The John Muir Festival 2014

09/06/2014

Incredible video of The John Muir Festival 2014 in all its glory. A great chance to relive the Festival, and to see bits you might not have had a chance to see at the time! We hope you enjoy!

Video documentation of Home - The International Launch of the Kelpies and the John Muir Festival - Launch of the new John Muir Way. The John Muir Way was ope...

03/06/2014

Here's a lovely video of Kenny Bean's installation for HOME, 'Rain'. Footage of local people submerged in water and suspended in the air was merged with images of water and rain and projected onto the side of Kenny's Caravan Obscura, evoking memories of rain-lashed caravan holidays. Kenny's Caravan then travelled along the Festival hotspot trail from Dunbar to Helensburgh, turning into a camera obscura and transforming the view of the landscapes around it.

http://vimeo.com/96953169

A two-sided caravan projection called "RAIN" at the HOME event at the Helix Park. Videos of local people underwater and in mid-air mixed with film of rain water.…

13/05/2014

We've created a Storify round-up of some of the web and social media coverage from the John Muir Festival 2014, with blogs posts, images, tweets from some of the 40,000 people who got involved over the course of the Festival, as well as some of the online media coverage.

Running from 17th - 26th April 2014 the inaugural John Muir Festival, a Homecoming Scotland signature event, marks the official opening of the new national pathway The John Muir Way and will celebrate the life and legacy of the pioneering conservationist.

12/05/2014

To fill the void after the end of the John Muir Festival, we recommend reading up on artist Alec Finlay's excellent blog. Accompanied by poets Gerry Loose and Andrew Schelling, photographer Hannah Devereux and joined along the way by Rebecca Eland, Luke Allan, Ken Cockburn and Colin Will, the group set out to walk the entirety of the Way, planting pairs of trees whose species are defined by the initial and end letters of a poem-motto, composed after a phrase drawn from John Muir's writings.
They have beautifully documented their journey, creating poems based on their experiences in the wild, sharing stunning photography, and by leaving little momentos along the route. It is well worth a read.
http://alecfinlayblog.blogspot.co.uk

09/05/2014

A selection of images from along the route of the John Muir Festival. From the Official Launch of the John Muir Way in Dunbar on Monday 21st April to the finale day in Helensburgh on Saturday 26th April.

02/05/2014

Well we can't quite believe that it's all finished! What a week we had, from launching the Kelpies in Falkirk to launching hundreds of walkers, runners and cyclists onto the brand new John Muir way. Our sincerest thanks go out to everyone that was involved, from our partners, to all the artists, the event staff and crew, all our excellent volunteers, and last but certainly not least all those folk that came out and got involved in the John Muir Festival, helping us launch the John Muir Way. We reckon Muir himself would be proud.

Keep an eye open for images of the festival to come!

25/04/2014

Our roaming John Muirs from Mischief La Bas have been a huge hit all along the John Muir Way. It's your last chance to catch them tomorrow! http://www.johnmuirfestival.com/

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/environment/pathway-opens-to-honour-legacy-of-environmentalist.24023224

HE was a conservationist who devoted his time to preserving natural environments.

25/04/2014

We've nearly reached the end of the John Muir Way and our Festival, so here's some images from our hotspots along the Way. Join us in Helensburgh tomorrow for our Finale Procession from Hill House to Hermitage Park, then at Loch Lomond Shores for our ultimate Festival Send Off!

We've been working our way along the John Muir Way all week with our John Muir Hotspots. Local schools and walkers, runners & cyclists have been seedbombing with Guerilla Gardener Darren Wilson, trying out Kenny Bean's Caravan Obscura, meeting our roaming John Muirs from Mischief La Bas and carrying our specially designed flags for a section of the John Muir Way.

24/04/2014

Falkirk schoolkids and Mischief La Bas' John Muirs enjoying our Festival hot spot at Callendar House today!

24/04/2014

One of the cyclists who took part in our John Muir Way Launch Flag Relay has written a great blogpost about the experience http://clairecycles.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/a-flag-for-john-muir/

Don't forget you can register to take part in our Finale Flag Parade in Helensburgh this Saturday 26th April https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helensburgh-procession-tickets-10659554013?aff=esm&rank=2&nomo=1

It was the grand opening of the John Muir Way yesterday, a 134 mile long stretch of coast to coast path from Dunbar all the way to Helensburgh. And boy, what an opening it was. As part of the festi...

23/04/2014

The First Minister was in Dunbar on Monday to officially open the john Muir Way and was greeted by our crowd of John Muirs from Mischief La Bas. They'll be popping up at our John Muir Festival Hotspots throughout the rest of the week http://www.johnmuirfestival.com/

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/134-mile-john-muir-way-opened-1-3382949

A new pathway spanning the breadth of central Scotland is expected to generate £40 million for communities along the way, according to the First Minister.