ROOTS AND FOUNDATIONS

It is exciting once again to be working with MKIAC at Art in the Park, and particularly special that the partnership between the Council and MKIAC has continued with the celebrations for city status.

This year’s festival, Roots and Foundations, invites us to consider how we are connected to our roots, giving thought to how early man learnt agriculture skills, putting down roots rather than following a nomadic way of life. The impact of human actions on our planet is now threatening its very existence. Flora and fauna are facing unprecedented challenges for their survival. Through interaction with art in many forms, MKIAC is exploring the symbiotic relationship between plants, animals and humans and how we can preserve our world for future generations through understanding nature and living in harmony with it.

The Countess Howe

Patron, MKIAC and HM Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire