Artist appointed to work with communities in Montrose
The Montrose partnership and Culture for Climate Scotland appoint Eve Mosher as an artist in a transformational climate change project in Montrose.
Montrose is a town heavily affected by climate change and the transition to net zero, and vulnerable to coastal erosion and flooding. The Sea Change project aims to bring together local communities, organisations and an embedded artist. The project will empower communities to advocate for and enact a just transition in the area.
The Montrose partnership, Culture for Climate Scotland and Sea Change partners including ANGUSalive are excited to work with Eve Mosher, artist, creative community and arts organiser with a deep passion for healthy communities.
Chris Platt, CEO of Montrose Community Trust says: “We’re delighted to welcome Eve Mosher to Montrose as the embedded artist for Sea Change. Her arrival marks the start of an exciting chapter that brings creativity and climate awareness together in a truly community-rooted way. Montrose has always been a place shaped by its coastline, the water and the surrounding cairns and this project offers a chance for our community to reflect, respond and reimagine our relationship with the changing environment. We’re proud to be a partner in something so bold and hopeful, and we look forward to seeing how Eve’s work can help bring people together through the power of art.”
Eve Mosher has been working creatively at the intersection of climate change and imagination since 2007. She will use creative practices and run events and activities with the community in Montrose to build understanding of how climate change is affecting the area. Arts activities will provide stimulating, enjoyable and non-confrontational spaces to learn and imagine together, providing multiple creative ways for people to express and share their views.
Eve Mosher says: “Sea Change comes at an important time for Montrose. There is so much energy around imagining what comes next for this vibrant town. My role as the Sea Change Artist is an excellent opportunity to work in and with a community with whom I already have strong links. I am looking forward to bringing my creative tools to the challenges that we face collectively on the east coast of Scotland.”
Sea Change: Co-creating coastal futures is an action-research project running until June 2027, led by Culture for Climate Scotland in partnership with NatureScot, the Scottish Government Marine Directorate and the Open University, with funding from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and NatureScot.
Read more about Sea Change: Co-creating coastal futures.