Plus Tate SEMINAR Sustainability 19-20 June 2014 Venue: MOSTYN, Llandudno Create. Destroy. Create adaptive resilience in the world of art "Old modernist patterns of alienation and confrontation give way to new ones of mutualism and the development of an active and practical dialogue with the environment." Suzi Gablik. Creative destruction and adaptive resilience are part of the natural order; how well developed are these skills in today's society, and within its artists and arts professionals? This Plus Tate seminar will consider how those involved with the creation and presentation of art to the wider public can work positively with social, environmental and financial impacts to find balance. We will hear from a variety of people in the arts world who hold strong views about art and nature; art and society; art and economics: how they interact, self-regulate and learn from one another. The aim of the session is to learn more about adaptive resilience and the need to embrace points of creative destruction as an inevitable, and positive, part of the adaptive cycle.