Primordial Mother Speaks for Herself
A poem by writer and storyteller Zakiya McKenzie. made in response to Gaia by artist Luke Jerram.
Projects
We are producers, presenters, collaborators and commissioners. Sometimes we are all of these. Here you will find some examples of our work.
Pages of the Sea
Pages of the Sea was the largest simultaneous coastal arts project to take place in the UK. Activate Performing Arts presented Pages of the Sea in Weymouth and Lyme Regis, as the regional delivery partner for this final event in 14-18 NOW’s national arts programme.
Sura Medura
Sura Medura is an International Artist Residency centre in Hikkaduwa, South West Sri Lanka. It offers career-changing funded opportunities for European artists.
Coasters
Coasters was a three year project that brought world-class circus and street arts to targeted coastal towns across England.
Life Cycles & Landscapes
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Pollution Pods
Artwork by Michael Pinsky. Pods that recreate the air quality, smell and temperature of five major cities.
LAND
Current ProjectLAND (Land stewards AND artists), was a collaboration between artists, programmers/curators, producers, land stewards and environmental organisations and the rural landscapes of the partner organisations. Science and the heritage were examined through the medium of art while taking account of major environmental issues that impact our landscapes.
The Green Carpet
The Green Carpet was a ‘laboratory’, where the artist and community were involved in co-creation, with the environment and sustainability in mind.
Dorset Moon
Fifty years on from the first moon landing, Inside Out Dorset Festival (which Activate produce) joined forces with b-side festival and Bournemouth Arts by the Sea to present Dorset Moon. The centrepiece to Dorset Moon events was Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon, an astounding seven metre diameter spherical sculpture on which each centimetre represents five kilometres of the moon surface.