Reposted from poieinkaiprattein.org Field workshop from 29th of May until 5th of June 2011 in Rhodes, Greece Departure: 29th of May 2011, 19.00 from the Port of Piraeus with the Blue Star Ferries. On the occasion of the World Environment Day, June 5th 2011, this field trip aims at combining artistic, philosophical and environmental approaches… Continue reading “Imperishable Water” and the Question of Development
Unconference: “Re-Rooting Digital Culture”
13th of May at the University of Westminster Over the last decade the awareness of anthropogenic climate change has emerged in parallel with global digital communication networks. By their very nature, the new tools, networks and behaviours of productivity, exchange and cooperation between humans and machines grow and develop at an accelerated rate. The transdisciplinary panel will… Continue reading Unconference: “Re-Rooting Digital Culture”
Symposium: “Hot Science, Global Citizens: The Agency of the Museum Sector in Climate Change Interventions”
Reposted from www.hotscienceglobalcitizens.net May 5th and 6th 2011 in Sydney This symposium presents the research findings of the Australian Research Council international Linkage project along with other leading research to develop new knowledge about what constitutes effective action around climate change, the critical roles that institutions can play, visions for the future of museums and science… Continue reading Symposium: “Hot Science, Global Citizens: The Agency of the Museum Sector in Climate Change Interventions”
Eros and Cosmocracy: Birthing a Holistic Ecology
An event in New York City, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Heyman Center for the Humanities, East Campus, 2nd Floor Common Room “Environmentalist discourse about the fate of the planet too often proceeds binaristically: science or metaphysics; anthropocentric or anti-human; progress or apocalypse. This symposium seeks… Continue reading Eros and Cosmocracy: Birthing a Holistic Ecology
Call for Proposals of Wishful Thinking
Write a proposal to a US government agency – Deadline: 1st of May. As self-declared Artists in Residence for the US Government, the Institute for Wishful Thinking (IWT) believes that the community of artists and designers possesses untapped creative and conceptual resources that could be applied to solving social problems. With this in mind they invite… Continue reading Call for Proposals of Wishful Thinking
“GROW_ABILITY” Exhibition in Riga, Latvia
Until May 8th at RIXC Gallery “Grow_Ability” is an interdisciplinary art e xhibition that explores issues of “food as energy”. The exhibition features three installations. Super Meal by the Swedish artist Erik Sjödin draws attention to the aquatic plant Azolla – one of the worlds fastest growing plants, which is a rich source of nutrients,… Continue reading “GROW_ABILITY” Exhibition in Riga, Latvia
“Edward Burtynsky: Oil” at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Exhibition until July 3rd; Symposium on May 6th and 7th The images of the exhibition Edward Burtynsky: Oil explore the hotly-debated effects of oil extraction and our international dependency on the substance. The symposium in May brings together top scientific and arts industry experts for two days of discussion about essential issues of oil, planetary sustainability, and the energy options available… Continue reading “Edward Burtynsky: Oil” at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Open Engagement Conference 2011
May 13th – 15th 2011 in Portland, Oregon The free conference fosters both local, national and international dialogue and partnerships around socially engaged art making. This year’s Open Engagement sets out to discuss various perspectives on art and social practice. Five themes will be in focus of conversations, interviews, open reflection on experiences, and related projects… Continue reading Open Engagement Conference 2011
Materials, Objects, Environments – A HotHouse Workshop on Ecological Thinking
Reposted from www.projetcoal.org 19 & 20 May 2011; Lowy Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia What is ecological thinking and how does it transform the way we understand materials, objects and environments? Participants of this HotHouse workshop are invited to brainstorm about a future exhibition project on hyperobjects for the new gallery complex at the… Continue reading Materials, Objects, Environments – A HotHouse Workshop on Ecological Thinking
Ashden Directory & Ashdenizen launch new project to find metaphors for sustainabilty
By Another Name: New Metaphors for Sustainability To launch the Ashden Directory and Ashdenizen’s major new project on metaphors for sustainability, a new DVD was just released, devised and directed by Wallace Heim. “Sustainability is a concept without strong or imaginative metaphors. Over the next months, we’ll ask artists, scientists, activists and cultural commentators to… Continue reading Ashden Directory & Ashdenizen launch new project to find metaphors for sustainabilty
