One of the reasons for asking this question is to perhaps also imply the question, "What added value might an artist bring to this project?" The current opportunity we are highlighting is: Ref: OCT157595 Notice Type: Contract Award Notice Title: A National Orchard Inventory for Scotland Published: 16/10/2013 Published by: Scottish Natural Heritage Deadline: Full... Continue Reading →
Bill McKibben and 350.org in Edinburgh 30 Oct
This should be really interesting: http://gofossilfree.org/europe-tour/ Thanks to Scott Donaldson for alerting us.
PLATFORM analyse the Oil Road on Democracy Now!
James Marriott and Anna Galkina, both of PLATFORM London, on Democracy Now! talking about the new book The Oil Road: From the Caspian Sea to the City of London. Why do pipelines matter and how are they geo-political instruments? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFsaUihXWic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZxvG354l1g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_NV2j-Lok
The Harrison Studio presents Wilma the Pig – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgsFnRzGrJY Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison tell us the story of the original Hog Pasture and why it matters that there is a pig in the MOCA Exhibition Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974. To understand the relationship of Hog Pasture (1970-71) as #1 of the Survival Pieces to the larger scale... Continue Reading →
GIS and Wild Land
Tim Collins highlighted an interesting and useful critique of the use of GIS to suggest that one can objectively identify Wild Land in Scotland. Check out Fraser Macdonald's blog What’s wrong with the SNH map of ‘core wild land’ | Modern Lives Modern Landscapes | Fraser MacDonald.
Convocation: Colm Cille’s Spiral
Caroline Dear just highlighted the Convocation residency that took place for a short period this summer on Raasay. Bringing together medievalists, artists and curators, the video highlights issues of spirituality and time in very interesting ways. The video below is a good introduction to an exhibition that is just opening at Glasgow School of Art... Continue Reading →
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