Paris France

Call for Papers: CONTEMP ART â€™12

December 23, 2011Cultura21Academic Research Center, Answers To The Questions, Berlin Germany, Call For Papers, Contemporary Art Conference, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Cultu, Eastern Mediterranean, Ecological Art, Francesca, Institutions, International Artists, Istanbul Turkey, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Mexico City, New Agenda, New Materials, New Millennium, Oleg, Paris France, Rana, Sacha, Tendencies, Vitality

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From the 11th to 14th of April 2012 the Contemporary Art Conference takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open to the approaches of institutions and history of contemporary art as well as to styles generated by various international artists with different tendencies. Contemporary art has contrary characteristics and constantly renews itself and its environment whether from new materials or ways of communicating with the audience. It gets into the focus of criticism, too.

â€œContemporary art, with all its wrapped dimensions, confronts us every day with new agenda and disputes.â€

The Contemp Art â€™12 tries to give answers to the questions that appear in the rise of the new millennium given this complex motion. Artists as well as institutions are welcomed to follow the call for papers. There are different suggestions on themes, a very interesting one for ecological art is the tendency of place, city and nature as well as material and environment.

The event will be arranged by the Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center.

Enquiries: info [at] contempartconference [dot] org
Web address: http://contempartconference.org

Artists & Environmental Change: The Elusive Power of Contemporary Art

December 17, 2011Cultura211980s, 21st Century, Art And Culture, Berlin Germany, Contemporary Art, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Curator, Dilemma, Ecological Artists, Enormity, Environmental Change, Francesca, Human Health, Joseph Beuys, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Mexico City, New Insights, New Ways, Oleg, Paris France, Public Welfare, Rana, Sacha, Social Engagement, Treading Water, Urban Landscapes, Vitality

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Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century Is Treading Water

The â€œLandâ€œ artists in the 1970s as well as artists like Joseph Beuys and Agnes Denes in the 1980s paved the way for the ecological artists today and for art to act as an agent for social change.

Today environmental art includes various approaches and issues. Artists employ urban landscapes as well as other environments in order to serve as a platform to show their concepts to their audience. Sustainability has found its way to art and culture and artists see new ways of enacting change and of collaborating e.g. with scientists.

The exhibition Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century Is Treading Water contributed to this process and the artistsâ€™ desire for social engagement. This wide-ranging show supported this trend, which has been the theme of numerous films, writings and exhibitions over the past decade.

Too Shallow for Diving put the focus on problems surrounding water and its impact on our natural world, human health and public welfare. The Curator Carolyn Speranza stated, that â€œâ€¦the sixteen artists aim to provide viewers with new insights and perspectives about our existing world and the enormity of the dilemma facing our water supply.â€

More information about the artists and the exhibition can be found in a review in the Artes Magazine here.

U-N-F-O-L-D in New York

December 12, 2011Cultura21Aviva, Berlin Germany, C Johnson, Cape Farewell, Climate Change, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Creative Agency, Creative Interventions, Da Cunha, Events And Performances, Exhibition, Expeditions, Francesca, John Moores University, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Mexico City, Mosher, Oleg, Oppositions, Paris France, Parsons School, Rahmani, Rana, Sacha, Sheila, Sjdc, Vitality, Wnsr

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New York

30 September â€“ 15 December 2011

The Exhibition U-N-F-O-L-D exhibition continues until 15 December in New York City at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New School for Design. It shows the work of twenty-five artists who took part in Cape Farewell expeditions 2007 and 2008 to the High Arctic and 2009 to the Andes, where they were able to witness the consequences of climate change and global warming. Their work is an innovative response to these processes and explores the role that human activity plays in it. In this way the artists aim to raise awareness and create a cultural shift through their work.

The programme of public events and performances can be downloaded here.

A series of exciting lectures, panels and special events are broadcasted on newschoolradio.org.
One of these broadcasts is â€œWhat Ifs: Climate Change and Creative Agencyâ€œ, in which Architect and planner Dilip da Cunha and artists Aviva Rahmani and Susannah Sayler as well as artist Eve Mosher talk about their creative interventions and debate oppositions and collaborations between science and art. The webradiocast can be found on http://wnsr.parsons.edu/2011/10/19/what-ifs-climate-change-and-creative-agency/

In February 2012 the U-N-F-O-L-D heads to Liverpool, where it opens at John Moores University.

Call for Submissions: Horizons â€“ Arts in Nature

December 12, 2011Cultura21, Open CallsApplication Form, Art Event, Art Piece, Art School, Art Workshops, Artistic Experience, Berlin Germany, Call For Submissions, Contemporary Art, Copenhagen Denmark, Countryside, Cozzolino, E Mail, Francesca, Horizons, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Le Mont Dore, Lieutenant, Massif Central, Mexico City, Nature, Oleg, Paris France, Professional Artists, Rana, Rencontres, Sacha, Theme Park, Tourist Office, Tourists, Vitality, Website Www, Works Of Art

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France -Â The Horizons â€“ Arts in Nature event will take place between the 16th June and 16th September 2012. It is the 6th of a contemporary art event based on short-lived visual works of art.

Managed by the Sancy Tourist Office, the call for projects involves the creation of 11 works of art in the Sancy Massif located in the heart of the Massif Central in France and exceptionally within the theme park Vulcania.

The works of art will be put up in places where they highlight the surrounding countrysideâ€™s qualities. Discovery trails and Art workshops for children are held around the art piece in order to mediate their content.

The event aims at developing contemporary art in the area, allowing professional artists to contribute their sensitivity to the area. Furthermore it is supposed to reinforce the growth of tourism in the Sancy Massif by addressing so-called cultural tourists as well as people passing through.

The event is open to artists with a strong national or/and international artistic experience and to young talents, who just or recently â€“ less than 2 years- graduated from art school.

To download the application form for 2012, description of the territory and listing of the sites please go to the website of the event:
www.horizons-sancy.com (section: ESPACE PRO)

For further information about the territory, please visit the Sancy website: www.sancy.com
Contact:
Magalie Vassenet
E-mail: m [dot] vassenet [at] sancy [dot] com

Deadline for reception of the applications: Monday 19th December 2011, to the address below:
Horizons â€“ Rencontres Arts Nature â€“ Office de Tourisme du Sancy
AllÃ©e du Lieutenant Farmont â€“ 63 240 LE MONT DORE

Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change

December 11, 2011Cultura21, Open CallsBerlin Germany, Call For Papers, Climate Change, Climate Politics, Consumer Culture, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Culture Politics, Culture Studies, Documentary Feature Film, Environmental Journalism, Francesca, Global Level, International Climate Negotiations, Journalism Studies, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Mexico City, National Elections, Oleg, Paris France, Policymakers, Political Communication, Political Processes, Rana, Sacha, Science Media, September 13, Social Movements, State Actors, University Of Colorado, University Of Colorado Boulder, Visual Culture, Well Communication

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USA

September 13-15 2012

The Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change is an event of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, that takes place from the 13th to the 15th of September 2012.

Which obstacles and opportunities are U.S. climate policymakers and scientists confronted with? Current issues of climate change will be focused at the International Conference on Culture, Politics and Climate Change. This will happen in a cross-disciplinary way, in order to look at the topic and at intersections between culture, politics and science from different viewpoints.

The political and cultural discourse generates many questions concerning climate change:

How can climate change be addressed on a national scale? Or should climate change rather be addressed on a global level? How is policy made and what is the role of state and non-state actors? How is meaning is derived from our shared culture?

Especially in the U.S. the topic is relevant, all the more facing the national elections and ongoing international climate negotiations.

The Call for Papers is addressed to presenters, who look at the communication of climate change in public and its effect on other cultural and political processes. Comparisons, with papers and panels on culture, politics and climate change in the U.S. and other countries are welcomed.

The following questions may be considered as suggestions for papers and panels,but can be enhanced by other ideas as well:

Communication of science
Media and environmental policy
Social movements/activism
Political communication of climate change
Mediated representation
Non-state actors in climate politics and communication
Journalism studies
Visual culture
Consumer culture studies
Spiritualities of globalization
Religions and the environment
Documentary/feature film

For more information, contact:

Deserai A. Crow, Associate Director, Center for Environmental
JournalismÂ deserai [dot] crow [at] colorado [dot] eduor have a look at the homepage of the conference www.climateculturepolitics.org
The Call for Papers can be downloaded as PDF file here:

Sept 2012 CU-Boulder conference â€“ media, culture & climate change CFP

The deadline for submissions and abstracts is January 10, 2012.

Exhibition: Andrea Polli â€“ Breathless

December 9, 2011Cultura2128 October, Aesthetic Experiences, Albuquerque, American Artist, Andrea, Art Park, Berlin Germany, Bindi, Climate Variations, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Cravero, Effects Of Climate Change, Environmental Installations, Exhibition Place, Francesca, Friday 13, Gaia, Invisible Effects, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Living Art, Mail, Media Installations, Mexico City, Oleg, Paris France, Rana, Sacha, Solo Exhibition, Turin Italy, Urban Air Pollution, Varga, Video Links, Vitality, Weather Experts

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Turin

28 October 2011 -26 February 2012

Andrea Polli

BREATHLESS

in collaboration with Chuck Varga

From the 28th of October 2011 to the 26th ofÂ February 2012 the first solo exhibition by Andrea Polli takes place in Turin in Italy. Andrea Polli is known as an ecological artist and lives and works in Albuquerque in New Mexico. She presents some of her most meaningful works in collaboration with Chuck Varga at PAV Living Art Park in Turin.

Her exhibition Breathless deals in an innovative way with the comprehension of phenomena like climate change and global warming. In cooperation with scientists, weather experts and climatologists she transforms scientific data in aesthetic experiences through mixed media installations. For example data on urban air pollution is analyzed and different interpretations are offered. She chooses site-specific environmental installations to make invisible effects of climate change visible and tangible for the visitor. Polli also sees signs of cultural change in the climate variations and investigates the impact of the climate on the future of life and on the balance of the whole planet.

The exhibition of the American artist is curated by Gaia Bindi and Claudio Cravero and the opening hours are Wednesday to Friday, 13.00 â€“ 18.00 and Saturdays and Sundays, 12.00 â€“ 19.00.

You can find more info, photo, biographic news and video links about the artist at www.andreapolli.com.
For more information about the exhibition mail to info [at] parcoartevivente [dot] it

Exhibition in New York

December 8, 2011Cultura21Aron, Ben Cohen, Berlin Germany, C Johnson, Climate Change, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Daniella, Fieldnotes, Gowanus, Hoke, Howard Hannah, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Leyva, Louis Cohen, Mare Liberum, Mexico City, November 2, Oleg, Paris France, Paschke, Research Exhibition, Sacha, Sayler, Simonetta, Volinsky

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New YorkÂ -Â November 2 to December 15, 2011

FIELDNOTES FROM THE GOWANUS is a visual research exhibition led by The Canary Project commissioned by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. It takes place from November 2 to December 15, 2011 and features the work of Aron Louis Cohen,Â Daniella Garcia Rosales, Mare Liberum (Ben Cohen, Dylan Gauthier, Stephan von Muehlen), Curtis Hamilton, BlandÂ Hoke,Â Christine Sandoval Howard,Â Hannah Kramm, Camilo Leyva, Simonetta Moro,Â Sayler / Morris (The Canary Project) with Evan Paschke, Rebecca Volinsky and Louis Wright.

Part of the public programs in conjunction with the exhibition U-n-f-o-l-d: A Cultural Response to Climate Change.

High Arctic Film Weekend

December 1, 2011Cultura21Arctic Exhibition, Arctic Expeditions, Berlin Germany, Canadian High Commission, Climate Change, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Cultu, Documentaries, Film Experts, Films, Francesca, Frozen Planet, Inuit Communities, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, London, Mexico City, National Archive, National Maritime, National Maritime Museum, Oleg, Paris France, Planet Series, Preview Screening, Rana, Rare Archival Footage, Rare Footage, Royal Anthropological Institute, Sacha, Vitality

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LondonÂ -Â December 3/4, 2011
On December the 3rd and 4th, the National Maritime Museum in London hosts the High Arctic Film Weekend. In parallel, the High Arctic exhibition is shown at the National Maritime Museum until the 13th of January 2012, too.
The weekend of Arctic films complements it by featuring a range of documentaries, Inuit features and rare archival footage. The purpose is to expose different representations of the Arctic over the past century.

Why are we so fascinated by the Arctic? Which impact has the climate change for the Arctic? Which problems are Inuit communities confronted with? Among others, these questions will be discussed in-between the screenings.

A special preview screening of the BBC Frozen Planet series programme 7 â€“ On Thin Ice as well asÂ rare footage of early Arctic expeditions from the BFI National Archive will be shown and film experts, scientists and artists will be there to answer questions and discuss with the audience.

The event is organised in association with the BFI National Archive, Royal Anthropological Institute and Canadian High Commission.
In order to view the full prgramme see http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/events/high-arctic-film-weekend

Heavy Water â€“ Peter Greenaway

November 22, 2011Cultura2122 October, Artist Peter, Artistic Fields, Berlin Germany, British Filmmaker, Classic Paintings, Contemporary World, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Cult Classics, Dramatic Mix, Exhibit Halls, Heavy Water, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Last Decade, Melting Ice Caps, Mexico City, Multimedia Project, Nuclear Proliferation, Oleg, Paris France, Peter Greenaway, Philosophical Debates, Rana, Sacha, Solo Exhibitions, Sound Painting, Spectacular Project, Thin Veneer, Venice Biennale

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Tel Aviv

22 October â€“ 3 December 2011

The famous British filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway presents a new, spectacular project Heavy Water, a multimedia project by Change Performing Arts, which was especially planned for Chelouche Galleryâ€™s unique exhibit halls in Israel.
After showing projects such as the 9 Classic Paintings Revisited and Leonardoâ€™s last supper in solo exhibitions as well as famous international art events like the Venice Biennale and Expo Shanghai, Greenaway now celebrate World PremiÃ¨re in Israel.

He is known for his unique avant-garde approach andÂ his cinematic work has been praised by the critics. Many of his films have become cult classics. Greenaway explores and experiments in new artistic fields: He likes to probe the boundaries of different media types, challenge his audience and he spursÂ philosophical debates regarding the role of art in the contemporary world and in our lives in general.
Greenawayâ€™s new project Heavy Water is a theatrical and dramatic mix of sound, painting, drawing and video, accompanied by the publication of an art book. It elicits apocalyptic thoughts and contains an ostensibly prophetic warning concerning nuclear proliferation and the future of our planet.

â€žIn the last decade, global warming, changing meteorological patterns, melting ice-caps and deepening seas have re-alerted our respectful contemplation of water. Most of the paintings in this catalogue were made in a house in Amsterdam not far from the North Sea, and evidence is gathering that this house will be swept away by floods before the year 2035. The events in this year of 2011 in Japan have disturbed us all and brought vividly to our attention, the thin veneer of our control over water.â€œ Peter Greenaway

For further information see http://www.chelouchegallery.com/exhibitionsCurrent.php

Sociology of the Arts â€“ Artistic Practices

November 20, 2011Cultura21, Open CallsApril 2007, Art Criticism, Art Theory, Artistic Practices, Berlin Germany, Call For Papers, Commercialisation, Copenhagen Denmark, Core Areas, Cozzolino, European Sociological Association, Film Television, Francesca, Further Development, G Music, Impact Of Technology, Including Art, Kagan, Kajsa, Karlheinz Essl, Koefoed, Members, Mexico City, Music Sociology, Oleg, Paris France, Production Distribution, Rana, Sacha, Schatzki, Scholarly Exchange, Sociologist, Sociologists, Vienna Austria, Vitality

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Vienna

5th to 8th of September 2012

Call for Papers: The 7th Conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts, which is part of the European Sociological Association (ESA), takes place from the 5th to the 8th of September 2012 in Vienna, Austria. The conference will be organised by the Institute for Music Sociology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and is an event in a biannual rhythm since 2000. The key aim of these conferences is to enable collaboration and scholarly exchange between art sociologists and other scholars of the arts, and to support the presentation of new research projects. Furthermore, inspiration for the further development of the sociology of the arts can be seen as a goal.

The invited four key speakers, Karlheinz Essl (composer), Nathalie Heinich (sociologist), Theodore Schatzki (philosopher) and Laurent ThÃ©venot (sociologist) will focus their speeches on artistic practices. The conference welcomes participants and papers on all core areas of arts sociology.Â (Please find the PDF file of the call for papers at the bottom of this post.)
Experienced as well as young scholars from various disciplines sensitive to social inquiries into the arts are invited to participate in the conference. Their presentations can be related to following fields:

Sociology focused on particular domains in arts including architecture, urban planning, applied arts, arts within the domain of popular culture (e.g. film, television, and popular music) as well as traditional â€˜highâ€™ arts (e.g. music, visual arts, literature, theatre, etc.).
The process of production, distribution, promotion and commercialisation of works of art including the impact of technology, new means of production, forms of collaboration, the formation of art theory, the development of arts markets, process of valuation etc.
The process of presentation and mediation of arts including art criticism and publicity in all domains of the arts, museums, theatres, concerts, audience studies, attitudes towards the audience, educational programs, etc.
Professional development including amateurs and semi-amateurs, vocational education, art schools, professional differentiation, artistic income, artistic reputation, relation to arts management, etc.
Arts organisations (not only houses such as museums, theatres but also festivals and artistsâ€™ unions) â€“ investigation of historical development, power relations, effects, program selection, processes within the organisations such as gate-keeping, leadership, etc.
Arts policy (especially the sociological aspects thereof) including legal issues, public and private funding, public discourse and debates (e.g. classification of art, arts and religious symbols, arts and sexuality, arts and racism), censorship, analysis of the impact of arts, sustainability, lobbying associations, cultural ministries or other government bodies.
Social and cognitive effects of the arts including:Â arts and identity formation, arts and bodies, aesthetic experience, arts and ethics, coding and decoding, gender related practices, ethnographic aspects, art for social transformation, arts in communities and arts as a part of urban culture.
Arts from a macrosociological perspective including: (de-)institutionalisation, economisation, globalisation vs. localism, digitalisation, mediamorphosis, arts and social cohesion, arts and ethics, arts and hegemony and arts and power.
Theoretical development in arts sociology such as the production of culture approach, (post-) structuralism, field theory, system theory, praxeology as well as methodological issues.

The deadline for submission is the 31st of January 2012.
Further information on the conference and about the application details can be found on the conference website.

The call for papers can be downloaded as PDF file here:

Call for Papers, Vienna 5-8 Sept.2012, ESA-RN02

For further details on the conference please contact zembylas [at] mdw [dot] ac [dot] at or tel. +43-1-71155-3617.