The Offer: Art, Ecology, Emergency: Sustaining Practice
17 Jun 2020
The Offer
Art, Ecology, Emergency: Sustaining Practice
Revisit The Offer from 17 June 2020 – Art, Ecology, Emergency: Sustaining Practice. Organised by the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute and the Eden Project, this two-part, free online event explores the intersections of artistic practice and ecology, bringing together artists, producers and academics to share their experiences and their research.
Part 1. The Morning Offer
11am–12.30pm
The morning session will focus on curatorial and academic perspectives, exploring the relationships between ecological research, artistic practice and public engagement.
Questions explored will include:
- What kind of ecological knowledge do we need to creatively navigate our way through crisis and uncertainty?
- How can ecological expertise inform creative practice?
- Are we all ecologists now?
Host: Caitlin DeSilvey: Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter
Speakers: Lucia Pietroiusti: Curator, General Ecology, Serpentine Galleries, London; co-curator, The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish, Dr Erini Saratsi: University of Reading, lead author on ‘Valuing Arts & Arts Research’ (2019).
Part 2. The Evening Offer
7.30–9pm
The evening session will focus on artists’ practice and modes of engaging with ecological research.
Questions explored will include:
- How can contemporary art practice open up social, ecological and geological perspectives on landscape and place?
- As artists making work in rural Cornwall, how do local geographies and communities inform and sustain your personal artistic practice?
- Can art play a role in helping us reflect on our individual relationships and responsibilities to nature?
Host: Misha Curson: Senior Curator at the Eden Project Ltd and Eden Project International Ltd
Speakers: Bram Thomas Arnold: artist, pedestrian, writer; Arts and Culture, University of Exeter Creative Fellow 2018/2019, Sara Bowler: artist and co-founder of the Goonhilly Village Green Project
“The Offer” online events series
Presented as part of The Offer – a series of regular online events from Culture Declares Emergency. Discover upcoming events and watch any past events you’ve missed.
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