Eco- Island Amager, under Sharing Copenhagen

Cultura21 Nordic proposes the project Eco-Island Amager, under the auspices of Sharing Copenhagen – Copenhagen as European Green Capital in 2014 . The 96 sq. km island of Amager is a polyvalent space imbued with ever-shifting meanings. It is also a part of Copenhagen, which could become a centre for culturally driven and sustainability-motivated change… Continue reading Eco- Island Amager, under Sharing Copenhagen

ANTHROPOCENE CAMPUS

Nov. 14-22, 2014 Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin Call for Applications Deadline: May 7, 2014    For doctoral students, post-docs, and actors from the arts, culture, politics, and society with a research orientation More information Online application form With the ANTHROPOCENE PROJECT, HKW seeks to strengthen transdisciplinary debates and studies on the multifarious implications of… Continue reading ANTHROPOCENE CAMPUS

InContext:public.art.ecology – Food Edition. III

 Open Studio Day: Thursday, 17th April, 2014 Time: 6:30 PM onwards At Khoj Studios, S-17 Khirki Extension, New Delhi – 17   Khoj is currently curating a third edition of its InContext:public.art.ecology – Food Edition III residency. Artists-in-residence Leone Contini, Mona Gandhi, Ravi Agarwal and Srishti Lakhera have researched issues around body’s relationship with food,… Continue reading InContext:public.art.ecology – Food Edition. III

Green Culture Conference

GREEN CULTURE CONFERENCE, 15-17 MAY, 2014, MONTENEGRO The Green Culture Conference is one of the groundbreaking events in Southeast Europe to address the role the Creative Industries play in environmental sustainability. Those working in the Arts & Culture have always been social leaders. Without them, some of the greatest achievements, discoveries and historical moments would… Continue reading Green Culture Conference

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

beyond earth art: contemporary artists and the environment

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University January 25–June 8, 2014 The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents beyond earth art: contemporary artists and the environment, on view now through June 8, comprising separate installations and exhibitions throughout the museum. The project was curated by Andrea Inselmann, curator of modern… Continue reading beyond earth art: contemporary artists and the environment

Mel Chin at New Orleans Museum of Art

Mel Chin: Rematch February 21–May 25, 2014 The most expansive presentation of conceptual artist Mel Chin’s work to date, Mel Chin: Rematch, organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art, features the artist’s sculptures, video, drawings, paintings, land, and performance art, as well as rarely seen materials from the last four decades. The exhibition explores… Continue reading Mel Chin at New Orleans Museum of Art

Interactive Futures 2014: More-Than-Human Worlds, Compassionate Interactions and the Ethics of Aesthetics

Workshop: Apr 24 and 25, 2014 Exhibition: Apr 24 to May 8, 2014 Interactive Futures 2014: More-Than-Human Worlds, Compassionate Interactions and Ethics of Aesthetics combines interdisciplinary academic research with explorations in new media and interactive artistic practice to consider alternative conceptions of human relations with other animals and the environment. The inquiry calls upon methodologies… Continue reading Interactive Futures 2014: More-Than-Human Worlds, Compassionate Interactions and the Ethics of Aesthetics

The Law of Seeds – Art by Beth Grossman

6:00pm – 8:00pm at Brisbane City Hall 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA 94005 BRISBANE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTS A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR SEEDS AND DEBUTS ART EXHIBIT, THE LAW OF SEEDS, TO COMMEMORATE. Activist artist Beth Grossman is calling attention to the genetically engineered seeds that are having a huge impact on food sources worldwide. Brisbane, California has decided to act locally… Continue reading The Law of Seeds – Art by Beth Grossman

Arts & Sustainability – Events in Singapore

(Click on ‘More’ and scroll down for ‘UNEARTHED’ exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum) i Light Festival 7th – 30th of March 2014, 7:30pm – 11pm, Marina Bay Waterfront, Free Admission i Light Marina Bay is Asia’s only sustainable light art festival that showcases innovative content, the intelligent use of lighting as well as an… Continue reading Arts & Sustainability – Events in Singapore