New artist call “Cool Stories For When The Planet Gets Hot III” launched

  ARTPORT making waves is an international art project which raises awareness of current social and political issues worldwide through theme-oriented exhibitions, residency programs and artists collaborations, proudly presents the third edition of its video contest “Cool Stories For When The Planet Gets Hot” on global warming. After two successful editions, for the third edition ARTPORT… Continue reading New artist call “Cool Stories For When The Planet Gets Hot III” launched

Local and Regional Governments towards RIO+20

A briefing on preparations for the Rio +20 Summit is available from the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), focusing on culture as key element of sustainability: “We believe that the paradigm of sustainable development needs a cultural pillar, and its implementation deserves cultural content. The Agenda 21 for culture (2004), the Policy Statement of… Continue reading Local and Regional Governments towards RIO+20

Two environmental philosophy blogs

The following two environmental philosopher’s blogs provide regular posts with interesting views and analyses on themes such as emergence, ecocriticism, ecocinema and others: Timothy Morton ‘s blog (the author of Ecology without Nature): http://ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com/ Adrian J Ivakhiv’s blog “immanence – thinking the form, flesh & flow of the world: ecoculture, geophilosophy, mediapolitics”: http://blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/

Values of Environmental Writing

The Values of Environmental Writing Research Network raises levels of critical academic exchange and public debate about the possible relations between reading habits and preferences, levels of environmental literacy, and wider patterns of pro-environment behavioural and lifestyle change. Network activities take place between September 2010 and June 2011, centring on three ‘Conversations on Environmental Change’… Continue reading Values of Environmental Writing

Arts & Democracy audio transcript on the role of Culture in Revolutionary Times

Reposted from freeDimensional Arts & Democracy Project’s most recent nation-wide conference call was focused on recent events in Egypt and the extraordinary pro-democracy movements sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East.  The call highlighted how artists, art spaces and cultural organizers in the region and in the U.S. are participating or responding, and how… Continue reading Arts & Democracy audio transcript on the role of Culture in Revolutionary Times

Hydromemories: Call for examples of artists working with water

Reposted from eco/art/scot/land Hydromemories is seeking to build up an archive of artists working with water.  The site already contains a number of interesting examples, to which one might add: Betsy Damon, Keepers of the Waters, Liz Ogilvie’s Bodies of Water amongst other works, Anne Bevan’s Source amongst other works, Common Ground’s Confluence and other… Continue reading Hydromemories: Call for examples of artists working with water

4X4 Dance Body And The Environment

18th – 29th April 2010 With Guest Artists: Jennifer Monson, Simon Whitehead and Angus Balbernie 4×4 is an eleven-day event on the theme of dance, body and the environment for dance or movement artists, choreographers and artists working in related art-forms. “Somewhere in the midst of ‘sustainability’ lies an inspiring vision of transformation. As movement… Continue reading 4X4 Dance Body And The Environment

Environmental Artist in Residence – McColl Center for Visual Art

Reposted from the CSPA website Charlotte, NC (USA) Deadline: Ongoing-May 1, 2011 for first selection Media: Sculpture, Installation Geographic restrictions: None Residency period: From weeks to 3 months Call for established and emerging artists, design professionals and collaborators to create works of environmental art in the public domain. Opportunities for installations that go beyond interacting… Continue reading Environmental Artist in Residence – McColl Center for Visual Art

FCForum conclusions – sustainable economic models for the creative sector

“We can no longer put off re-thinking the economic structures that have been producing, financing and funding culture up until now. Many of the old models have become anachronistic and detrimental to civil society. The aim of this document is to promote innovative strategies to defend and extend the sphere in which human creativity and… Continue reading FCForum conclusions – sustainable economic models for the creative sector

Oil Spill: Information Gulf exhibition / panel discussion

Santa Fe Art Institute (Tipton Hall), Friday, March 25, 18:00 Panelists: Riki Ott, Aviva Rahmani, and Debbie Fleming Caffery, moderated by Patricia Watts will discuss the spill, its aftermath, and the role of the arts as tellers/revealers of truth. There will be a webcast component and connection to the GULF to GULF project as well… Continue reading Oil Spill: Information Gulf exhibition / panel discussion