Turkey From the 11th to 14th of April 2012 the Contemporary Art Conference takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open to the approaches of institutions and history of contemporary art as well as to styles generated by various international artists with different tendencies. Contemporary art has contrary characteristics and constantly renews itself and its… Continue reading Call for Papers: CONTEMP ART ’12
Author: Janna
Janna was BA-student in cultural sciences at the Leuphana University Lueneburg, and did a 5-months internship at Cultura21 in the framework of the Leuphana PLUS program.
Janna war Studentin der Angewandten Kulturwissenschaften an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg und absolvierte im Rahmen des Leuphana Plus Programms ein fünfmonatiges Praktikum bei Cultura21.
Opening in Berlin: Climate Walk
Berlin December 4th 2011 Climate Walk is an experimental project in form of an Audio-visual Interactive Installation on “Climate – Culture – Change”, which challenges ecological thought and action. It opens its doors to visitors on December 4th at the “Akademie der Künste” Berlin. The Walk over the Visitor’s Bridge represents the transition into a… Continue reading Opening in Berlin: Climate Walk
TURF: Ecological activism and Art
USA The terrific show TURF takes place at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery in Pleasant Hill, California (Bay Area) until December 1st. It is organized and curated by artist and educator Hopi Breton. Included are works of twelve ecoartists, mostly from the Bay Area, with Vaughn Bell from Seattle, Michele Brody from New York, and… Continue reading TURF: Ecological activism and Art
Exhibition in New York
New York November 2 to December 15, 2011 FIELDNOTES FROM THE GOWANUS is a visual research exhibition led by The Canary Project commissioned by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. It takes place from November 2 to December 15, 2011 and features the work of Aron Louis Cohen, Daniella Garcia Rosales, Mare Liberum (Ben Cohen, Dylan… Continue reading Exhibition in New York
High Arctic Film Weekend
London December 3/4, 2011 On December the 3rd and 4th, the National Maritime Museum in London hosts the High Arctic Film Weekend. In parallel, the High Arctic exhibition is shown at the National Maritime Museum until the 13th of January 2012, too. The weekend of Arctic films complements it by featuring a range of documentaries,… Continue reading High Arctic Film Weekend
Call for Submissions: Horizons – Arts in Nature
France The Horizons – Arts in Nature event will take place between the 16th June and 16th September 2012. It is the 6th of a contemporary art event based on short-lived visual works of art. Managed by the Sancy Tourist Office, the call for projects involves the creation of 11 works of art in the… Continue reading Call for Submissions: Horizons – Arts in Nature
Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change
USA September 13-15 2012 The Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change is an event of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, that takes place from the 13th to the 15th of September 2012. Which obstacles and opportunities are U.S. climate policymakers and scientists confronted with? Current… Continue reading Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change
Exhibition: Andrea Polli – Breathless
Turin 28 October 2011 -26 February 2012 Andrea Polli BREATHLESS in collaboration with Chuck Varga From the 28th of October 2011 to the 26th of February 2012 the first solo exhibition by Andrea Polli takes place in Turin in Italy. Andrea Polli is known as an ecological artist and lives and works in Albuquerque in… Continue reading Exhibition: Andrea Polli – Breathless
Caroline Tisdall talks to Miranda Sawyer
London 8th of December 2011 What does Beuys mean now? This question is asked by Miranda Sawyer (feature writer an radio critic for The Observer and music reviewer for Newsnight an The Culture Show) to photographer Caroline Tisdall, who has been a close friend and collaborator of the German artist Joseph Beuys. 25 years after… Continue reading Caroline Tisdall talks to Miranda Sawyer
Wide Open – Dark Skies Biosphere Residency
Scotland The Dark Skies/ Biosphere Project looks for an artist or designer who is inspired and interested in the scientific aspects and opportunities in Dark Skies and Biosphere and their links to new discoveries in science. The Dark Skies Park has already links with the national astronomical society and other well-informed and exciting… Continue reading Wide Open – Dark Skies Biosphere Residency