Upon arrival after a four week journey, the Moving On symposium investigates wayfaring as an artistic and spatial practice. 14-15 September 2012 – De Lieteberg, Zuurbroekstraat 16, 3690 Zutendaal, Belgium Sideways is a translocal, experimental festival for contemporary art and cultural research, exploring non-motorized paths and trails folded into the spaces of everyday life. This… Continue reading Sideways – Moving On
Category: Conferences
Reclaiming evaluation as a critical practice: the powers at play between art, community, and government
Screening and discussion, with Sophie Hope – at the Centre for Cultural Partnerships, University of Melbourne (RM C216, Music Building, 234 St Kilda Road) – Tuesday, September 18, 7 to 9pm This screening and discussion, led visiting practitioner researcher from Birbeck, University of London, Dr. Sophie Hope, introduces a partial history of socially-engaged art and… Continue reading Reclaiming evaluation as a critical practice: the powers at play between art, community, and government
Arts and Politics: Bridging the Progress of Cultural Sustainability
Wednesday 12 September, 6-8 p.m. – a panel discussion organized by “ArtPolitics” at Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin ArtsPolitics is a new platform for artists, and political and scientific experts to discuss and collaborate. Their purpose is “to inspire cultural & intellectual progress by building greater understanding between the arts & politics.”
Future Culture: [ln]tangible Heritage | Design | Cross Media
2 December 2012: Opening reception & exhibition 3-5 December 2012: Symposium “NODEM 2012 Hong Kong will bring together leading theorists, practitioners and artists in conversation about the future of digital heritage, creative practices, design and emerging technologies. Pioneers from diverse countries and cross-disciplinary fields will focus on a range of issues covering new forms of… Continue reading Future Culture: [ln]tangible Heritage | Design | Cross Media
2nd African Creative Economy Conference
The Arterial Network is holding its second “African Creative Economy Conference” on November 14 -16 2012 in Dakar, Senegal. According to its organisers: “The aims of the conference are to provide practical analysis and reflective overview of the current status of African creative economy. This should help consolidate emergent African expertise in this area while… Continue reading 2nd African Creative Economy Conference
Call for Proposals – SCORAI
The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) is organizing an international conference on the theme of “The Future of Consumerism and Well-being in a World of Ecological Constraints” on June 12-14, 2013, at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. The conference seeks: To improve our understanding of the complex driving forces underlying prevalent consumerist… Continue reading Call for Proposals – SCORAI
IMAGINE 2020: Summer LAB. Art, climate change and sustainable development
IMAGINE 2020, Art and Climate Change, was created to increase awareness about the causes and effects of climate change and advocates changes to the cultural sector and society in genral. One of the network activities is the Summer Lab, in this event they bring together artists and professionals from diverse disciplines. The first edition took… Continue reading IMAGINE 2020: Summer LAB. Art, climate change and sustainable development
Sense of Planet: The Arts and Ecology at Earth Magnitude
A NIEA Symposium Saturday, 25 August 2012, 9:30–6:30pm The acceleration of climate change, species extinction, and other ecological crises enjoins us to find ways of grasping historical and evolving circumstances at earth magnitude. The Sense of Planet symposium concentrates together an international array of artists, eco-theorists, and scholars to address the issues and activities of… Continue reading Sense of Planet: The Arts and Ecology at Earth Magnitude
NOW – Permaculture in Europe
11th European Permaculture Convergence, 1-5.8.2012 Gastwerke Kassel, Germany Now! This year the EuPC will focuss on Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share in August. For five days 300 activists and designers gather together to start a dialogue on permacultures. Interdisciplinary workshops, lectures and art will be part of the program and will promote European networking… Continue reading NOW – Permaculture in Europe
ALECC 2012 Biennial Conference
The Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada / Association pour la littérature, l’environnement et la culture au Canada (ALECC) is a non-profit organization focused on the creation, appreciation, discussion, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge about the work of nature writers, environmental writers and journalists, eco-artists of all disciplines, ecocritics, and ecotheorists in Canada.… Continue reading ALECC 2012 Biennial Conference
