Category: Sustainability

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 ”

Call for papers for Nordic Summer University summer session 2012 – kreds 2

Learning from the future – towards cultures of sustainability This year’s summer session of the Nordic Summer University will take place on July 28th – August 2nd, in Denmark, at Brandtbjerg Højskole near Vejle. The NSU is organized in “study/reflection circles”, working with a theme for 3 years. This is the last session of circle/kreds… Continue reading Call for papers for Nordic Summer University summer session 2012 – kreds 2

Manifesta 9

Opening on June 2nd 2012 and running until September 30th 2012, Manifesta 9 takes place in the former coalmining complex of Waterschei in Genk, Limburg, Belgium.  Manifesta 9 is an assembly of artworks, testimonies, and participants inviting the viewer to rethink the role of culture in industrial and post-industrial societies. For its ninth edition, which… Continue reading Manifesta 9

18th ASEF University on Sustainable Consumption

Call for participants – Tartu, Estonia, from 18 August to 1 September Deadline of the call: April 23rd already ! The 18th ASEF University (AU18), themed “Conscious Consumers for Environmental Sustainability”, will take place in Tartu, Estonia, from 18th August – 1st September. This two-week programme will gather up to 46 promising (under-) graduate students,… Continue reading 18th ASEF University on Sustainable Consumption

Sustainability in Theater: People, Planet, Profit, Purpose

Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA), April 30 – May 1, 2012 This event will address the question “How can we tangibly change the way we run our theaters to ensure we survive and have a significant positive impact on our environment and community?” Presenting organizations include: Broadway Green Alliance (New York): helped convert 97% of Broadway’s marquees… Continue reading Sustainability in Theater: People, Planet, Profit, Purpose

Everything Forever Now: eco-design exhibition

Bangkok, until March 18, 2012 The British Council in Bangkok in collaboration with the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) presents the exhibition “Everything Forever Now: Designs for a sustainable future”, a showcase of new approaches and innovations in sustainable design by contemporary designers and architects. More information on Culture360.org: Click here

Between art and environment: Case studies from Thailand, Malaysia and India

The case studies are part of an Asia-Europe Foundation commissioned research project entitled “Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues”. Thailand: In Doi Saket, an artists’ residency programme brings together local communities and artists to reflect on diverse facets of everyday life to gain a more open perspective about their positions in the… Continue reading Between art and environment: Case studies from Thailand, Malaysia and India