The Shorelines Symposium which took place at Rozelle Maclaurin last week included presentations by two keynotes Ian McGilchrist (author of The Master and his Emissary), Chris Drury (artist) as well as a number of others. The Symposium was organised in conjunction with Alison Bell and Cathy Treadaway's exhibition Shorelines currently at in the Maclaurin Galleries. ... Continue Reading →
New Online Maps: Population and Climate Change Hotspots
Population Action International’s mapping website shows how climate change and population dynamics will change the world over time. New features on the site include country profiles which contain maps, graphs, videos, and additional resources that offer a closer look at population, gender, and climate change trends in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, and Peru. High rates... Continue Reading →
Researching Art Science Technology
This request was received via the Yasmin listserve: I'm writing my master's thesis on cultural institutions that *foster the art, science, and technology nexus*. The goal is to examine how institutional growth within this field has taken place in the United States compared to Europe as well as around the globe, and make recommendations for... Continue Reading →
Transition Design – thoughts
Gideon Kossoff, in the event last Monday evening at UWS, was attempting to articulate a theoretical framework for transition design, design approaches intended to move towards resilient communities that can address peak oil and environmental, social, existential crisis. This is an important area for theoretical development as well as practical activity. I’m offering these observations... Continue Reading →
Culture Beyond Oil Publication Launch
From the Liberate Tate Blog. New Arts Publication – ’Not if but when: Culture Beyond Oil’ Monday 28 November – Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA 10.30am – 6.30pm Oil daub performance by Ruppe Koselleck 6.30pm – 9.00pm Culture Beyond Oil Launch Event (refreshments provided) Platform, Liberate Tate and Art Not Oil... Continue Reading →
The Art of Improvisation – Call for Papers ASA 2012
The call for papers for the ASA Conference 2012, which will be held in Delhi on 3-6th April, is now open. The deadline is 6.12.2011. We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for our panel 'The Art of Improvisation'. We are interested in securing contributions from a broad range of perspectives, e.g.... Continue Reading →
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