Shelley Margaret Hannigan's review of Ecoart in Action in the Australian Journal of Environmental Education highlights some important aspects that as Editors we aimed to draw out... "...by the end of reading this book, I was left with a wider understanding of how we can and need to engage with both the environment and art... Continue Reading →
Review of ‘Thinking with the Harrisons’
Iain Biggs has reviewed Anne Douglas and my book 'Thinking with the Harrisons' on his blog here http://www.iainbiggs.co.uk/2024/10/thinking-with-the-harrisons-re-imagining-the-arts-in-the-global-environmental-crisis-leuven-university-press-october-9th-2024-a-review/ He says of our project ...they write both as observant participants working from direct first-hand involvement in the Harrisons’ processes, and from a researcher’s concern with rigorous creative ‘thinking with’. Thinking that in the course of their... Continue Reading →
Guest Blog: What happened to celebrate World Bog Day? A report from the Shetland Isles
Raising awareness and appreciation of Scottish Peatlands Carys Mainprize and Kerry Morrison.Education and Communications Officer and Socio-Ecological Artist StandLookTwistThrowQuadrat crosses airQuadrat landsI lookWhat’s in thereCotton grassesSedgeSphagnumHeatherSundewsSlugInsects – tinyWaterPeatQuadrat landsWhere quadrat fallsI drawSeven timesKerry Morrison 2024 Peatlands inspire action, whether that be education, the restoration of degraded peatlands, the uncovering of past life, or creating work... Continue Reading →
‘Conversational Drift’ keynote programme for ‘Helen and Newton Harrison California Work’ exhibition
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison engaging in 'Conversational Drift' during Greenhouse Britain: Losing Ground, Gaining Wisdom (2007-09) Anne Douglas and I have been invited to put together panel discussions and give a keynote lecture to complement the 'Helen and Newton Harrison California Work' four venue exhibition curated by Tatiana Sizonenko for La Jolla Historical... Continue Reading →
‘STUMPED: an opera about mythology and deforestation’ Guest Review by Rachel Clive
...meta moments don’t just add a bit of humour, they also urge us to think more deeply about the place of art in exploring human understandings of deforestation. Each myth (or mythical extract) that is shared in STUMPED shines a different light on this understanding, often highlighting human connections historically with individual tree species. STUMPED... Continue Reading →

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