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

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

Sociology of the Arts – Artistic Practices

Vienna 5th to 8th of September 2012 Call for Papers: The 7th Conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts, which is part of the European Sociological Association (ESA), takes place from the 5th to the 8th of September 2012 in Vienna, Austria. The conference will be organised by the Institute for Music Sociology… Continue reading Sociology of the Arts – Artistic Practices

Khoj International Residencies and Projects

Khoj International Artists’ Association is an artist led, alternative forum for experimentation and international exchange based in India. It sees its role as an incubator for art and ideas, artistic exchange and dialogue in the visual arts. In the last few years it has developed an active network of artists in South Asia. Applications are… Continue reading Khoj International Residencies and Projects

2012 Residency Application

The Guapamacátaro Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology is a site-based and community-oriented program for artists from different disciplines, scientists, educators and activists, aimed at fostering socially and ecologically-conscious cultural development. The hacienda is set on rural farmland and located in the state of Michocán, Mexico. The topic of ecology plays an important role for… Continue reading 2012 Residency Application

Ecodrama Playwrights Festival & Symposium on Performance & Ecology

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA May 31-June 3, 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS From the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2012 the Ecodrama Playwrights Festival and Symposium on Performance and Ecology takes place in Pittsburgh. Artists, scholars and activists are invited to share their work, ideas and passions with the attenders… Continue reading Ecodrama Playwrights Festival & Symposium on Performance & Ecology

Rio+20: Ideas for culture

From the 4th until the 6th of June 2012 the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20 will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has been 20 years since the first Earth Summit took place and the international community’s attention towards the Rio+20 Summit is growing steadily. In order to influence the… Continue reading Rio+20: Ideas for culture

COAL Prize 2012 – Rural

Call for entries – Open to January 15th 2012 The COAL PRIZE Art&Environment reward each year a project about the environment by a contemporary artist. The winner is chosen by a jury of personalities from the worlds of contemporary art, research, ecology and sustainable development, out of 10 finalists selected from an international call for… Continue reading COAL Prize 2012 – Rural

Leuphana Sustainability Summit – Call for Papers

Sustainability: Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach 29th February – 2nd March 2012 – Leuphana University Lueneburg, Germany The conference focuses on three leading questions: 1. What insights about the role of transdisciplinarity for sustainability transitions have we gained over the last 10 years? 2. What gaps in research still remain? 3. How can we fill these… Continue reading Leuphana Sustainability Summit – Call for Papers

Radius of Art Conference

Creative politicization of the public sphere – Cultural potential forces for social transformation February 8th and 9th 2012 – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Schumannstr. 8, Berlin The registration for the international conference „radius of art“ by Heinrich Boell Foundation has been opened: The number of places is very limited, and a selection process will take place. … Continue reading Radius of Art Conference