Xavier Cortada, an artist working on projects all over the world, and based in Miami, has developed Hanging Gardens. a participatory work addressing the issue of exotic invasive species. He says, “For ‘Hanging Gardens,’ I propose to create vertical gardens… comprised not of species we want to grow, but of trees we want to kill. The installations... Continue Reading →
Public Art Sustainability Assessment toolkit from Chrysalis Arts
Chrysalis Arts has developed a Public Art Sustainability Assessment (PASA) toolkit. This is intended to promote sustainability and breaks down the process of making public art (whether large scale or small, permanent or temporary into a range of key issues including: artistic practice; project management; community involvement; environment and resources; site and context. The toolkit asks... Continue Reading →
Radical Nature comes to East Ayrshire
Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009, seen at the Barbican last year, is now spread across the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock; the Baird Institute Museum, Cumnock; and the Doon Valley Museum, Dalmellington (09 Jan 2010 - 17 April 2010). Including works by the generation of 60s and 70s artists and architects who... Continue Reading →
Article from NYTimes Magazine on Ecopsychology
Daniel B Smith outlines the development of ecopsychology and research into the relationship between access to nature and mental health drawing on the research of Glenn Albrecht. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31ecopsych-t.html?pagewanted=1
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This is a new site intended to build a community of people interested in ecology and the arts in Scotland. You'll find news, links, resources and other people interested in ecology and the arts in Scotland through this site. Please contact me if you want to make connections, have suggestions, and feel free to add comments. ... Continue Reading →
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