The Chicago Reader published a blistering review of the Cape Farewell exhibition currently at Columbia College. "This sort of easy moralism, pandering to a like-minded audience, is bad enough. It's the bland egotism that's truly unsettling. The artists have put a hand on nature, framing it, manipulating it, and hauling it home like a lion... Continue Reading →
PLAND’s Power School
PLAND (Practice Liberating Art through Necessary Dislocation) off-grid residency centre on the Taos Mesa is running a workshop called Power School (July 10-18,2011) with a closing date of 25 April for applications. You can find an interview with PLAND on Bad at Sports.
Art and Sustainability
Sacha Kagan announced the publication of his Art and Sustainability: Connecting Patterns for a Culture of Complexity by Bielefeld: transcript Verlag in July 2011. Art and Sustainability represents the publication of Sacha's PhD. ecoartscotland is very pleased to be able to publish a 'Short Impression' in advance of the publication of the full text. The... Continue Reading →
Glasgow ‘stalled’ spaces
Glasgow City Council is offering small grants to community groups to improve stalled spaces including: Land earmarked for development though delayed e.g. economic circumstances. Vacant/Derelict Land Open space - yet undeveloped It's also worth looking at Greenspace Scotland for policy and practice on 'stalled spaces.'
GRID + Flow
The conference GRID + Flow : Philadelphia and Beyond, Mapping and Reimagining Urban Ecologies through the Arts and Humanities, has a programme which clearly demonstrates an understanding of eco-cultural enquiry. Speakers will address various topics concerning the urban ecology of Philadelphia, including: the use of historical maps to interpret environmental transformation over time; changes in... Continue Reading →
More Water
Another interesting project around water. Watershed: Art, Activitsm and Community Engagement is a programme organised by Raoul Deal and Nicolas Lampert looking at Milwaukee and the Great Lakes Basin. There are three phases spanning 1) community outreach, 2) public interventions, and 3) exhibition. There is an interesting video about Colleen Ludwig's piece in the exhibition... Continue Reading →
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