At last week’s Beautiful Renewables Practical Workshop, two interesting ideas arose that support one of Creative Carbon Scotland’s main aims: to encourage and support more cross-fertilisation between the arts and cultural sector and others working on sustainability. (I hesitate to call it the ‘sustainability sector’ because it is so broad and all-encompassing: renewables, low-carbon technologies, energy... Continue Reading →
We need a Percent for Art for Energy
Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, Directors of the Land Art Generator Initiative, reflect on another aspect to emerge from the 'Beautiful Renewables' workshop hosted by Creative Carbon Scotland. Cities that recognize the value of arts and culture have long benefited from percent for art programs. It has become expected (and in many cases required) for... Continue Reading →
Every community energy group should invite an artist onto its board!
This is the first of several reflections from the Beautiful Renewables workshop with LAGI and Creative Carbon Scotland picking up on key issues.
Green Tease: Land Art Generator Initiative – Creative Carbon Scotland
What would a renewable energy project for Glasgow look like if the design process was led by artists, architects, landscape architects, and urban planners, working in collaboration with engineers? Over the past ten months, three interdisciplinary design teams have worked together on proposals for a new renewable energy generation site in Port Dundas, Glasgow in association... Continue Reading →
Green Tease Event Open Call – Creative Carbon Scotland
Creative Carbon Scotland are launching a new funded open call for artists, freelancers, and cultural and environmental sustainability organisations to shape and contribute to their ongoing Green Tease event series. They have said the following, How will this work? We’ll continue to run some sessions ourselves, but at the same time, we are opening up... Continue Reading →
LAGI Glasgow at The Lighthouse 9 June-29 July
Scotland on Sunday features the Land Art Generator Glasgow exhibition, opening at The Lighthouse, Glasgow on 9 June. Name checks for Wind Forest - ZM Architecture, Dalziel + Scullion, Ian Nicol of Qmulus and Peter Yeadon of Yeadon Space Agency, previous LAGI participant who joined the Scottish team; Watergaw - ERZ Landscape Architecture, Alec Finlay... Continue Reading →
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