Artist Polly Brannan, of London based Artist Collective Avant Gardening, will be resident in the Project Space at MK Gallery throughout October, developing an on-going research and action based project.  Using the Project Space as base camp, Polly will be working offsite for the majority of her time leading up to a programme of screenings, live- events, workshops, walks and explorations. She will also be working towards a series of events offsite exploring both the urban and more rural surroundings of Milton Keynes.

For more information visit http://www.mkgallery.org/education/projectspace/avant_gardening/

Sowing the Seeds is a newly published report into London children's engagement with nature. Avant-Gardening was one of the groups interviewed for this report that investigates strategies for re-engagement. 

The report can be downloaded from http://www.londonsdc.org/lsdc/research.aspx and a short report highlighting the issues identified can be found in today's edition of The Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24011324-green-spaces-are-an-alien-world-for-one-in-seven-london-children.do