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Our core aim is to connect the arts community and environmental professionals to explore and promote the relationship between the arts, science, technology, business and the environment, as a means of enhancing understanding and fostering collective action.
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The main objectives of CIWEM's Arts and the Environment initiative are to promote and harness the arts as a means of: • Changing and informing individual and societal attitudes to the environment • Engendering a better understanding of environmental affairs and sustainable lifestyles • Engendering a sense of personal and social responsibility and care for the global environment • Inspiring and motivating individuals and communities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attributes necessary to protect the global environment • Breaking down the barriers between art, environment, science and technology so that they can mutually support and inform each other • Encouraging collaboration and partnerships through the development of projects and programmes between practitioners in the arts, environment, science and technology • Fostering and maintaining public awareness of environmental issues by showcasing those artists whose work addresses key messages about the environment and sustainability Projects so far include The Environmental Photographer of the Year and ethical fashion show 'The Sexy Green Fashion Show' with The Eden Project.