The Scottish Government is currently involved in 'early engagement' on a new Cultural Strategy for Scotland. In early November, Creative Carbon Scotland hosted a discussion as part of the Scottish Government’s consultation on the development of a new Culture Strategy for Scotland. Joined by arts and sustainability practitioners working across a range of contexts, we... Continue Reading →
Review: Gut Gardening
Ewan Davidson reviews Gut Gardening, Food Phreaking:issue 03 from the Center for Genomic Gastronomy, published Oct 2016. You can order copies here. Ewan Davidson is a blogger and self-identified psychogeographer (riverofthings.wordpress.com). His recent wanderings have taken back into familiar territories, those of ecology, natural metaphors and causality, he first visited as a student thirty years... Continue Reading →
A Field of Wheat: whose art?
This piece was originally published as part of the A Field of Wheat project in September 2016 at the invitation of the artists. The images are all courtesy of the artists. 20th August 2016 I got an email headlined “The Wheat has been Harvested”. It wasn’t a metaphor. A field of wheat in Branston Booths,... Continue Reading →
Thinking through the Anthropocene
Application deadline: 10am, Friday 19th August Creative Carbon Scotland is delighted to announce the details of their annual Arts & Sustainability Artists’ Residency (30th September – 3rd October). This year they’re offering up to eight Scotland-based artists from any discipline with the paid opportunity to participate in a weekend of discussion and activities at Cove Park, exploring... Continue Reading →
Outlook: Exploring Geddes in the 21st Century
To coincide with Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016, a two-day international conference (18-19 August, 2016) will celebrate the impact and legacy of Sir Patrick Geddes, polymath, botanist and founding father of town planning. The conference will be opened by Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Fiona Hyslop MSP. The conference will involve a series... Continue Reading →
Off-grid electrification
Working with Community Energy Scotland on the Land Art Generator Glasgow project has led to discussions about Local Energy Grids. Reading Prof Paul Younger's book on Energy highlighted the real challenges of putting renewables together with our existing national grid. The limitations of the national grid have driven remote Scottish communities to develop proposals for local grids to enable them to make full use... Continue Reading →
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