June 21-22nd,2013, The World Earth – Conference, in Berlin The exhibition and the conference The Whole Earth are dedicated to the story of the image of the “blue planet”. The project takes its starting point in historical developments in California since the 1960s : using materials from cultural history and artistic works. Curated by Diedrich… Continue reading Ecology and cybernetics towards network society capitalism
Author: Marion Wolfer
Marion Wolfer is a French Master student in cultural policy and management at the European Institute of Paris 8 University. She is working on cultural networks. She did an internship at Cutura21 for three months. Marion Wolfer est une étudiante de master I en politiques et gestion de la culture à l´Institut d´études européennes de l´Université de Paris 8. Elle travaille sur les réseaux culturels et a effectué un stage de trois mois au sein de Cultura21.
More for Less – Design in an Age of Austerity
June 21st, deadline for sending papers! The Cumulus Dublin Conference 2013 proposes, in the deepest recession since the great depression of the1930s to turn the modernist mantra ‘less is more’ on its head as the reduced budgets of governments, business and people demand ‘more for less’, and develop a ‘New Deal’ for design.Vibrant economies are… Continue reading More for Less – Design in an Age of Austerity
Dialogue on Peace
June 22nd, in Rotterdam As part of the Grassroots Peacebuilding project, Formaat will organize the “Panel for Peace”, an interactive dialogue on the use of Participatory Drama for conflict transformation and peace building. The Panel for Peace will initiate and stimulate the dialogue on using wide ranging forms of interactive and participatory theatre for working… Continue reading Dialogue on Peace
The AWEinspiring Award 2013 to Platform
The AWEinspiring (Art, Water & Environment) Award celebrates an artwork, project or artist, recognising their contribution to The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management’s (CIWEM) vision of putting creativity into the heart of environmental policy and action.Since its formation in 2007, the primary vision of CIWEM’s Art and Environment Network has been to put… Continue reading The AWEinspiring Award 2013 to Platform
Dance, Touch and everything else
June 21st – 23rd 2013 in Barcelona – Natural Circus Lab “The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity’s trying to accomplish something. Originally there was no reason to progress, and nothing that had to be done. They have… Continue reading Dance, Touch and everything else
The Ekotopfilm festival
International festival of Sustainable Development, Bratislava (Slovak Republic) 31 st July = deadline for film entries The 40th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films – ekotopfilm 2013 will be held in October 7-11th, 2013 in the capital city of Bratislava, Slovak Republic.The Ekotopfilm is a week-long festival providing the visitors with documentary films all over… Continue reading The Ekotopfilm festival
The resistance at Gezi Park
June 3th, 2013, ARTISTSINRESISTANCE, Istanbul (Turkey) The initial protests in Istanbul at the end of May were led by environmentalists, opposing the replacement of Taksim Gezi Park with a reconstruction of the historic Taksim Military Barracks demolished in 1940. One of their claim in the press statement released by the artists : “We are here… Continue reading The resistance at Gezi Park
Women’s Studio Workshop
June 15th, 2013 Living off the Land, in New York The project Living off the Land explores wild-growing edible plants and their potential to replace cultivated food plants. Local wild plants have a significantly higher nutritious value than their cultivated counterparts – and they don’t need to travel hundreds of miles to get to the… Continue reading Women’s Studio Workshop
A Study on Contemporary Concerns around Gender
15th June 2013, Towards Gender Inclusivity, in Bangalore (India) The Alternative Law Forum and LesBiT invite you to the release of Towards Gender Inclusivity: A Study on Contemporary Concerns around Gender. This report is authored by queer rights activist Sunil Mohan assisted by musician Sumathi Murthy. The report has been edited by Alok Vaid-Menon, and… Continue reading A Study on Contemporary Concerns around Gender
ZOO 3000: OCCUPY SPECIES
Fifth Live Art Festival at Kampnagel 07th – 15th of June 2013, Hamburg (Germany) For its new edition, the fifth Live Art Festival proposes transversal performances on the theme of human-animal relationships. Artists and scientists explore the concept of “animal turn” in cultural studies, and the field of ‘Animal Studies, through the artistic languages of performance/dance… Continue reading ZOO 3000: OCCUPY SPECIES
