Good Pitch is an innovative model bringing together the skills of documentary filmmakers with NGOs, foundations, social entrepreneurs, brands, governments and media around leading social issues to expand the resources aimed at maximising the impact of social-issue documentary. Good Pitch Europe will be held on 25th of June at the Royal Institution of Great Britain… Continue reading Good Pitch Europe 2012 – GPEU12
Category: Activities
Culture|Futures Global Forum on Culture and Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, June 17th 2012
The Forum is organised in cooperation with the Brazilian Ministry of Culture at the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: the Rio+20 Summit, which will culminate in Rio de Janeiro June 20th -22nd 2012. The Forum venue will be Galpão da Cidadania slightly north of central Rio, close to the water front,… Continue reading Culture|Futures Global Forum on Culture and Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, June 17th 2012
Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art presents its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. The exhibition will run from June 23 to November 4, 2012 in the museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery. This year’s exhibition titled Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012 is organized by… Continue reading Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012
Wendy DesChene + Jeff Schmuki: Mosantra
Patricia Watts, ecoartspace founder and west coast curator was recently invited to write a short essay for a gallery exhibition catalogue titled Monsantra published by TNG Gallery in Calgary featuring the work of Canadian artist Wendy DesChene and American artist Jeff Schmuki. The essay is online here. Since 2006 when she curated Hybrid Fields at… Continue reading Wendy DesChene + Jeff Schmuki: Mosantra
Alternative Conference for the Rio Summit
Taking place on June 16th and 17th, 2012 in London, UK. At the central London Universities – SOAS, the Institute of Education (IOE) and University College London (UCL). Organised by the Campaign against Climate Change with the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Department for Development Studies. Opening plenary in IOE, Thornhaugh Street off… Continue reading Alternative Conference for the Rio Summit
A Call for Youth to Attend the International Climate Negotiations
SustainUS is accepting applications to go to the United Nations climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar. All youth 18-26 are eligible to apply to attend as a youth delegate in Doha, Qatar from November 26 to December 7, 2012. Before the conference youth train other youth to be adept at understanding international climate policy, lobbying, communicating… Continue reading A Call for Youth to Attend the International Climate Negotiations
Conference 12 – Delivering Sustainable Theatres
12 June 2012 – Stratford Circus, London The challenge of achieving the triple bottom line Conference 12 looks at the sustainable design, development and operation of theatre buildings in relation to environmental, economic and social disciplines, and the challenges of delivering sustainable theatres for future generations. The conference will look at what sustainable development now… Continue reading Conference 12 – Delivering Sustainable Theatres
4th Sustainable Summer School – Finland
The 4th Sustainable Summer School« for students from all around the world starts on August 25th and ends September 3rd, 2012 in Helsinki. This year the Sustainable Summer School is hosted by the Aalto University and takes place in Helsinki on Suomenlinna island. In the Sustainable Summer School the students will work together on different… Continue reading 4th Sustainable Summer School – Finland
Conference “Narratives and Building Environmental Responsibility ”
Monday 4 June 2012 – UNESCO House (Paris) The conference is organized in the framework of UNESCO’s activities aimed at fostering debate on the ethics of global environmental change and of science and technology, and at promoting philosophical thinking to elaborate modern paradigms of sustainable human development. One of the founders of environmental ethics and… Continue reading Conference “Narratives and Building Environmental Responsibility ”
Nature’s Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art, and Invention
May 22 – December 02, 2012 The Field Museum, Chicago Harnessing technology and inspired by nature’s amazing design concepts, Nature’s Toolbox features innovative, eye-capturing contemporary art which helps visitors understand and appreciate the life-or-death interdependence between the 10-20 million species on earth – including humans – and the quality of the environment we share. … Continue reading Nature’s Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art, and Invention
