Balance-Unbalance 2013

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Balance-Unbalance is an International Conference designed to use art as a catalyst to explore intersections between nature, science, technology and society as we move into an era of both unprecedented ecological threats and transdisciplinary possibilities. The organizers are thoroughly looking forward to

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The golden glow of arts funding

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Wooloo.org is the organisation in Copenhagen that came up with the idea of housing artists and activists in people’s home for the climate talks. Their website lists open calls for artist’s awards, residencies and other

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Prix Pictet | The global award in photography and sustainability

The exhibition of work by the artists shortlisted for Prix Pictet Power will be at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 10 – 28 October 2012. On 9 October there will be an Awards Ceremony with Kofi Annan, Honorary President of the Prix Pictet, at which the winner of the award will be

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The first river to have legal rights

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The Whanganui River, Aotearoa / New Zealand, photo: Phil Robinson

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Wallace Heim writes:

For the first time, a river has been given a legal voice. The Whanganui Riverin New Zealandhas become a legal entity, and will be recognised

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iLand’s 2012 iLAB Resident Update – Higher E.D.

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On Sunday September 23 from 11 am – 5 pm, the public can join Higher E+D (Ecology and Dance) to gather aerial data with kites/balloons and field data through dancing bodies.

Meet Lailye Weidman, Jess Einhorn and Liz Barry at Governor’s Island and travel to Lower

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Agreement entitles Whanganui River to legal identity

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Companies have ‘personhood,’ ie. a legal identity equivalent to people in the sense that they can enter into contracts and agreements (see Wikipedia article). This is a subject of considerable argument, and there are several campaigns to remove this status.

On the other

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The big idea? Get lost

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Wallace Heim writes:

Seminars about sustainability and the arts often, usefully but repeatedly, focus on energy use and material consumption. A public conversation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ‘What’s the Big Idea?’, organised by Creative Carbon

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Future Culture: [ln]tangible Heritage | Design | Cross Media

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2 December 2012: Opening reception & exhibition 3-5 December 2012: Symposium

“NODEM 2012 Hong Kong will bring together leading theorists, practitioners and artists in conversation about the future of digital heritage, creative practices, design and emerging technologies. Pioneers from diverse countries and cross-disciplinary fields will focus

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Weather presenter freaks out

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A colleague has emailed us this clip. A weather presenter strays into climate reporting, comedy and reality.

“ashdenizen blog and twitter are consistently among the best sources for information and reflection on developments in the field of arts and climate change in the UK” (2020

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Water, Water Everywhere

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Film still from Shifting directed by Michael Varisco

The Museums of Los Gatos hosts a Film screening of select films from the traveling media exhibition: “Water, Water Everywhere: Paean to a Vanishing Resource“, curated by [read more]

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