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Comment on The thing we shouldn’t be asking artists to do by William Shaw

William Shaw — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:08:04 +0000

Good to see the stuff you’re doing on this with National Theatre Wales at envirodigital.com, Hannah. They’re such a beacon organisation right now.

Comment on The thing we shouldn’t be asking artists to do by Hannah Rudman

Hannah Rudman — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:46:31 +0000

“There’s a kind of separation between church and state needed here; institutions shouldn’t just be looking to their carbon footprints, they should be looking to see how they can contextualise this cultural shift with what they show their audiences – whatever the artform.”
Agree strongly with the sentiment of this Will – cultural institutions need to change their own cultures, their own behaviours; and encourage their audience communities to do the same through active engagement and debate with cultural organisations’ work.

Rather than seeing these as separate activities though, which may (inevitably!) become silo-ed, it might serve to encourage cultural organisations to work/see themselves as ecosystems, where internal and external focussed activity are all interdependent parts. I feel that the “organisation as ecosystem” is something intuitively understood by audiences, and being explicit about it heightens an organisation’s integrity.

Comment on The thing we shouldn’t be asking artists to do by nuclear energy and illustrating the consequence « Sound of water

nuclear energy and illustrating the consequence « Sound of water — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:38:17 +0000

[...] we have been asking ourselves whether art should be made to play a role in depicting climate change, but what is important here is that by painting these insects she is bringing to light what would [...]

Comment on The thing we shouldn’t be asking artists to do by Bridget McKenzie

Bridget McKenzie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:59:18 +0000

A small thing, as I have said enough on this topic elsewhere this week. I just want to clarify that the initiative is Climate Action in Culture and Heritage. That means it covers the arts, cultural heritage and natural heritage, not just cultural heritage. It’s a broad church, trying to embrace and connect the arts & ecology networks and the ‘sustainable heritage’ world.

Comment on Another kind of model village… by phil korbel

phil korbel — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:04:24 +0000

is it just me or is there something eternally fasincating about the model village and how the smallest detail [the limo, the non burglar] spins off an instant story…

So here’s the idea for a model maker – construct the 2020 [2030?] low carbon model village – with those tiny details that compellingly describe the better way of life that we could aspire to… more time with loved ones, more time in a real community, more creativity and less useles tat – that sort of thing.

Or on the dark side of the coin – the model village in a climate changed world…

Comment on It's time we moved house by News Room :: On houses that fall into the sea

News Room :: On houses that fall into the sea — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:32:46 +0000

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Comment on It's time we moved house by On houses that fall into the sea : The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:28:16 +0000

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Comment on It's time we moved house by On houses that fall into the sea : Arts and Ecology

On houses that fall into the sea : Arts and Ecology — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37:36 +0000

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Comment on The impossible hamster & RSAnimate: thoughts on “nubs” by Economy = hamster « Picking Up Sticks

Economy = hamster « Picking Up Sticks — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:55:20 +0000

[...] hamster? These are some of the questions addressed in The Impossible Hamster video, below. The RSA Arts & Ecology blog (which collects its own animated commentary) goes on to discuss the ways short videos are a great [...]

Comment on Avatar and the power of social media by like now! » Blog Archive » LINKS ECOLOGY INITIATIVE and MEDIA ART

like now! » Blog Archive » LINKS ECOLOGY INITIATIVE and MEDIA ART — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:41:07 +0000

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