CSPA November 2009 Newsletter

CSPA October 2009 Newsletter

Green Awards at LDI

Isolation is the essence of Land Art (WDM)
It has been over 20 years since I was in New Mexico. When I considered why this was, I realized that most of the places I’ve traveled to for art events in the US have been where CAA, AAM, or AFTA conferences usually take place, like Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, and New York City. I guess a city needs

Buildings & Grounds – Student Interest in Sustainability Rises, Despite Lack of Curricular Sup
The National Wildlife Federation is releasing a report today that documents more than 160 student-led projects in sustainability and offers tips on how to start similar projects on campuses across the country. Julian Keniry, director of the Campus Ecology program at the federation, said that the examples in the report document what many have observed about the current sustainability movement: There is unprecedented student interest in sustainability issues that has given rise to a diverse set of activities. Ms. Keniry also said interest in sustainability cuts across some geographic and political demographics. “We have been impressed by the breadth of involvement,̶

RSA sets up Arts for COP15 network
RSA sets up Arts for COP15 network The RSA Arts & Ecology Centre has set up the web-based network, Arts For COP15, for artists and arts professionals who are producing work in the run up to and during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 09. It is designed as a site to publicise arts events that relate to COP15 Share knowledge and resources with other artists and arts professionals discuss how arts strategy around climate and social change can evolve research into the range and success of these

Ghost Forest by Angela Palmer, Trafalgar Square
It’s an amazing achievement, to unlock this space for this kind of exhibit. The crowds I saw were drawn to the sheer strangeness and hugeness of the shapes of the trees, which are supposed to link the ideas of deforestation and climate change. Angela Palmer has done something remarkable in persuading the Mayor’s office to let her use this space for this work. Its scale and ambition makes the current occupant of the Fourth Plinth look rather irrelevant. But, being honest, I’m not sure it works that well, either as a polemic or as art; I’m not sure it left people convinced. Palmer had originally envisaged the stumps as standing straight up, which would have made it e

Call for artists: ‘…Louder than Bombs’: Art, Action & Activism – 4 Dec
‘…Louder than Bombs’: Art, Action & Activism Live Art Development Agency and Stanley Picker Gallery call for artists: 4 December deadline event: February – March 2010 Over the course of seven weeks in February – March 2010, the Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University, will host a series of week-long residencies entitled ‘…Louder than Bombs’: Art, Action & Activism. Co-curated with Live Art Development Agency