Anne Douglas, during her Mcgeorge Fellowship at the University of Melbourne, Australia, visited with Lyndal Jones and The Avoca Project in Avoca, Victoria. In this guest blog she highlights some of the ways in which Lyndal and her collaborators have been demonstrating an art of sustainability, through a house and a garden. -- The Avoca... Continue Reading →
The NEW RURALS – research seminar for artists, curators and academics
Ian Hunter of Littoral asked us to highlight this interesting discussion, The NEW RURALS - research seminar for artists, curators and academics (12.00 noon - 5.00pm) Friday 25th July at the Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn site, Elterwater, Cumbria LA22 9JB One of a series of practitioner meetings and seminars being organised in Ireland, the USA... Continue Reading →
Greenteas(e) big event 8 April
We've been attending Creative Carbon Scotland's Greentea(se) events in Glasgow and they are a very provocative process of trying to think through how culture and sustainability might collectively be able to change Glasgow, and what it would look like in 20 years. The Greenteas(e) events are always open with a changing group of participants. This... Continue Reading →
What is ecoart? Presentation by Mary Jo Aagerstoun
If you've ever wondered what ecoart is, this presentation might help. It positions ecoart in relation to other environmental and nature based practices, social practices and working relations with ecologists and engineers. Thanks to MJ of Ecoart South Florida for sharing this really interesting presentation on ecoart and interdisciplinarity. The text of David Haley's that's... Continue Reading →
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 →
2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
This call for proposals was reposted to the Yasmin list. Well worth checking out previous winners as well SEARCH FOR COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO HUMANITY'S CRITICAL PROBLEMS LAUNCHED! February 17, 2014, New York City - The Buckminster Fuller Institute formally announces the Call for Proposals to the 2014 Fuller Challenge. Recognized as "Socially-Responsible Design's Highest... Continue Reading →
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