This event in Burlington House on the 17th – 18th September 2024 will bring together diverse disciplines to explore the impact of geology on creative observation, articulation, expression and outreach. Inspiration includes landscape, the subsurface, geological processes, deep time and the Anthropocene. In-person presentations and performances will run in parallel with skills workshops along the following themes:

Art, sculpture and illustration
Poetry and literature
Music and song

The meeting seeks to explore the role of geology in the creative process. While performance and exhibition underpin contributions to the event, we seek to understand the journey contributors followed and experienced from their initial inspiration to the final artwork (artwork in its broadest sense). We seek to hear the narrative of how geology has
influenced the creative process which may be through interactive presentation, Q&A or written description to accompany artworks.

The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics is one of the sponsors and Alyson Hallett, Patrick Corbett and Glenda Rome are all taking part.

Attendance is invited from anyone with an interest in geology and an interest in the arts to demonstrate how these disciplines can and do inspire each other.

More information, including detailed programme and ticket registration, visit here.