ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta at COP16

ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta are proud to present engaging art where it matters—at the heart of the most important climate conference in the world! A rich program of cell phone video contests, art videos, panels with conference participants and artists, and a live art performance with hundreds of children drowning little islands in the... Continue Reading →

Asphalt to Ecosystems:

Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation "No longer simply a place to practice sports games and swing on the monkey bars—our school sites now have the potential to teach ecological literacy, invigorate children’s bodies, open and inspire young minds, and knit our communities more closely together.” —Sharon Gamson Danks, Asphalt to Ecosystems Published by the New... Continue Reading →

Sea as Sculptress

Ruth Wallen's project as Artist in Residence at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, in 1978 is an exemplary work and this slideshow/narrative is compelling.  Using sculptures as a means to focus learning about the aquatic life of three locations around SF is brilliant.

Glasgow is a centre for urban farming and community gardening

This Land Is Your Land Saturday 10 July - Saturday 24 July 2010 11:00am - 6:00pm: FREE Venue: Centre for Contemporary Art, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow This Land is Your Land is an annual two-week exhibition project exploring the connections between nature and art. GLASGOW HARVEST A Celebration of Urban Farming On Saturday the 28th August... Continue Reading →

Environmental Art Works in Canadian Parks

Pay attention to Canada: two interesting examples of art and ecology projects: The Stanley Park Environmental Art Project in Vancouver which is comprehesively documented on the Vancouver City web site here including essays by Beth Carruthers and Kamala Todd with each artist interviewed by John K Grande.  For images of ephemeral projects check this out.  and... Continue Reading →

Opportunity

This call for proposals was recently announced and may be of interest: Call for Proposals: The Abbotshaugh Sentinel Submission deadline: Monday 26 April 2010 Expressions of interest are sought from people to design an earthwork of significant scale using excavated spoil. Must engage with the local community through the client panel to develop and implement... Continue Reading →

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