Our Mission
Connecting children with the environment with ‘LIVE’ art adventures & exhibiting their art in the World Gallery to highlight what we all stand to lose.
'Travel', Learn, Paint & Exhibit with Artist John Dyer Let the power of creativity connect your children to the world
Over 270 schools in 29 countries are now involved
John Dyer Artist & Founder of Last Chance to Paint
John Dyer is one of the UK’s leading contemporary artists.
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
- Artist for the Earth with EarthDay.org
- Artist in Residence for the Eden Project
John Dyer’s work is known all over the world through his paintings, art prints, posters, exhibitions and many art residencies with organisations, environmental groups and celebrities. He paints the essence of a subject, the space between what we see and what we feel, and celebrates the song of life.
Completed Expedition Adventure Chapters Inspire your children by getting them to follow an existing adventure
‘Travel’
Children and Schools are invited to ‘travel’ with the Eden Project’s artist in residence, John Dyer and musician Martha-Lilly Dyer. We are exploring endangered plants, peoples, places and animals using visual art and music to connect children to these subjects in memorable ways so they become aware of what we stand to lose.
Ask Questions
Using the internet and satellite links your children can ask questions during the expeditions.
Create & Exhibit
Art is a universal language that can connect people and creates a reflective space for questioning and learning. We want children to not only ‘travel’ with us but to create their own piece of art inspired by our journeys to be exhibited in the WorldGallery.online alongside John Dyer’s art and art created by indigenous children from around the world.
The reflective space created whilst making a piece of art is the moment children will bond to the subject, learn & care
Sign up
Downloadable teaching resources (easily adaptable to different age groups but written for KS2) are available for each existing chapter. ‘Last Chance to Paint’ is FREE for schools and home educators to take part in. Join in with over 230 schools from all over the world who are taking part and run our existing expedition projects today.
“Inspirational, I have never had a class so inspired to create art and to do something to help to protect the environment.”
Chapter 1
‘Spirit of the Rainforest’ with the Amazon Yawanawá Tribe is now available for your class to study and be inspired by
- FREE Teaching Resources from TES.com
- Read our daily ‘Live’ blog to your class
- Watch our 5min daily videos sent via satellite
- Your children can ask our team questions
- Be inspired as John Dyer paints
- Exhibit the children’s art inspired by this chapter on the WorldGallery.com
- Be part of our amazing Art Awards
“This project delivers the Amazon rainforest directly into your classroom”
The Born Free Foundation
Chapter 2
‘Person of the Forest’ with the Penan Tribe & Orangutans in Borneo is now available for your class to study and be inspired by
- FREE Teaching Resources from TES.com
- Read our daily ‘Live’ blog to your class
- Watch our 5min daily videos sent via satellite
- Your children can ask our team questions
- Be inspired as John Dyer paints
- Exhibit the children’s art inspired by this chapter on the WorldGallery.com
- Be part of our amazing Art Awards
“Take inspiration from this extraordinary project”
The Eden Project
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Planned for 2021
Chapter 3
‘Precious Africa’
We are working hard on our plans to travel to Kenya in 2021 (Covid-19 allowing) and have some initial information available now for you. Sign up now so your school can be with us on our adventure and follow and interact via satellite ‘LIVE’ in 2021 from Kenya in Africa.
IPCC
“John Dyer is doing absolutely fantastic work. Not just in awareness, but I really like his paintings and how he is making art and sustainability a joint activity which can unite people.”
Dr. Heleen de Coninck, Radboud University and co-author of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Last Chance to Paint is all about earth and us
We all know that our planet is in trouble. Species are becoming extinct, the coral is dying, the oceans are full of plastic and the forests (the lungs of the planet) are being destroyed and tribal people, the best and original ‘conservationists’ with the best nature knowledge are being displaced from their lands – so what can we do about it?
We can give up using our plastic straws and, perhaps use a reusable coffee cup instead of accepting a disposable one; but, will that make enough of a difference? John believes that the solution will rely on the next generation – their children and (hopefully, one day) their grandchildren. For the children of the world to solve the crisis, they need to understand what is going on – not just at a conceptual level but at a deep and personal level that may encourage the future CEOs and business leaders to think carefully about the decisions they will make.
John’s art is inspiring and uplifting and has the potential to make real and lasting connections between environmental issues and students if we encourage those students to really start thinking about the problems, allow them to ask questions and to research and connect to the world. Once the next generation is connected with the issues and start to continue that journey of exploration themselves we can really start to solve the current problems as they will be empowered and motivated to do so.
The IPCC issued their ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’ in 2018 and it gave us 12 years to limit the damage of climate change and to hopefully stop a catastrophe. That is now in only 9 years, 11 months and 14 days. We can do it, but we need to build real connections and reasons into individual’s lives to empower them to make smart and informed choices so they tread gently on the planet and it needs to start today.
As featured on tes.com
The art project opening pupils’ eyes to climate change
We have expert working partners Global leaders in environmental care & education
The Eden Project, an educational charity, connects us with each other and the living world exploring how we can work towards a better future. Eden was built as a symbol of optimism showing what can be done when people work together and with nature and shares stories of hope to inspire people to get involved in tackling some of today’s environmental challenges.
Established in 1984, Born Free opposes the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaigns to Keep Wildlife in the Wild. Promoting Compassionate Conservation, Born Free also aims to enhance the survival of threatened species in the wild and protect natural habitats while respecting the needs, and safeguarding the welfare of individual animals – for their own intrinsic value and for the critical roles they play within the natural world.
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