Brief for a campaign extension Bill McKibben's team along with a number of other NGOs and activist groups in the US and Canada have been campaigning to stop Obama signing off the Keystone XL project. The extension of the Keystone pipeline is a fundamental to the development of tar sands oil. Tar sands are one... Continue Reading →
The Three Gorges, 3rd Edition « Artwork by Sonja Hinrichsen
The Three Gorges, 3rd Edition « Artwork by Sonja Hinrichsen. Sonja Hinrichsen makes ephemeral works of great beauty. These include walking in snow to create patterns. These are reminiscent of neolithic marks on stones near Kilmartin, Scotland. Her most recent work is also ephemeral, but is the result of working in the Three Gorges in... Continue Reading →
Heartwood
There is a recurrent theme in the work of some artists in Scotland - it is an enquiry and response to our relationship with landscape and nature. Other places evoke this enquiry as well, but Scotland has a particular tradition. Heartwood, which is now in its third year, is an artist-led (organised, curated, invented, managed,... Continue Reading →
Anne Brodie’s Bee Box
Bee Box, new work by Anne Brodie, is one part of a public art exhibition across eight European countries, curated by C-Lab. Anne Brodie works across art and science, having studied Biology and gone on to complete her MA at the Royal College. She has received a Wellcome Trust Arts Award as well as the... Continue Reading →
Funded PhD opportunity
On The Edge Research and Woodend Barn Banchory have created a wonderful opportunity to undertake a funded PhD. Woodend Barn is a multi-arts centre outside Aberdeen with a strong environmental programme including an organic cafe, allotments, etc. On The Edge Research is a practice-led programme focused on artists working in public. Supported through the Arts... Continue Reading →
Beyond Planning
http://www.publicartscotland.com published a 'Thoughts and Responses' piece entitled Beyond Planning by two long time colleagues from Pittsburgh, Denys Candy and Reiko Goto. Candy was in Scotland to consult on the Helix project in Falkirk and Goto has been doing her PhD with On The Edge at Gray’s School of Art. Both represent long term grassroots,... Continue Reading →
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