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The Man Who Planted Trees at WSD2013

August 21, 2013CSPA Convergence, WSDAcorn, Adults, Barren Wasteland, Breezes, Guardian, Heartbreak, Inspiring Story, Jean Giono, Lincoln, Lincoln Centre, Lt, Man Who Planted Trees, Plants, Puppet, Puppet Show, Regeneration, Sydney Opera House, Theatrical Adaptation, Ups, Willow, Wit

Wed 11 Sept 13.30

The Willow Theatre

This multi-sensory theatrical adaptation of Jean Gionoâ€™s environmental classic tells the inspiring story of a shepherd who plants a forest, acorn by acorn, transforming a barren wasteland.

As much a touching tale as it is a hilarious puppet show, The Man Who Planted Trees shows us the difference one man (and his dog!) can make to the world. Touring since 2006 in the UK and internationally including repeat seasons at the Sydney Opera House and New Yorkâ€™s Lincoln Centre Institute.

â€œLaughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific.â€ (The Guardian)

Who should attend?

Suitable for adults and children over 7.

Price: Â£6

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Key contributors

Elspeth Murray
Richard Medrington<
Puppet State Theatre Company

Links:
www.puppetstate.comÂ
@PuppetStateThtr
facebook.com/puppetstate

The Foraged Book Project

June 28, 2013newsArt Equipment, Audience, Collaboration, Derelict, Different Perspectives, Drennan, Exhibitions, Facebook, Food Art, Food Equipment, Forager, Illustrations, James Wood, Natural Landscapes, Participants, Plants, Possibilities, Processing Materials, Project Collaboration, Recipes, Research Stages, Twitter, Wildlife Tours

A collaboration between renowned foragerÂ Fergus DrennanÂ and artistÂ James WoodÂ to produce a unique book made entirely from plants foraged from the wild, and to host related public events that will offer participants deeply engaging interactions with the natural world including food making and participating arts.

Together Fergus and James will collaborate on the production of a book. Physically every material used within the book will be foraged and processed by either Fergus or James. The content of the book will include information, recipes, illustrations, tips and hints on foraging and processing materials for food and art equipment. The book will show the wonderful possibilities that lie within the natural landscapessurrounding us. It will get people interested in foraging and will offer different perspectives on derelict urban plots, parks and green spaces â€“ revealing the potential of how these spaces can be used beyond walking spots.

Whilst Fergus and James will develop the book as collaboration, a key part of the project will be to pass on the information and techniques we learn during the research stages of the books production to a wider audience as well as allowing them to participate in a form of sustainable art. To achieve this, we will carry out a number of workshops and wildlife tours that include teaching and performing some of the recipes used within the book whilst keeping a continued focus on some combined Artistic outcomes. For more information on up and coming workshops, exhibitions and tours join our mailing list or watch our twitter and facebook pages as well as theÂ WorkshopsÂ section of this site.

http://www.theforagedbookproject.co.uk/

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Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest

April 21, 2012ecoartscotland1 Acre, Acre Forest, Curators, Ecology, Edge Research, Fremantle, Indian Man, International Networks, Plants, Research Associate, Robert Gordon University, School Of Art, Scientists, Tag Line, Theoretical Texts, Weblog, Wonderful Story

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Design wonâ€™t save the world on its own regardless of the tag line of this weblog, but performing a life differently can make a real difference â€“ 30 years of improvising a forest.Â Â Wonderful story.Â

ecoartscotland is a resource focused on art and ecology for artists, curators, critics, commissioners as well as scientists and policy makers. It includes ecoartscotland papers, a mix of discussions of works by artists and critical theoretical texts, and serves as a curatorial platform.

It has been established byÂ Chris Fremantle, producer and research associate withÂ On The Edge Research,Â Grayâ€™s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University. Fremantle is a member of a number of international networks of artists, curators and others focused on art and ecology.
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entwined / suainte

July 3, 2011ecoartscotland6 August, Art Gallery, Curators, Double Glass Doors, Ecology, Edge Research, Exhibition, Fremantle, International Networks, Inverness Museum, Personal Responses, Plants, Research Associate, Rope, Ropes, School Of Art, Scientists, Stairs, Theoretical Texts, Town Hall

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New exhibition by Caroline Dear comprising 100 ropes from 50 plants.

â€œmake a rope a dayâ€¦. These ropes are an exploration of plants, of place, and of my personal responses to these through the making of them.â€

Find excellent documentation on the blog as above.

9th July â€“ 6 August 2011 at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (the entrance is round the back, go up the hill beside the town hall the gallery is through the double glass doors and then up the stairs).

ecoartscotland is a resource focused on art and ecology for artists, curators, critics, commissioners as well as scientists and policy makers. It includes ecoartscotland papers, a mix of discussions of works by artists and critical theoretical texts, and serves as a curatorial platform.

It has been established byÂ Chris Fremantle, producer and research associate withÂ On The Edge Research,Â Grayâ€™s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University. Fremantle is a member of a number of international networks of artists, curators and others focused on art and ecology.

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Give or Take Day

October 3, 2010ArcolaBaby Books, Baby Equipment, Bikes, Child Car Seats, Clothes, Cots, Electrical Goods, Equipment Books, Furniture, Garden Tools, Org Uk, Plants, Project Www, Recycling Project, Shelves, Side Tables, Toys

Give or Take (with Forest Recycling Project www.frponline.org.uk/)

Bring what you donâ€™t want and take what you do!Â

What can you give? Baby equipment, books, toys, childrenâ€™s bikes, kitchenware, paint (reusable), plants, garden tools and equipment and even small electrical goods and furniture (side tables, shelves, cots etc).Â Â

What can you take? Anything you need.Â And you donâ€™t have to give to take but please do try!

Please do not give clothes, hazardous or toxic items or second hand child car seats.

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New Exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum! Fritz Haeg

June 20, 2010newsAgriculture, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, American Dream, Animals, Atrium, Compost, Contemporary Art Museum, Definitions, Exhibition, Fritz Haeg, June 27, Museum Staff, Participatory Projects, People, Photographs, Plants, Productive Garden, Studio Projects, Time Lapse

The Aldrich is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition

Fritz Haeg: Something for Everyone

June 27, 2010, to January 2, 2011

Experience Fritz Haegâ€™s unconventional exhibition, Something for Everyone, a series of participatory projects for plants, animals, and people presented in the Museumâ€™s grounds and atrium. One component, Edible Estate #9, places a productive garden on the Museumâ€™s pristine front lawn in Ridgefieldâ€™s historic district, where the Museum staff will grow their own food and create compost, transforming this longstanding symbol of the â€œAmerican Dreamâ€ and questioning definitions of agriculture and art. For updates about programs and events related to the exhibition, as well as time-lapse photographs of the installation, please visit:

www.fritzhaeg.com/studio/projects/aldrich.html

Exhibition Opening

Sunday, June 27, 2010; 2:30 to 5:30 pm

Join us at the reception; explore the work on view; and meet the artist!

New Exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum! Fritz Haeg.

Future of Urban Agriculture in Rooftop Farms and Natalie Jeremijenko on Popularmechanics.com

June 10, 2010newsActive Member, Aerospace Engineer, Art Movement, Associate Professor, Computer Science, efficiency, Environmental Health, Faculty Appointments, Integrated Systems, Natalie, Natalie Jeremijenko, Neuroscience, New York University, Nyu, Physics, Plants, Popularmechanics, Precision Engineering, Real Estate, Shape, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, Visual Art Department

Natalie Jeremijenko, an aerospace engineer and environmental health professor at New York University, came up with a rooftop design to solve these common problems for urban farming. Her fixtures may be more economical than other urban farm concepts because they take up real estate that otherwise goes unused, and unlike other urban farm designs, they can pack in the plants, because everything, from the integrated systems to their bubble shape, is a slave to efficiency.

Natalie Jeremijenko (born 1966) is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of theÂ net.art movement, and her work primarily explores the interface between society, the environment and technology. She is currently an Associate Professor atÂ NYU in the Visual Art Department, and has affiliated faculty appointments in Computer Science and Environmental Studies.

Check out the full article here:

Future of Urban Agriculture in Rooftop Farms – Vertical and Rooftop Agriculture – Popularmechanics.com.

Mel Chin to speak at Farm Lab 2/11 7pm

February 8, 2010EcoLOGIC LAAgronomist, Being An Artist, Collaboration, Combining Art, Decades, Dollar Bill, Farmlab, Heavy Metals, Landfill Site, Mel Chin, Money, Natural Processes, New Orleans, Pioneer, Plants, Remediation, Revival, Soil

For those of us who have followed the art and ecology movement over the last two decades, Mel Chin is considered an influential pioneer combining art with brownfield remediation. His famous or infamous Revival Field (1989-ongoing) funded with NEA money that was rescinded then later reinstated, demonstrated the natural processes of removing heavy metals from soil using hyper accumulator plants. He did this project in collaboration with an agronomist at a landfill site in Minnesota.

Mel will be in Los Angeles next week to give a talk on his Fundred Dollar Bill Project in New Orleans. If you have never heard him speak, you should go, with the promise that you will be entertained and educated. Being an artist should be so much fun!

For more information go the FarmLab website HERE

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The pansy project: art as a commemoration

October 19, 2009news, RSA Arts & EcologyBati Man, Bedding Plants, Commemoration, David Morley, Ecology, Images, Names, Online Memorials, Pansies, Pansy, Plants, Poignancy, Pouf, Project Art, Shout

â€œI think itâ€™s time we went gay bashing again!â€ Grovesnor Street, Manchester by Paul Harfleet

I like the bald poignancy of this ongoing work which I just stumbled on. Paul Harfleet atÂ The Pansy Project plants pansies at the sites of homophobic attacks. Each pansy is named after the incident involved. In his online gallery where the memorials are collected together, the simple images of vulnerable bedding plants sit alongside jarring titles likeÂ â€œLetâ€™s kill the Bati-Manâ€ orâ€œFaggot! Pouf! Bender!â€ The most poignant of all are the ones with names as titles:Â For Dwan Price, For David Morley.

The Pansy Project will be atÂ Shout Festival, Birmingham in November 2009.

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The Publicity Plant

June 16, 2009newsAmsterdam, Bouquet Of Flowers, Critique, Daylight Hours, Fellow Graduate Student, Few Minutes, Google, Google Search, Google Searches, Grad Student, Graduation, Immediacy, July 1, Kinds Of Flowers, Light Switch, Plants, Publicity, Semblance, Transparency, Twitters

Amsterdam-based artist and grad student Sander Veenhof has come up with an interactive and innovative way to spread the word on his name: A plant where the light only switches on when someone blogs, twitters or does a google search for his name. The project is an attempt to grow a “graduation bouquet” of flowers for Sander’s July 1 graduation.

Here’s what the flowers looked like a few minutes ago when I did a google search to turn the light on:

These plants look like they need a little love…why not help this guy out by doing some google searches? As a fellow graduate student in art, I can understand the need and desire to get your name out there. Guess that’s why I’m enjoying playing right into his project by making a blog post about his project.

Since this is grad student work, I’ll also jump right in with my critique: I need more transparency. What kinds of flowers are there? How long does the light switch on when his name is searched or blogged? Do different searches/posts/etc result in more or less time? Won’t the plants be all fucked up if they are not controlled for some semblance of normal daylight hours? (However, I do like the immediacy of turning the lights on immediatly….)

Check out the Publicity Plant at www.sndrv.nl/publicityplant/

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