We warmly welcome you to join us for the opening reception and private view of Gathering Ground, an exhibition which focuses on the intersection of the climate emergency, with issues of equity and social justice through art.
The exhibition and private view offer teachers a chance to acknowledge the climate anxiety many, especially young people, are experiencing. Join us at this event to discover and share creative ways to support your students in navigating the climate crisis through art.
About the exhibition
Gathering Ground exhibition is a new free collection exhibition which invites us to reflect on the cultural, social and political root causes of the ever-accelerating ecological crisis that surrounds us.
Highlighting artworks which explore ecological destruction as well as strategies for resistance, and reciprocity, this exhibition features work from Tate Collection artists; Outi Pieski, Abbas Akhavan, Bruce Connor, Zheng Bo, Gauri Gill & Rajesh Vangad, Edgar Calel and Carolina Caycedo alongside a new commission by Abbas Zahedi.
Grounded in land and time, the artists featured here work within endangered ecologies and highlight the inequality of how the climate crisis is experienced. They show what cultivating and fostering relations equitably looks like. Alongside their artworks, we invite you to reflect: How to live with trauma, destruction and loss? Yet also, how to connect with reciprocity, healing and more-than-human intimacy? What does it mean to be a good custodian, or a good ancestor for future lives?
What to expect
- Exclusive access to the Gathering Ground exhibition opening reception
- A dedicated space to explore teaching activities and resources
- Meet the Schools and Teachers team to hear all about what we can offer you and your students
Who is this event for?
The Schools and Teachers team believe that all young people should see themselves reflected in everything they encounter, both at Tate and in their classrooms. Working with teachers to best support young people to thrive, we celebrate difference and take a proactive, anti-discriminatory stance in all that we do.
We particularly welcome teachers from the Global Majority, disabled teachers, and teachers in SEND schools or alternative provisions to attend.
This event is relevant for teachers of any subject and will bring together professionals at any stage of their career, from a range of learning settings and specialisms.
This Teachers' Private View is supported by Open Hand.
