A group of children and adults gather in a bright gallery space with large, sustainably sourced art pieces and colourful drawings on the walls. Some pupils are in uniform, interacting and observing the artwork.
A group of children and adults are gathered in a brightly lit room, some wearing red jumpers and others in dark uniforms, listening to a man speak near colourful wooden displays made from upcycled materials and tall structures.
Glass door with red text advertising Studio Bark & Take Stock Exchange Climate Emergency! Mon 9 Dec – Fri 3 Jan, 10am – 4pm. Colourful artwork promoting upcycle and circular economy ideas is visible inside the bright room.
A large wooden structure indoors, painted with colourful messages and drawings about protecting the environment and promoting sustainability, including phrases like Stop pollution and Help please. Children’s art adorns the walls in the background.
A large U-Build humanoid figure made of stacked wooden boxes, each decorated with faces, plants, symbols, and abstract markings, stands against a plain white wall.
A group of students in school uniforms pose by large, colourful painted letters spelling “HOPE” in an art-filled classroom, celebrating sustainability through creative reuse of materials. Some students stand, while others sit or kneel on the floor.
Children walk around and through large painted 3D letters spelling HOPE OUR EARTH in an art gallery, with colourful artwork on the letters inspired by upcycle themes and the circular economy to promote environmental awareness.
A wooden panel with a painted red bottle marked “PLASTIC” and a large green tick promotes the circular economy; sketches and diagrams about reuse are taped to a white wall in the background.

“Climate Emergency!” at Arts Depot

An exhibition co-created by 3 Barnet schools presenting an emotive and artistic response to the climate crisis we face as a society. The schools explored their personal responses the climate issues we face through a series of structured workshops, culminating in an exhibition in North London Artsdepot’s Apthorp Gallery. Many of the children will live to see the most catastrophic effects of climate change in their lifetime, so it is of high relevance to them.

The workshops involved the construction of a 3D structure that would convey their own messages around the theme of Climate Emergency. Facilitated workshops that guided the students through four stages, ‘Brief’, ‘Design’, ‘Build’ and ‘Evaluate’, with a final celebration day at the Apthorp Gallery. Each school’s design built on the design of the previous school, so that the final piece would be the result of their collective efforts. Studio Bark ran these workshops alongside the fantastic Take Stock Exchange.

The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a eleven years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.
Beyond this target, unchecked emissions will lead to ‘tipping points’, where climate change could accelerates beyond humanity’s ability to control it, leading to mass extinctions and societal collapse.

The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a eleven years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.

Beyond this target, unchecked emissions will lead to ‘tipping points’, where climate change could accelerates beyond humanity’s ability to control it, leading to mass extinctions and societal collapse.