Eve Mosher appointed to work with communities in Montrose
Culture for Climate Scotland and the Montrose partnership 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. Sea Change 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.
Culture for Climate Scotland, the Montrose partnership and our Sea Change partners 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 said:
‘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 said:
‘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, funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK branch) and NatureScot.
About Culture for Climate Scotland
Culture for Climate Scotland is a charity that connects culture and climate change, and harnesses the role of arts in achieving transformational change to a sustainable Scotland.
About the Montrose partnership
The Montrose partnership is a collective of five organisations involved in the Sea Change project in Montrose.
ANGUSalive is the culture, sport and leisure trust for the county of Angus.
Angus Climate Hub is a community climate hub funded by the Scottish Government that helps the people and nature of Angus thrive.
Montrose Community Trust is a charity that utilises the power and widespread appeal of football to inspire change.
Montrose Playhouse Project is a community owned three-screen cinema and art centre with café bar, activity spaces and retail area.
ProMo: Montrose Development & Improvement CIC is a group of locals who have come together following the Angus Council Charette to try and bring about the revival of Montrose Town Centre.
About Eve Mosher
Eve Mosher works at the intersection of climate change and imagination. She has developed tools for tapping into imagination and creativity to help communities tell their own story of tomorrow. Her work has been performed and shown across the US, Europe, the UK, Korea and Australia and has been profiled in international media including the The New Yorker, New York Times, ABC Nightly News, The Guardian, WHYY Public Radio, ARTnews, New Scientist, American Scientist and Le Monde.
About the Sea Change partners and funders
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is an international foundation that promotes the development of individuals and organisations for a more equitable and sustainable society.
NatureScot is Scotland’s nature agency, working to improve our natural environment in Scotland and inspire everyone to care more about it.
The Scottish Government Marine Directorate is responsible for managing Scotland’s seas and freshwater fisheries along with delivery partners NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
The Open University is a global leader in higher education, pioneering distance learning and delivering teaching and support to students across the UK and the world.
