TURF: Ecological activism and Art

USA The terrific show TURF takes place at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery in Pleasant Hill, California (Bay Area) until December 1st. It is organized and curated by artist and educator Hopi Breton. Included are works of twelve ecoartists, mostly from the Bay Area, with Vaughn Bell from Seattle, Michele Brody from New York, and… Continue reading TURF: Ecological activism and Art

Exhibition in New York

New York November 2 to December 15, 2011 FIELDNOTES FROM THE GOWANUS is a visual research exhibition led by The Canary Project commissioned by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. It takes place from November 2 to December 15, 2011 and features the work of Aron Louis Cohen, Daniella Garcia Rosales, Mare Liberum (Ben Cohen, Dylan… Continue reading Exhibition in New York

Call for Submissions: Horizons – Arts in Nature

France The Horizons – Arts in Nature event will take place between the 16th June and 16th September 2012. It is the 6th of a contemporary art event based on short-lived visual works of art. Managed by the Sancy Tourist Office, the call for projects involves the creation of 11 works of art in the… Continue reading Call for Submissions: Horizons – Arts in Nature

Exhibition: Andrea Polli – Breathless

Turin 28 October 2011 -26 February 2012 Andrea Polli BREATHLESS in collaboration with Chuck Varga From the 28th of October 2011 to the 26th of  February 2012 the first solo exhibition by Andrea Polli takes place in Turin in Italy. Andrea Polli is known as an ecological artist and lives and works in Albuquerque in… Continue reading Exhibition: Andrea Polli – Breathless

Caroline Tisdall talks to Miranda Sawyer

London 8th of December 2011 What does Beuys mean now? This question is asked by Miranda Sawyer (feature writer an radio critic for The Observer and music reviewer for Newsnight an The Culture Show) to photographer Caroline Tisdall, who has been a close friend and collaborator of the German artist Joseph Beuys. 25 years after… Continue reading Caroline Tisdall talks to Miranda Sawyer

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

Heavy Water – Peter Greenaway

Tel Aviv 22 October – 3 December 2011 The famous British filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway presents a new, spectacular project Heavy Water, a multimedia project by Change Performing Arts, which was especially planned for Chelouche Gallery’s unique exhibit halls in Israel. After showing projects such as the 9 Classic Paintings Revisited and Leonardo’s last… Continue reading Heavy Water – Peter Greenaway

The animal gaze returned

London From the 27th of October until the 11th of November the School of Fine Art at the Cass invites to the exhibition „The animal gaze returned“ at the London Metropolitan University. The focus of the exhibition is on animality and the interspecific, that active social space between and among different species; new representations of… Continue reading The animal gaze returned

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

Re-envisioning Art Technology and Nature

Albuquerque 19th to 24th of September 2012 The Eighteenth International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness is a symposium and series of events exploring the discourse of global proportions on the subject of art, technology and nature. The ISEA symposium is held every year in a different location around the world, and has… Continue reading Re-envisioning Art Technology and Nature