Artistic Responses

Street Poetry

February 2, 2014Artists and Climate ChangeArtistic Responses, Chantal Bilodeau, Climate Change, Street Art, Street Poetry

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From Street Art Utopia.

Filed under: Poetry, Visual Arts

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Artists and Climate Change is a blog by playwright Chantal Bilodeau that tracks artistic responses from all disciplines to the problem of climate change. It is both a study about what is being done, and a resource for anyone interested in the subject. Art has the power to reframe the conversation about our environmental crisis so it is inclusive, constructive, and conducive to action. Art can, and should, shape our values and behavior so we are better equipped to face the formidable challenge in front of us.

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Sustainable Transformation of Global Society – Navigating Ecological Times, Whitechapel Gallery, London

August 21, 2013Cultura21Aesthetics, Art Historians, Art History, Art Practice, Art Production, Artistic Responses, Contemporary Art, Curated Exhibitions, Curators, East European Art, Ecological Realities, Fowkes, Gallery London, Global Society, Globalisation, Maja, Predicament, Reuben, Symposia, World Act

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Friday 30 August, 2013, Navigating Ecological Times,Â Whitechapel Gallery, London

A study afternoon of presentations and discussion on art practice and sustainability with artists Lise Autogena, Fernando Garcia-Dory and TamÃ¡s KaszÃ¡s and led byÂ curators by Maja and Reuben Fowkes.Â This symposium looks at the challenges of living in ecological times and the sense in which the current political, economic and environmental predicament might also offer opportunities for a sustainable transformation of global society. How have artists sought to navigate the dilemmas of living and working in a world system thatÂ seems chronically out of touch with ecological realities and can they, through their practice and approach to the world, act as guides duringÂ times of crisis?

â€˜Navigating Ecological Timesâ€™ is realised through the River School and supported by the EU Culture Programme.Â Maja and Reuben Fowkes are art historians and curators whose interests in the field of art and ecology are manifest in their curated exhibitions, symposia and writings, which have explored key ideas and practices around green curating, environmental art history and the sustainability of contemporary art. Their work also focuses on the theory and aesthetics of East European art from the art production of the socialist era to contemporary artistic responses to the transformations brought by globalisation.

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Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

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– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)
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A Song of Our Warming Planet

August 17, 2013Artists and Climate ChangeAction Art, Artistic Responses, Cello, Cello Music, Chantal Bilodeau, Climate Change, Climate Science, Daniel Crawford, Glimpse, Music Artists, Musical Representation, Nasa, Nasa Goddard Institute, Nasa Space, Photo Clip, Playwright, Remarkable Example, Space Studies, Surface Temperature Data, Temperature Graph, Undergrad, Vivid Experience

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Daniel Crawford; photo clip from A Song of Our Warming Planet

Sometimes the arts can turn a cold set of data into a vivid experience. A remarkable example of this is how University of Minnesota undergrad Daniel Crawford uses his cello to communicate climate science through music. Crawford based his composition, A Song of Our Warming Planet, on surface temperature data from theÂ NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies. Each note represents a year from 1880 to 2012, with low notes assigned to relatively cool years and high notes to relatively warm years. The result is a haunting musical representation of the state of our planet, and a glimpse at where it is heading. I promise after listening to the piece, you will never be able to forget that temperature graph ever again.

Several articles have Â written about the project. If youâ€™re interested in Crawfordâ€™s process, make sure to look atÂ Climate ProgressÂ andÂ ensia.

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Artists and Climate Change is a blog by playwright Chantal Bilodeau that tracks artistic responses from all disciplines to the problem of climate change. It is both a study about what is being done, and a resource for anyone interested in the subject. Art has the power to reframe the conversation about our environmental crisis so it is inclusive, constructive, and conducive to action. Art can, and should, shape our values and behavior so we are better equipped to face the formidable challenge in front of us.

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Defining Climate Change Photography

June 24, 2013Artists and Climate ChangeAction Art, Artistic Responses, Artists, blog, Chantal Bilodeau, Climate Change, Disciplines, Joan Sullivan, Photo, Photographer, Photographers, Photography, Playwright, Quebec, Stunning Photographs

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photo by Joan Sullivan

Quebec-based photographer Joan Sullivan wrote a very insightful post on her blog about climate change photography and the role of climate change photographers in influencing the debate about the way forward.

Also, make sure you look at her website for some stunning photographs.

Filed under: Photography

Artists and Climate Change is a blog by playwright Chantal Bilodeau that tracks artistic responses from all disciplines to the problem of climate change. It is both a study about what is being done, and a resource for anyone interested in the subject. Art has the power to reframe the conversation about our environmental crisis so it is inclusive, constructive, and conducive to action. Art can, and should, shape our values and behavior so we are better equipped to face the formidable challenge in front of us.

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A Brilliant Idea: Warning Labels

June 20, 2013Artists and Climate ChangeAction Art, Artistic Responses, Based Organization, blog, Brilliant Idea, Chantal Bilodeau, Cigarette Packages, Climate Change, Communication Artists, Disciplines, Executive Director, Fossil Fuels, Gas Pumps, Horizon, Lawyer, Playwright, Warning Labels

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I just came across this blog post by Robert Shirkey, lawyer and executive director of the Toronto-based organization Our Horizon. Shirkey argues that, just like we have warning labels on cigarette packages, we should have warning labels on gas pumps that remind us that the use of fossil fuels contributes to climate change. A very simple but powerful idea.

Filed under: Climate Communication

Artists and Climate Change is a blog by playwright Chantal Bilodeau that tracks artistic responses from all disciplines to the problem of climate change. It is both a study about what is being done, and a resource for anyone interested in the subject. Art has the power to reframe the conversation about our environmental crisis so it is inclusive, constructive, and conducive to action. Art can, and should, shape our values and behavior so we are better equipped to face the formidable challenge in front of us.

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Using Memes to Improve Climate Change Communication

June 15, 2013Artists and Climate ChangeAction Art, Artistic Responses, Balazs, blog, Change Communication, Chantal Bilodeau, Climate Change, Communication Artists, Disciplines, Face, Global Warming, Improve Communication, Intriguing Article, Joe Brewer, Lazlo, Memes, Playwright, Virus

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Global Warming Meme Map

An intriguing articleÂ just got published that puts forward a theory about why the messaging about global warming has been wrong. Hint: it may be because global warming is not an experience; itâ€™s a meme. You can find the full report on which the article is based, called Global Warming is a Virus, compiled byÂ Joe Brewer and Balazs Lazlo Karafiath,Â here.

Filed under: Climate Communication

Artists and Climate Change is a blog by playwright Chantal Bilodeau that tracks artistic responses from all disciplines to the problem of climate change. It is both a study about what is being done, and a resource for anyone interested in the subject. Art has the power to reframe the conversation about our environmental crisis so it is inclusive, constructive, and conducive to action. Art can, and should, shape our values and behavior so we are better equipped to face the formidable challenge in front of us.