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U-N-F-O-L-D in New York

New York 30 September – 15 December 2011 The Exhibition U-N-F-O-L-D exhibition continues until 15 December in New York City at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New School for Design. It shows the work of twenty-five artists who took part in Cape Farewell expeditions 2007 and 2008 to the High… Continue reading U-N-F-O-L-D in New York

Lillian Ball: Waterwash ABC

New York Lillian Ball works in New York as an environmental artist and activist. She has a multidisciplinary background in anthropology, ethnographic film, and sculpture, which influences her work. Furthermore she has received numerous awards and has traveled widely due to her international exhibitions. Her latest project Waterwash ABC includes the construction of a wetland… Continue reading Lillian Ball: Waterwash ABC

TURF: Ecological activism and Art

USA The terrific show TURF takes place at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery in Pleasant Hill, California (Bay Area) until December 1st. It is organized and curated by artist and educator Hopi Breton. Included are works of twelve ecoartists, mostly from the Bay Area, with Vaughn Bell from Seattle, Michele Brody from New York, and… Continue reading TURF: Ecological activism and Art

Exhibition in New York

New York November 2 to December 15, 2011 FIELDNOTES FROM THE GOWANUS is a visual research exhibition led by The Canary Project commissioned by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. It takes place from November 2 to December 15, 2011 and features the work of Aron Louis Cohen, Daniella Garcia Rosales, Mare Liberum (Ben Cohen, Dylan… Continue reading Exhibition in New York

Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change

USA September 13-15 2012 The Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change is an event of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, that takes place from the 13th to the 15th of September 2012. Which obstacles and opportunities are U.S. climate policymakers and scientists confronted with? Current… Continue reading Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change

Re-envisioning Art Technology and Nature

Albuquerque 19th to 24th of September 2012 The Eighteenth International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness is a symposium and series of events exploring the discourse of global proportions on the subject of art, technology and nature. The ISEA symposium is held every year in a different location around the world, and has… Continue reading Re-envisioning Art Technology and Nature

Ecodrama Playwrights Festival & Symposium on Performance & Ecology

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA May 31-June 3, 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS From the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2012 the Ecodrama Playwrights Festival and Symposium on Performance and Ecology takes place in Pittsburgh. Artists, scholars and activists are invited to share their work, ideas and passions with the attenders… Continue reading Ecodrama Playwrights Festival & Symposium on Performance & Ecology

Films about Myanmar and India

November 21st, 2011 MIT (USA) “The Indian artist and well-known filmmaker Amar Kanwar creates documentary-based multi-channel installations that deal with the politics of power, violence, sexuality, and justice. In “The Torn First Pages”, Kanwar unfolds the struggle for democracy in Myanmar. The eight-chanel video piece “The Lightning Testimonies” reflects upon a history of conflict in… Continue reading Films about Myanmar and India

“MIT japan 3/11 initiative”

November 14th, 2011 MIT (USA) “In the aftermath of the disaster suffered in Japan, MIT launched the MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative, a multi-year collaborative project focused on disaster-resilient planning, design and reconstruction. Back from the first MIT Japan 3/11 workshop which took place this summer, Shun Kanda and Jim Wescoat will discuss the process and… Continue reading “MIT japan 3/11 initiative”