The Shorelines Symposium which took place at Rozelle Maclaurin last week included presentations by two keynotes Ian McGilchrist (author of The Master and his Emissary), Chris Drury (artist) as well as a number of others. The Symposium was organised in conjunction with Alison Bell and Cathy Treadaway's exhibition Shorelines currently at in the Maclaurin Galleries. ... Continue Reading →
Researching Art Science Technology
This request was received via the Yasmin listserve: I'm writing my master's thesis on cultural institutions that *foster the art, science, and technology nexus*. The goal is to examine how institutional growth within this field has taken place in the United States compared to Europe as well as around the globe, and make recommendations for... Continue Reading →
The Art of Improvisation – Call for Papers ASA 2012
The call for papers for the ASA Conference 2012, which will be held in Delhi on 3-6th April, is now open. The deadline is 6.12.2011. We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for our panel 'The Art of Improvisation'. We are interested in securing contributions from a broad range of perspectives, e.g.... Continue Reading →
BLDGBLOG: Tar Creek Supergrid
BLDGBLOG's most recent post relates to a PhD focusing on re-purposing abandoned mines as renewable energy infrastructure.
Wasteland Twinning
Wasteland and stalled spaces are important. This new project connects wasteland in different places as well as offering some suggestions for ways to explore those on your doorstep - join in and be twinned with places in Indonesia, Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Malaysia, India (interestingly there are no US or Canadian partners). Most of... Continue Reading →
Kate Foster: Steep Trail – an Ecolab in Fife
On the sunny 9th and drenching 10th of August, a group of artists, environmentalists, and community workers met in Fife as part of a series of event coordinated by Fife Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Polarcap, and Edinburgh Sculpture Studios. (For reports on earlier events, see the ecoartscotland blog and the Greener Leith Blog) The themes... Continue Reading →

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