A Suitcase Full of Eels

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The World Eel Day 2024 Poster by Fox Vincent www.instagram.com/foxsnails

Did you know that eels are a critically endangered specie
After a successful first ever World Eel Day 2023, with live events in four countries, two continents and messages of support reaching thousands of people from all corners of the globe, we are preparing for World Eel Day 2024.

Thank you to everyone who helped take part in this celebration!

There’s an optional theme for 2024 which could help shape your activity – which is ‘wonder’. How do eels inspire ‘wonder’ in the world? What wonderful research, learning and passion for eels can we share and how can a sense of ‘wonder’ help them?

We would also love to hear from volunteers who could help with the communications side of the day, whether it’s helping with web admin or social media. Are you passionate about conservation, biodiversity, or just really love eels? Be an ‘eel ambassador’ and help the celebrations.

Please contact ruthie@ruthiecollins.co.uk with ideas to add to programme, which is being shared online in association with the University of Plymouth’s Eel Suitcase and also supported by the Broads Authority.

Logo by Bronwen Vaughan

World Eel Day May 17th 2024

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We always welcome submissions of eel art, poetry and stories! if you have something to share please to john.kilburn@plymouth.ac.uk and include your social media handle/website so we can credit you.
'Eels, Nearly Eternal As Any Earthly Life’.
An Exhibition for World Eel Day.
Open Thursday 2nd May to Sunday 2nd June

Throughout May, NWT Cley Marshes will be host to an exhibition celebrating the European eel as part of global celebration, World Eel Day 2024. Come along and find inspiration from works that give visibility to the European eel, plus how Cley Marshes and the surrounding local landscape provide vital habitat to this critically endangered species. Learn more about local memories of the species as well as efforts to restore.

Time: 10am-4pm daily

Artists welcome to submit work across all media responding to the landscape of Cley Marshes and Blakeney as habitat to the European eel. Portraits of the European eel are also welcome.

Contact ruthie@ruthiecollins.co.ukfor World Eel Day Art Exhibition Guidelines.

Featured photo: European eel, by artist Sue Mobbs.

The Eel Suitcase started as a creative project bringing together two academics and artists from different disciplines to use their love of narrative and absurdity to make artworks that draw on the historical importance and cultural relevance of the critically endangered European Eel, Anguilla anguilla.

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>eel conservationExternal link to The Sustainable Eel Group website.

>Eel Suitcase Tweets

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Poster by Fox Vincent www.instagram.com/foxsnails

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Eel FEST!

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Eel Colouring-in resources by Mariia Holiashkina.

Illus510
Art projects by University of Plymouth illustration students.

The Creel An anthology of contemporary poetry about eels edited by Luke Thompson and published by Guillemeot Press.

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Eel ART archive Thanks to everyone who has sent in an eel for our collection.

The Natural History Museum

A Suitcase Full of Eels Featuring 71 artists, this beautiful little book of eelustrations is a unique testament to the weird fascination and creative relationship we have with the eel.

The Origin of the Silver Eel
is a tiny classic of nature writing, a joyful, exuberant and personable study in conviction and error.

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Guillemot Press Eel Festival External link to the Guillemot Press poetry eel fest.

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Hide and Seek

Brusseels On the 20th June 2018 we exhibited the Eel Suitcase artwork during SEG’s ‘Save the European Eel’ event at The European Parliament in Brussels.

Eels! is a novella written by Luke Thompson, illustrated by John Kilburn.
Published by Guillemot Press.

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The Ideal Life of an Eel

Eel Poetry Thanks to everyone who has sent in a eel poem for our collection.

Project updates

Save the Eels animation external link An animation made by University of Plymouth illustration students.

Brusseels: A guide

The Eel Suitcase is supported by the University of Plymouth’s Sustainable Earth Institute’s Creative Associate Awards.