Ysgol Arbrofol Dod At Ein Coed: Treesense Experimental School

Our 3 months exploration of “How can we come back to our senses through human-tree collaborations?” (at home/online/at Pontio) may have come to an end, but all the resources, invitations and questions are still there if you’d like to take part in a longer time frame (embracing ‘Tree Time’!)

• Explore the Cylchoedd (explorations, invitations, prompts to take part)

• Read about the experience of being part of the Ysgol Arbrofol Experimental School (blog by Sarah Holyfield)

• Come to our next Collaboratory (on ZOOM 28.6.23) to discuss

• See what happened! Including documentary film by Culture Colony (diolch Pete Telfer!)

• Submit your assignment - on receipt of your assignment you will receive your ‘Cerfificate of Unfurling’!

• Sgwrs panel ‘At Ein Coed’, y Lle Celf, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol (11.8.23)

Gwahoddiadau Utopias Bach Invitations - arddangosfa Galeri, Caernafon Exhibition —> 5.7.23

Yn ystod y tair blynedd diwethaf, rydyn ni wedi tyfu i fod yn gydweithfa amrywiol o gannoedd o bobl – o ogledd Cymru i Malawi, o unigolion i ysgolion a chymunedau cyfan. Mae’r arddangosfa hon wedi ei strwythuro ac yn cwmpasu ein gwahoddiadau ac archwiliadau yn gynnwys:

Over the last three years, we have grown into a diverse collective of several hundred people  - from North Wales to Malawi, from individuals to schools to whole communities. This exhibition is structured around responses to our invitations and explorations around:

• dychmygu radical - radical imagining

• sylwi - noticing

• gwneud tylwyth - making kin

• arallweddu - becoming other

Yn gynnwys gwaith gan - including works by: angharad owen, anwen roberts, camilla brueton, catrin ellis, clive croft, debbie bradon, ed straw, elinor gwynn, elis jones, elliw llyr, emily meilleur, gaia redgrave, gruff ellis, iain biggs, joy smith, julie upmeyer, kar rowson, lara usherwood, liesbet williams, lindsey colbourne, lisa hudson, llinos griffin, mary thomas, michael jepson, nina othen, odette straw, peter highes, petra goetz, samina ali, sarah holyfield, seran dolma, sian cwper, sian shakespeare, steffan harri, steph shipley, tom jolley, wanda garner, wanda zyborska.

Gwahoddiadau Utopias Bach Invitations - tan/until 5.7.23 @ Galeri, Caernarfon neu ar-lein or see online here

Collaboratory Utopias Bach

Mae Cymuned Utopias Bach yn gymuned amrywiol, ddwyieithog ac yn dysgu trwy weithredoedd yn agored i bawb sydd gan ddiddordeb mewn Utopias Bach. Dan ni’n meddwl am hyn fel ‘planhigyn y fam fefus’, lle lle gallwn ddod at ein gilydd i rannu syniadau a gweithgareddau, gweithio trwy anhawsterau, cael ein hysbrydoli, dysgu pethau newydd.

The Utopias Bach Collaboratory is a diverse, bilingual, action-learning community open to all who are interested in Utopias Bach. We think of this as the ‘mother strawberry plant’, a place where we come together to share ideas and activities, work through any difficulties, get inspired, learn new things.

Cyfarfod nesa Collaboratory Next meeting ZOOM 28.6.23 (11.00 - 12.30)

Grwp Barddoniaeth Utopias Bach Poetry Group Cyfarfod nesa - Next meeting ZOOM 30.6.23 (16.00-17.00)

Newyddion Arbrofion - Experiments’ News

• Cysyllte…Connecting This experiment, led by Ellen Davies is about hearing, connecting and sharing unheard voices in multidisciplinary workshops with arts professionals  and individuals including BAME, neurodiverse, LGBTQ+, those with poor mental health, addiction issues and trauma. Series of workshops, and a dinner at Bwyd Da coming up! See more here

• Take My Hand. An experiment by Steph Shipley, there is an exhibition of her work at Caffi Mechell in Llanfechell on the island of Anglesey LL68 0RA until 28 August 2023. You are also invited to get in touch with Steph to accompany her on a gentle walk, exploring how sacred sites and landscapes offer a liminal space in which a sense of ‘otherness’ might lead to new knowledge

• We are delighted that Utopias Bach is supporting the next 2-year phase of Gaia Redgrave’s Rewilding the artist project, Breaking New Ground. This is an opportunity to envision, test and create a legacy for the future based on what it is to work within a ‘Culture of Care’. This work will build on things we have tried and learned about inclusion and diversity within Utopias Bach including our ‘hybrid zoom-in-room’ events during our Ysgol Arbrofol Experimental School, the Octopus of Omnipotence discussions and so much more! More details soon.

• Cathedral of the Trees: Triad of being This next iteration of Cathedral of the Trees by Gaia Redgrave is an experiment in reconnection and communication with the landscape, & more than human. It comprises a series of five events, spending creative time with the natural world, experiencing three journey packages received through your letterbox. The group is now closed, and you can see images and information on instagram

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