Dear Earth: Art and Hope at a Time of Crisis at Haywood Gallery, 21 June - 3 September 2023

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🌍🌱🌺 Book now for our new Hayward Gallery exhibition.       Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis, UNTIL SUN 3 SEP FIND OUT MORE   Open now Head to the Hayward Gallery now for its pioneering new exhibition of work by 15 international artists, including Otobong Nkanga, Agnes Denes, Cornelia Parker and Richard Mosse. Dear Earth features engaging and impactful work in a range of mediums, including sculpture, installation, sound and video. Put together, they form an exhibition that hopes to reframe our response to the climate emergency, inspiring optimism, empathy and activism.   Looking with new eyes     Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis WED 21 JUN – SUN 3 SEP This pioneering group show of artistic responses to the climate emergency explores themes of care, hope, interdependence, emotional and spiritual connection, and activism. Southbank Centre Members go free. And if you're under 30 or a Lambeth resident, you can get tickets for just £6* Wed – Fri (all day) and Sat (5pm – 8pm). ★★★★ Evening Standard Installation view of Jenny Kendler, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.   book now →     TOURS   Guided tours Tours take place every week on Wednesdays at 2pm and Saturdays at 6pm. Sat 24 June, 6pm: Debbie Meniru, Curatorial Assistant, Hayward Gallery Wed 28 June, 2pm: Marie-Charlotte Carrier, Assistant Curator, Hayward Gallery On all other Wednesdays and Saturdays you can explore Dear Earth accompanied by one of our Hayward Gallery tour guides. Installation view of Richard Mosse, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Relaxed Hours: Dear Earth THU 13 JUL Our Relaxed Hours are a time to visit our exhibition Dear Earth for anyone requiring a calmer, more relaxed environment. Otobong Nkanga, Escape, 2018. © Otobong Nkanga, 2023.     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Activism and Art FRI 23 JUN Hayward Gallery Chief Curator Rachel Thomas chairs a panel of three artists featured in Dear Earth: Imani Jacqueline Brown, Jenny Kendler and Daiara Tukano. Installation view of Himali Singh Soin, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.   BLOG       5 things to know about Dear Earth at the Hayward Gallery In this blog, find out key facts behind the exhibition and the featured works. Installation view of Otobong Nkanga, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.   read now →   BLOG       Playlist: Dear Earth Have a listen to the exhibition's accompanying playlist, where the featured artists have chosen music which reflects their own personal connection with the climate crisis or the natural environment. Installation view of Andrea Bowers, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.   listen now →     FREE   Paul Pulford: Precious Stones THU 22 JUN – WED 9 AUG Cimb up to our Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden to find a new art installation responding to the challenges gardeners face because of climate change.     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Free art Explore inside and outside all around the Southbank Centre to discover free artworks appearing as part of our summer season, Planet Summer. Fefe Talavera, El Camino, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.     YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE   Are we not drawn onward to new erA SAT 8 & SUN 9 JUL The notorious theatrical innovators Ontroerend Goed return to London with a boundary-pushing visual metaphor for a crucial moment in our future history. ★★★★★ 'a technically dazzling, emotionally devastating show about humanity's point of no return' Time Out ★★★★★ British Theatre ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ Financial Times   FROM OUR FRIENDS   Soraya Syed: Sound & Silence THE CORONET THEATRE | THU 22 JUN – SUN 9 JUL Sound & Silence is a new immersive and interactive exhibition fusing the ancient art of Arabic calligraphy with film, the human form and 3D sculpture by Soraya Syed, a classically trained calligrapher and artist dedicated to bringing the ancient art of Arabic calligraphy into the 21st century.   FROM OUR FRIENDS   Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY | UNTIL SUN 10 SEP Don’t miss the first major UK exhibition of Berthe Morisot since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, Dulwich Picture Gallery’s critically-acclaimed exhibition brings together 30 of the Impressionist’s masterpieces from international collections to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the movement.   Header images: Installation view of Jenny Kendler, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery. Installation view of Andrea Bowers, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery. Installation view of Agnes Denes, Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.     WHAT'S ON      VISIT      MEMBERSHIP & SUPPORT   Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.   *Booking fees for Hayward Gallery tickets are £3 online and £3.50 over the phone. There are no booking fees for in-person bookings, Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles.     Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX