Soil Culture

Daro Montag asked us to highlight this important event taking place in the South West of England: We are inviting all those who have an interest in soil, art and education to join us at Falmouth University for our Soil Culture Forum. In addition to films, art events, presentations and some good local food, there... Continue Reading →

DIRT DIALOGUES: An Integrated Arts Program at the 20th WCSS

The Nil by Mouth programme has been included in DIRT DIALOGUES. See http://creativefutureshq.com/projects/nil-by-mouth-food-farming-science-and-sustainability/ for more information.

dot.rural internships

Thanks to Paul Fremantle for sharing this: dot.rural Internship Scheme 2014 dot.rural is one of the three RCUK Digital Economy research hubs and brings together a team of over 80 researchers from a range of academic disciplines to explore the challenges of the rural digital economy. Activities in the Hub are organised around four rural... Continue Reading →

Aesthetics & Sustainability | Arlene Goldbard

Arlene Goldbard's recent blog on aesthetics and sustainability is very refreshing.  It acknowledges that we define sustainability by it's negative, ie our current unsustainable lifestyles (and we can describe that unsustainability in myriad ways). Arlene quotes Adrienne Goehler in sharply defining the challenge to move the idea of sustainability beyond "prohibition, asceticism, and morality" into... Continue Reading →

Call for Papers: two Sessions at RGS-IBG 2014 Annual International Conference, London, August 26-29, 2014.

Cfps (two) that might be of interest to art and ecology practitioners and theorists - thanks to Michelle Bastion, Graham Jeffrey and Wallace Heim for the flag. “Geoaesthetics: art, environment and co-production” Session convened by Miriam Burke, Royal Holloway, University of London; Sasha Engelmann, University of Oxford; Harriet Hawkins, Royal Holloway, University of London Abstract: Alongside... Continue Reading →

Soil Arts Call for examples

James Brady suggested that the Soil Arts Call might be of interest to readers of ecoartscotland.  Alex Toland who is behind this site is a visual artist and environmental planner. The Soil Arts Call says: If you have used earth materially or symbolically in your creative practice, or in some way addressed the value, function, or... Continue Reading →

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