This Week: Live Streams from Conference on Cultural Sustainability

This week, live streams will be available from the Conference Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures – theories, policies, practices. This big conference on Cultural Sustainability  will take place from 6-8 of May, 2015 in Helsinki (cf. related posts on our homepage). To watch the streams, go to http://videonet.fi/culturalsustainability/live/. For the program of the streamed plenary sessions,… Continue reading This Week: Live Streams from Conference on Cultural Sustainability

Call for proposals: RE-DO

RE-DO. Conference on Sustainability and Culture’s role in Sustainable Futures October 28-31, 2015 in Aarhus, Denmark. At MOMU (Moesgaard Museum http://www.moesgaardmuseum.dk/english/ – a splendid new museum in the middle of the woods around Aarhus). RE-DO is the second of a series of conferences organised by Aarhus University in cooperation with Aarhus 2017 (Aarhus Capital of Culture in 2017). The… Continue reading Call for proposals: RE-DO

Call: COAL PRIZE ART AND ENVIRONMENT 2015

CALL FOR ENTRIES For the 21st United Nations Conference on climate change Deadline January 30th 2015 The Coal Prize Art and Environment rewards each year a project by a contemporary artist involved in environmental issues. Its goals are to promote and support the vital role which art and creation play in raising awareness, supporting concrete… Continue reading Call: COAL PRIZE ART AND ENVIRONMENT 2015

Follow up: Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures

Open Stage is now open! Update: Deadline for abstract submission extended: The scientific committee decided to prolong the deadline for submissions until 15th December and for open stage until 5th January. Call for proposals for Open Stage – Read more! What leaps of faith, means and ends are required in order to move towards culture(s)… Continue reading Follow up: Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures

Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures: theories, policies, practices

International Transdisciplinary Conference May 6-8, 2015 | Helsinki, Finland Update: Deadline for abstract submission extended: The scientific committee decided to prolong the deadline for submissions until 15th December and for open stage until 5th January. Is culture the fourth pillar of sustainability alongside the ecological, economic and social aspects? How does culture act as a… Continue reading Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures: theories, policies, practices

World Conference on Ecological Restoration

6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration – Towards Resilient Ecosystems: Restoring the Urban, the Rural and the Wild Call for Symposia, Workshops & Training Courses Proposals are now invited for symposia, workshops and training courses for the 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. The deadline for submitting a proposal is Friday 12th December 2014, however… Continue reading World Conference on Ecological Restoration

Exploring Environmental Photography

October 1–3, 2014 Universität Bern Institut für Kunstgeschichte Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4 Program Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Room 220 (2nd Floor West) 18.15-19.30 Evening Lecture (in German) God’s Own Junkyard. Architektur, Fotografie und Gemeinschaft Hubert Locher, Philipps-Universität Marburg Introduction: Peter Schneemann Thursday, October 2, 2014 Room 331 (3rd Floor West) 10.00-10.30 Welcome and Introduction: Sonja Feßel,… Continue reading Exploring Environmental Photography

Conference: Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures

Is culture the fourth pillar of sustainability alongside the ecological, economic and social aspects?How does culture act as a catalyst for ecological sustainability, human well-being and economic viability? What would our futures look like if sustainability was embedded in the multiple dimensions of culture? This landmark conference that takes place in Helsinki, 6-8 May 2015 explores… Continue reading Conference: Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures

Congress: Cities, Culture and Sustainability

International City Link Congress Cities, Culture and Sustainability September 12th 2014 in Hamburg / Germany. In a changing world of work and confronted with the consequences of climate and demographic changes, policies that strengthen social coherence are needed. On the background of these changes self-organised initiatives are emerging in many cities that already implement sustainable policies on a project level. Within the frame… Continue reading Congress: Cities, Culture and Sustainability

Notes from Underground: The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice

Repost. Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) Eleventh Biennial Conference, June 23- 27, 2015 University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE (INCLUDING SUBMISSIONS PAGE) WILL BE LIVE IN SEPTEMBER, 2014: www.uidaho.edu/asle   In Notes from Underground (1864), Dostoyevsky explores relations between modernity and its discontents at an important historical conjuncture: the novella’s unnamed, unpleasant… Continue reading Notes from Underground: The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice