Pflegeanweisungen. The art of living together.

A botanical exhibition on the coevolution processes between a growing community of representative cultural organisms in Berlin, the conditions of the soil where contemporary art is produced and presented, and (eco) systems of care.  Artistic positions by: Filippo Berta (IT), Mit Borrás (ES), Birgit Cauer (DE), Club Real (AT/DE), Anaisa Franco (BR), Doris Koch (DE), Ruth Le Gear (IR) Curated by: Paz Ponce and Andrzej Raszyk (Berlinerpool) in cooperation… Continue reading Pflegeanweisungen. The art of living together.

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

Cologne – Tag des Guten Lebens “Day of the Good Life”

This Sunday, the streets of Cologne-Ehrenfeld will belong only to its residents. Without traffic and lots of free space for encounters and action. “Tell everyone, talk to your neighbours, this day will be what we make of it and if all of us participate!” There will be no cars in the district of Cologne-Ehrenfeld (cf.… Continue reading Cologne – Tag des Guten Lebens “Day of the Good Life”

Cultura21 eBook Vol. 12: A Journey Through Alternative Ways of Living:

a design approach for scaling up grassroots movements towards sustainability 12th volume in the Cultura21 eBooks series on culture and sustainability – by Nicholas Torretta Given the growing world-wide urbanization and the need for achieving a sustainable way of living, there is an urgent need for developing possibilities sustainable ways of urban living. This study… Continue reading Cultura21 eBook Vol. 12: A Journey Through Alternative Ways of Living:

Report and Resources – GALA Workshop on green issues for the sustainable support of cultural mobility, Berlin (Germany), 12-13 March 2014

Julie’s Bicycle and DutchCulture ¦ TransArtists have developed a partnership dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and how that can be challenged in practical, ethical, and artistic ways, across arts’ and cultural communities across Europe. Based on the concept of a ‘knowledge alliance’ they  have been building a collaborative project with cultural organizations and artists all over Europe and Georgia.… Continue reading Report and Resources – GALA Workshop on green issues for the sustainable support of cultural mobility, Berlin (Germany), 12-13 March 2014

NATURE AS PRACTICE

Conversations Across Art, Science, Ecology and Everyday Life. NUS Museum – Friday 1st & Sunday 3rd August Singapore Botanic Gardens – Saturday 2nd August 2014 Nature as Practice is a six session interdisciplinary symposium collaboration between the School of Art Design and Media (ADM) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) Museum… Continue reading NATURE AS PRACTICE

FOODshed: Art and Agriculture in Action

An exhibition of upstate/downstate NY artists who work with food and agriculture – Curated by Amy Lipton (ecoartspace) Smack Mellon – 92 Plymouth Street at Washington – Brooklyn, NY 11201 June 7 to July 27, 2014 Opening reception: Saturday, June 7, 5pm-8pm Artists: Joan Bankemper/Black Meadow Barn;  Joy Garnett; Habitat For Artists Collective (Simon Draper, Michael Asbill, Carmen Acuna,… Continue reading FOODshed: Art and Agriculture in Action

Essay Competition 2014 – Leadership

Entries are now open for the 2014 WOLFoundation essay competition. Whether it relates to environmental degradation, personal privacy, the functioning, or otherwise, of our democratic processes and many other issues, many people feel that we are suffering from an almost global crisis of leadership. An inability to break out of the status quo to enable… Continue reading Essay Competition 2014 – Leadership