La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

June 21 – 23, 2013, Jennifer Monson & friends/NY/Urbana, New York La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival which takes place in different venues and features emerging and seasoned choreographers, reflects La MaMa’s longstanding mission to performance that transcends politics and unifies cultures. For this occasion, Jennifer Monson & friends/NY/Urbana will perform at La MaMa experimental Theatre… Continue reading La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Land Arts Generator Initiative events

June 27- August 30, Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York “Our civilization has been built on non-renewable resources and an outmoded presumption that nature is limitless. Certainly art will continue to serve many purposes; however, for artists and designers who choose to engage in what Joanna Macy terms The Great Turning, what is the role… Continue reading Land Arts Generator Initiative events

Women’s Studio Workshop

June 15th, 2013 Living off the Land, in New York The project Living off the Land explores wild-growing edible plants and their potential to replace cultivated food plants. Local wild plants have a significantly higher nutritious value than their cultivated counterparts – and they don’t need to travel hundreds of miles to get to the… Continue reading Women’s Studio Workshop

Green Screens 2013 at Film Society of Lincoln Center

 May 31-June 4, 2013, Amphitheater at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, in New York Green Screens focuses on the planet for an entire week of films that examine eco-crises and also highlight what people all around the world are doing to face these challenges. COOL STORIES FOR WHEN THE PLANET GETS HOT is a part… Continue reading Green Screens 2013 at Film Society of Lincoln Center

Beyond the Surface: Environmental Art in Action

A conference investigating relationships between art and the environment May 31, 2013, 9 am – 5 pm, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia (USA) Bringing artists & arts professionals to Philadelphia to explore ways art can create environmental awareness while restoring ecological systems. With: Lillian Ball, Sam Bower, Jenny Laden, Stacy Levy, Amy Lipton, Eve Mosher, Frances… Continue reading Beyond the Surface: Environmental Art in Action

Maya Lin: Here and There

Apr 26, 2013 – Jun 22, 2013, at Pace Gallery, in New York (USA) New work by Maya Lin exploring her longtime interest in environmental issues, including rising currents and climate change, and expanding her engagement with natural and geographic forms. Click here for the gallery’s website An article on the exhibition was published in… Continue reading Maya Lin: Here and There

New Directions in Social Ecology: From Climate Action to Housing Justice

San Francisco (USA),  June 12th – 22nd 2013 Each year, the Institute for Social Ecology hosts intensive seminars for students, activists, and community leaders to come together to explore sets of dynamic and urgent social and ecological issues. They are partnering with the California Institute for Integral Studies based in the SOMA district. Classes will… Continue reading New Directions in Social Ecology: From Climate Action to Housing Justice

Paddling Theater on the Minnesota River

Theater in canoes as part of the Minnesota River History Weekend &Minnesota State Water Trails 50th Anniversary On May 18, 2013, PlaceBase Productions and performers from the Upper Minnesota River Valley area (in the USA) will stage a Paddling Theater Production on the Minnesota River as part of Minnesota River History Weekend and Minnesota State… Continue reading Paddling Theater on the Minnesota River

CSPA Quarterly: 10th Issue

The Center for Sustainable Practices in the Arts released the tenth issue of its quarterly online magazine. It contains content from contributors who were part of their first issue, along with a few new perspectives. Click here to read more

Exhibition: Trouble the Water

Legion Arts, 1103 Third Street SE Cedar Rapids, IA (USA), May 3 – June 16 2013 Legion Arts presents an exhibit in which a dozen contemporary artists from around the world explore issues related to water: droughts and floods, climate events and climate change, as well as the economics, distribution, uses and scarcity of this… Continue reading Exhibition: Trouble the Water