Following a competition to find ten pieces of student work reflecting this year’s Earth Day on 22 April, Westminster students’ artwork is now on display at the second annual Sustainable Planet Exhibition in King’s Cross, a project funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust.
The competition organised by Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, is the second arts collaboration between the University of Westminster and King’s Cross. The student contributors from across disciplines and genres engage with the powerful theme for this year’s Earth Day – Power v Plastic. This creative response hopes to inform, engage and inspire the community, starting conversations and sparking new ideas for the future of the planet.
The winning artwork was revealed at a launch event on 11 April along Lower Stable Street at King’s Cross and is now free to all to come and see the pieces and learn about the challenges facing the planet.
Danielle Elefante, a third year Architecture BA Honours student whose work is part of the exhibition, said: “Seeing my work on a public wall is so surreal! I’m so glad I can be part of an exhibition that exposes sustainability problems in London.”
Professor Catterall said: “It was a great pleasure on 11 April 2024 to launch the second Sustainable Planet exhibition, a collaboration between King’s Cross and the University of Westminster celebrating Earth Day. The student contributors, from across disciplines and genres, engaged powerfully with the themes for this year’s Earth Day, not least the proliferating impact of plastics in our oceans and in our bodies. With thanks to King’s Cross and the Quintin Hogg Trust for their support, which made all of this possible.”
The exhibition directly contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 13: Climate Action and 14: Life Below Water. Since 2019, the University of Westminster has used the SDGs holistically to frame strategic decisions to help students and colleagues fulfil their potential and contribute to a more sustainable, equitable and healthier society.
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Photo credit: John Sturrock
