Peat-Fest 2024: Amsterdam

Overview:

Friday 29th 1830 - 2030 Lino-printing Workshop with midge at OT301 (Free)

Monday 2nd 1900 - 2200 Down to Earth Dinner with Pangea at OT301 (€5)

Details:

Friday 29th 1830 - 2030 Lino-printing Workshop with Midge at OT301

On Friday 29th November, we’ll be lino-printing bog-inspired menu designs for Monday’s meal. Led by Amsterdam-based artist and mycologist midge (IG: @midge.paints), in this workshop we will navigate present-day peatlandscapes through the grooves and ditches of our linocuts and explore creative futures through inky rewetting! No experience necessary & all materials provided.

Monday 2nd 1900 - 2200 Down to Earth Dinner with Pangea at OT301

On Monday 2nd December, Pangea (the student sustainability society at Amsterdam University College) continues their series of Down to Earth Dinners with a peatland-inspired meal at 4bid at OT301. Surrounded by peatland art and plants, in between (p)eating, we will hear talks introducing the importance of peatlands and how we can all get involved in the struggle for peatland justice.

And if that's not enough peatland action for you for one weekend... RE-PEAT is also launching a new workshop series exploring grief with peatlands on Saturday 30th November at OT301.

Find out more and register.

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