Artist Talk: Clare Hewitt and Genevieve Robertson | Free event

Name: Artist Talk: Clare Hewitt and Genevieve Robertson | Free event
Start: 2026-04-25T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-25T15:00:00+01:00
Location: MAC, Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH Birmingham, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

MAC, Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH Birmingham, United Kingdom | Birmingham, EN

Sat 25 Apr | 2pm - 3pm | Free, booking essential
Join two environmentally conscious artists, Clare Hewitt and Genevieve Robertson, whose solo exhibitions are on display at MAC.
Hear them discuss their work, the motivations behind it and their commitment to creating art in harmony with our planet.
A British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter can be provided. Please contact us at [email protected] at least 10 working days in advance of the event to request a BSL interpreter.
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About Clare Hewitt: Everything in the forest is the forest
Responding to a government report suggesting that loneliness and isolation were increasing in rural areas of the UK, acclaimed photographer Clare Hewitt presents new work that celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
Setting up a studio within a circle of twelve oak trees, Hewitt documented the forest and its seasonal changes, exploring nature and the forest through a range of sustainable photography techniques.
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About Genevieve Robertson: Under the Orange Sticks of the Sun
The exhibition will showcase work by a Canadian artist Genevieve Robertson, spanning drawing, painting, monotype printmaking and video.
Inspired by Robertson’s personal history in the Canadian forestry industry and her interest in ecological systems, the exhibition will examine two forested sites separated by 310 million years and 4,000 miles: the ancient swamps of the Black Country and a recently fire and logging-affected slope in British Columbia, Canada.
The exhibition will explore interconnection between natural and industrial histories, vegetal intelligence and ecological trauma.