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  • June 2011

    Cape Farewell celebrates 10 years with a 4-year Scottish Islands programme and High Arctic exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, both launching July 2011.
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  • Dec 2009

    In December 2009 the Royal Academy opens Earth: Art of a changing world, an exhibition co-curated by David Buckland and part of the GSK Contemporary season.
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  • Nov 2009

    Anthem by Beth Derbyshire at the Eden Project
    Exhibition ran 15 Nov – 9 Dec 2009
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  • June 2009

    2009 Andes Expedition
    23 June - 10 July 2009, Andean Rainforests, Peru
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  • September 2008

    Disko Bay Expedition
    25 Sept to 6 Oct 2008, Disko Bay, Greenland
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  • September 2007

    2007 Expeditions Launch Events
    9 Sept 2007, Southbank Centre
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  • August 2007

    Cape Farewell Expeditions
    Youth Expedition (14-23 Sept 2007)
    Art/Science Expedition (23 Sept - 10 Oct 2007)
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  • July 2007

    Hamburg, London, the Arctic, Chicago and Cornwall
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  • Cape Farewell - Art and Climate Change

    16 Sept - 26 Nov 2006 as part of the Liverpool Biennial
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  • The Ship: The Art of Climate Change

    Exhibition ran 3 June - 3 Sept 2006, Natural History Museum
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  • Art From The Arctic

    Broadcast 31 May 2006 on BBC TWO
    Previously broadcast on 21 February 2006 on BBC FOUR
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  • The Ice Garden

    Exhibition ran 15-18 December 2005
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Latest News

RPS Awards Shortlist

Tim Sutton’s Unplugged, Winning the Clay has been shortlisted for an RPS Award

Carbon 12 Exhibition

Save the Date: Cape Farewell's Carbon 12 exhibition opens on 3 May in Paris. It's an exciting mix of art commissions, with the artists working in close relationship with scientists. The exhibition runs 4 May - 16 September 2012 at the Espace Foundation EDF. Find out more ›

Poetry by Nick Drake

Acclaimed author and Cape Farwell voyagers Nick Drake, launches his new collection of poetry, The Farewell Glacier. The poems grew out of his journey to the Arctic.

Nature Journal

David Buckland's feature article 'Climate is Culture' has been published in the March issue of Nature Climate Change. Read about how Cape Farewell's approach has relevance to the discussion about our future.

Goodbye Arctic by Marina Moskvina

Russian novelist Marina Moskvina has just published her book on the 2010 Arctic Expedition with Cape Farewell. Illustrated by Leonid Tishkov, the book captures the voyage and questions the future of the Arctic.

Without Boats, Dreams Dry Up

An exhibition of 20 emerging artists and designers who have participated in Cape Farewell's SHORTCOURSE / UK; a 3-day urban expedition in London. Exhibition runs 24 Feb to 29 March.

U-n-f-o-l-d in Liverpool

Our exquisite exhibition U-n-f-o-l-d is back in the UK and opens on 8 March at John Moores University in Liverpool. If you miss the opening, come to the closing event on 24 April, which starts off the next SHORTCOURSE/UK expedition. Find out more ›

Reality of Change

On 15 March, together with TckTckTck and the UK Youth Climate Coalition, Cape Farewell invites you to a ‘Reality of Change’ evening at the Dana Centre, with architect Sunand Prasad, campaigner Martin Kirk and others who will present and discuss ideas around (climate) change.

Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, Stranded, 2005-2006
David Buckland, Icesheet, 2003
David Buckland, founder and director of Cape Farewell, in sub-zero kit during the 2005 expedition.
Youth crew head to shore in the zodiac during the 2007 Youth Expedition.
Siobhan Davies, Endangered Species, 2006 (still)
William Hunt, Earth, Wind and Fire, 2007 (still)
The Noorderlicht locked in ice at Tempelfjorden, just North of the 79th parallel, during the 2005 Art/Science Expedition.
View of the Noorderlicht in the icy waters around Spitsbergen during the 2003 expedition.
Ludvig Hammeken and Suba Subramaniam work with school children as part of Uummannaq Day at Southbank Centre, January 2009.
Gautier Deblonde, from The Svalbard Series, 2003-2005
Scientist Kathryn Clark sampling the river water in San Pedro during the 2009 Andes Expedition. Photographer: Ana Cecilia Gonzales-Vigil.
Amy Balkin in conversation with Simon Boxall during the 2007 Art/Science Expedition.
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Cape Farewell pioneers a cultural response to climate change.