box champion Shlomo, writers Yann Martel and Vikram Seth, and artists Antony Gormley and Rachel Whiteread.

Find out more about other professional artists who’ve taken part in Cape Farewell expeditions and some artworks they have created as a result.