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If Trees Could Talk Devon International Art Biennale
Between May and July 2026, workshops, events, and exhibitions form the Devon Satellite programme of the International Art Biennale, “If Trees Could Talk.” Significant Seams is the coordinating partner for the SW county of Devon, England. Four permanent art installations, all co-created with local communities, anchor our programme. Our events, along with those enabled by wider Devon creative communities, will bring the theme to life!
The Festival will launch with two exhibitions and activities at Devon County Show, 21 May – 23 May at Westpoint Arena. We will be in the Innovation Tent, found along Avenue C, near the Sheep Judging Ring. You can get find out all about the Festival events FIVE ways:
- Purchase and Download a Digital Copy
- Purchase a professionally printed one for us to post to you
- Purchase a professionally printed one to collect
- Find one in the WILD! and make a donation and/or tag its photo on social media to help others find them.
- Browse the digital listings (all bookings are taken here).
You also can ADD events to the digital programme! Inspired by the theme? Putting something on that fits in? List it and help the seed fund for a future festival!
The Latest from across our activities
- Short video reel from our first Creative Open Day
Please leave this field empty Oh hi there đCan we stay in touch? Sign up to receive our newsletter to your inbox, when we have news! We donât spam! Read our privacy policy for more info. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. - “Artists and their Relationships with Trees” roots the “Talks Across Borders” Programme
What roles do trees play in artists’ practice? Why trees? How do artists interpret the provocation, âIf Trees Could Talk”? Four artists will be sharing their perspectives next Tuesday 23 July at Ashburton Arts Centre in one of five âTalks Across Bordersâ – a series of events in a Devon contribution to an International Art - Latest Festival Additions
The Green Phoenix Festival and an art exhibition at the Exeter Climate Forum are amongst the latest additions to the âIf Trees Could Talk Devonâ Festival. Ecologist and storyteller Peter Yeo is also leading âStorying the Trees of Creditonâ – a  guided walk meeting a variety of tree-beings and hearing related stories from literature on - “If Trees Could Talk Devon” Contributors weave their way through the Devon County Show
Catherine West and four Significant Seams volunteers, Vanessa Mile of WellImage and two of their volunteers, and Andy Williamson of Ashburton Arts Centre manned three mini exhibitions and offered three activities from the Innovation tent at Devon County Show. Well Image CIC and the Phoenix Arts Centre‘s Exeter Tree Group both offered tree (and nature)