How do you represent ideas that are far away, remote or don't exist yet? The Environmental Art Festival Scotland (EAFS) was spread across rural Dumfries and Galloway, but its ambition was to represent environmental art ideas from much further afield. Exhibitions of ideas in the form of documentation can be very problematic, even if they... Continue Reading →
Cape Farewell Northern Isles expedition 2013 – Orkney and Shetland
James Brady, artist and curator, member of the ecoartnetwork, sent us this short report on the Cape Farewell Northern Isles expedition 'Journeying from Orkney to the Shetland islands via Fair Isle, the expedition will consider the relationship between people, place and resources in coastal and island environments, with emphasis on the role of community agency... Continue Reading →
Could artists do this?
The question of what artists do is a subject of interest for ecoartscotland and we'd like to highlight two pieces of evidence. The first is the submission to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry on Energy Subsidies in the UK. This submission has been made by PLATFORM who's strap line is arts, activism, education and research. PLATFORM... Continue Reading →
Nil by Mouth: Food, Farming, Science and Sustainability
The question of food is central to the issue of sustainability - it is literally what sustains us on a day to day basis, but food production contributes 30% of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. 30% of the world's population is malnourished and another 30% is obese. Food production uses 70%... Continue Reading →
Common Ground | Manifesto for Fields
What is a field? It is the most basic unit of the inhabited countryside in England, perhaps. A field is certainly iconic, resonant and getting bigger every year. Common Ground, who have been working on local distinctiveness, parish scale thinking and food for more than 30 years now, have focused on fields. Sad to hear... Continue Reading →
Could an artist do this?
One of the reasons for asking this question is to perhaps also imply the question, "What added value might an artist bring to this project?" The current opportunity we are highlighting is: Ref: OCT157595 Notice Type: Contract Award Notice Title: A National Orchard Inventory for Scotland Published: 16/10/2013 Published by: Scottish Natural Heritage Deadline: Full... Continue Reading →
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