Category: Arts

Art Agora 2014 — Art & Sustainability

“Art Agora is a project to make a new residence for art […] starting from recognizing the reality to locate art as a companion in risk society. This is an annual event for conversation and exchange held with theorists, humanities researchers, planners, artists, designers and architects […] It is a frame to invite artistic communities… Continue reading Art Agora 2014 — Art & Sustainability

Soil Culture project in conversation

Introducted by Daro Montag, CCANW Co-Director and leader of RANE, this event marks the beginning of a new series of talks and discussions titled Artists in Conversation. Convened by Rachel Hindley and hosted by Back Lane West, the discussions aim to add legacy and widen the debate around Soil Culture. Jonny Briggs will be talking… Continue reading Soil Culture project in conversation

Gathering of the ar(c)t(ic) tribes II

24. – 26. Oct. 2014 Seminar Mo i Rana, Campus Helgeland A gathering of the ar(c)t(ic) tribes II is a seminar on contemporary art, urban development and social change, focusing on art projects in public spaces. What happens when artists intervene directly in society? What is the connection between sustainability and art, e.g. in community… Continue reading Gathering of the ar(c)t(ic) tribes II

River Symposium on Art, Ecopower and the Liberation of Energy

Central European University, Budapest 3 October 2014, 14.00-19.00 River Excursion to Szentendre 4 October 2014, 10.00-17.30 Speakers:  Axel Braun, Peter Coates, Ian Fairlie, Jozsef R. Juhász, Cecylia Malik, Ilona Németh, James Prosek, Martin Schmid and Nick Thorpe The River Symposium on Art, Ecopower and the Liberation of Energy considers the political, social and ecological proportions… Continue reading River Symposium on Art, Ecopower and the Liberation of Energy

2014 Fuller Challenge Finalists Announced

September 2014, New York City – The Buckminster Fuller Institute is pleased to announce the Finalists for the 2014 Fuller Challenge. Now in its 7th cycle, The Fuller Challenge invites designers, architects, activists, entrepreneurs, artists, planners and scientists, from all over the world to submit their game-changing solutions to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. A… Continue reading 2014 Fuller Challenge Finalists Announced

Exploring Environmental Photography

October 1–3, 2014 Universität Bern Institut für Kunstgeschichte Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4 Program Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Room 220 (2nd Floor West) 18.15-19.30 Evening Lecture (in German) God’s Own Junkyard. Architektur, Fotografie und Gemeinschaft Hubert Locher, Philipps-Universität Marburg Introduction: Peter Schneemann Thursday, October 2, 2014 Room 331 (3rd Floor West) 10.00-10.30 Welcome and Introduction: Sonja Feßel,… Continue reading Exploring Environmental Photography

Ecological Collapse: art, research, activism – how to shape alliances

Debate at Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway, Thursday September 25th 2014, 17:00 What role does art have in today’s communication of research? Concerned Artists Norway and think tank Tau invite to conversation and debate: Ecological collapse: Art, research and activism – how to create alliances? Scientists, artists and activists have in common to ask questions, to see… Continue reading Ecological Collapse: art, research, activism – how to shape alliances

Artist as Activist: apply now

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announces new grant opportunity for artists. Application deadline: October 13, 2014 www.rauschenbergfoundation.org The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced that it will build on its recent grant-making pilots and for the first time in its history roll out a series of open calls for proposals. Over the next six months, the foundation will announce… Continue reading Artist as Activist: apply now