Dave Borthwick highlights two new books of poetry. Entanglements is an anthology for which Dave wrote the Introduction, and includes work by amongst others Alec Finlay, Gerry Loose, Em Strang and Jim Carruth. You can find out more and order from Two Ravens Press. Footings is a new collection of specially commissioned poems focused on... Continue Reading →
Tiny Geographies by Chris Dooks
Artist Chris Dooks has worked in 4 key locations, producing 4 short films of each area for Atomic Doric http://www.woodendbarn.com/atomic-doric/. He has interviewed different people who connect with the places – young nature groups, walkers, rangers etc – recording sounds, photographing and filming with them. Tiny Geographies has created several hours of material including interviews... Continue Reading →
Methodologies: HighWaterLine
Patricia Watts of ecoartspace recently highlighted the collaboration with artist Eve Mosher producing an Action Guide for HighWaterLine. Eve Mosher developed HighWaterLine as a personal project, but following Sandy's impact on New York it went viral (covered by the New York Times and the New Yorker), and rather than travelling around the world doing projects, Eve has... Continue Reading →
Cape Farewell Northern Isles expedition 2013 – Orkney and Shetland
James Brady, artist and curator, member of the ecoartnetwork, sent us this short report on the Cape Farewell Northern Isles expedition 'Journeying from Orkney to the Shetland islands via Fair Isle, the expedition will consider the relationship between people, place and resources in coastal and island environments, with emphasis on the role of community agency... Continue Reading →
Could artists do this?
The question of what artists do is a subject of interest for ecoartscotland and we'd like to highlight two pieces of evidence. The first is the submission to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry on Energy Subsidies in the UK. This submission has been made by PLATFORM who's strap line is arts, activism, education and research. PLATFORM... Continue Reading →

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