Thought provoking questions challenging the assumptions about energy policy. Very relevant to the questions we are asking with the Land Art Generator Glasgow project. Many thanks to Chloe Uden and the Power Culture blog for highlighting.
Land Art Generator Initiative: Glasgow
Excerpts from a recent Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) blog, We believe that there is no better tool for creating a tipping point to strong climate action and 100% renewable energy infrastructure than to present a positive vision to the public of what that could look like and the residual benefits that such policies would... Continue Reading →
City is a Thinking Machine: activism in the built environment
Lectures associated with The Geddes Institute's The City as Thinking Machine programme. Accompanying the Exhibition in the Lamb Gallery is a programme of three evening events, the second of which takes place this Wednesday: Activism in the Built Environment: Media Wednesday 18 November 2015, 6pm in the D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, Tower Building, University of... Continue Reading →
Cock and Bull (and other events for ArtCOP Scotland)
Cock and Bull is a performance piece by Nic Green with Laura Bradshaw & Rosana Cade taking place on Sunday 6 December @ 3:00 – 4:00 pm, at the CCA in Glasgow. It's part of the ArtCOP Scotland programme of performances, exhibitions, talks (including Beautiful Renewables with the Land Art Generator Initiative on 18 November).... Continue Reading →
PhD Studentships in Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow, 2016-17
Prof Carl Lavery asked us to circulate this. If you have an interest in ecological issues and performance, this is a sympathetic place to study. Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow is pleased to invite applications for PhD studentships, through its involvement in the AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Scotland (DTP). We particularly welcome research... Continue Reading →
Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund – Kickstarter
RRAAF (Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund) will use a wind turbine to generate renewable energy to fund a ‘no strings attached’ grant scheme for art-activist projects.
My name is Ellie Harrison and I’m an artist based in Glasgow (UK). I’m fundraising for “phase 1” of an ambitious new project called the Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund (RRAAF), which, once set up, will be a new and autonomous alternative funding scheme for art-activist projects in the UK.
By supporting this Kickstarter, you will become a RRAAF Founder – helping to raise awareness for the project and fund the initial scoping work being carried out by Georgy Davis fromCommunity Energy Scotland. This will be completed ready to be presented at our Launch Event at CCA Glasgow on 17 December 2015 (6:30pm), where we will outline plans for how we can make RRAAF a reality in the coming…
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