THE SOIL IN return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free. Fireflies, Rabindranath Tagore Liz Adamson asked us to share that Professor Bashabi Fraser and Christine Kupfer are launching a new online journal called Gitanjali and Beyond, as part of their work at the Scottish Centre... Continue Reading →
Can visual art affect viewer perceptions of climate change? | Artist Commission
Climart, a transnational interdisciplinary research project combining psychology, natural sciences and art has announced an unique commission opportunity for an artist to make a new work communicating climate change... the fees and timescale are ambitious - the only thing is that the result of this is one piece of visual art intended to affect viewers... Continue Reading →
Donald Urquhat – Recurring Line
Donald Urquhart’s drawing, RECURRING LINE, in full visibility phase at the Irish Museum of Modern Art RECURRING LINE : NORTH/SOUTH A line, measuring 1 x 100 metres, was delineated and planted with Common Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis). The line runs due north and south. Each year, as winter yields to spring, the work announces its presence... Continue Reading →
What can the arts contribute to a Land Use Strategy for Scotland?
The Scottish Government is consulting on a new Land Use Strategy for Scotland. This builds on the first Strategy (2011) and also on the two pilot studies done (Aberdeenshire and the Scottish Borders). At the heart of the Land Use Strategy are the ideas of Natural Capital and Ecosystems Services Assessment. and the use of... Continue Reading →
Away with the birds
Last summer several years' worth of development culminated in the performances of Away with the birds, written and performed by Hanna Tuulikki and produced by Suzy Glass. Hanna Tuulikki’s Air falbh leis na h-eòin is a body of work exploring the mimesis of birds in Gaelic song. Hanna’s vocal composition, Guth an Eòin | Voice... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Renewables: Land Art Generator Talk 18 November 2015
As we aggressively implement strategies towards 100% carbon-free energy and witness a greater proliferation of renewable energy infrastructures in our cities and landscapes, we have an opportunity to proactively address the aesthetic influence of these new machines through the lenses of planning, urban design, community benefit, and creative placemaking. Please join the Land Art Generator... Continue Reading →
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