Professionals from land management and production, government initiatives, and a full range of representatives from the arts attended a series of short lectures and workshops. Students from a range of courses hosted the day and were able to benefit from the information being discussed. A diverse range of speakers included: Jim Buchanan, Land Artist; Jane Frost , Environmental Artist; Jane Hadley, Hadley’s Dairy Ice Cream; Mike Holcombe, Ashlyns Organic Farm, Essex; Dr Ian Hunter, Littoral Arts; Kim Jameson, Cultural Services Manager, Colchester Council; Nick Jones, Arts Consultant; Janette Porter, Environmental Artist; Peter Siggers, Farmer; Martin Stimson, Dean of Faculty, Writtle College; John Vipond, Senior Lecturer, Writtle College; and David Wright, Director of Commissions East, A & A Speaker and Contributor Biographies

A unique aspect of the day was that the piece created specifically for the conference by Jim Buchanan, Land Artist, entitled ‘Labyrinth of Light’ created in a barn on the College estate, to show an example of alternative building use and potential income generation.