art.earth closed in January 2023 • this is an archive site

art.earth was a family of artists dedicated to making art that looks out to the world and believing that art enriches the world and makes it a better place.

We were best known for our international symposia which included:

Language, Landscape & The Sublime (2016) (see programme)
Feeding the Insatiable (2016) (see programme)
In Other Tongues (2017) (see programme) (publication)
Liquidscapes (2018) (see progeamme) (publication)
Evloving the Forest (2019) (see programme) (publication)
Borrowed Time (2020 and 2021) (publication)
Sentient Performativities (2022) (see programme)

In addition we offered short courses, artist residencies and artist support
and for a number of years ran a gallery at Dartington Hall.

You can read our message of farewell and explore the archive –
a treasure trove of events, happenings, exhibitions and other stuff that art.earth did with its wonderful family from 2016 to 2023. Visit our YouTube channel.

You can read some of the many responses to our farewell message.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all who were involved as part of the art.earth family

and to everyone who took part or engaged with us.

Below is a random sample of posts from our activities.

This includes our Artist of the Month series, First Fridays, our symposia, exhibitions and more.

March 2022: Nicola Coe

Nicola Coe is our featured artist of the month for March 22. An ‘artist who makes work with nature, for nature’.

Our 2018 short courses

We have a rich selection of residential short courses planned for 2018, with more being added over the coming weeks. In April we offer a weekend workshop (17.00 on Friday to 16.00 on Sunday) Artist/Geographer Christos Galanis hosts We gather at the river with our Bone...

First Friday, Sept 2

First Fridays are a time to gather and share - food, ideas, art, gossip. First Fridays are entirely informal: a bring-something-to-share lunch followed usually by some kind of artist presentation. This month, we welcome video artist Rachael Allain, and possibly some...

Exhibition: Hambly, Mellings, Ward

Group Exhibition:  Emma Hambly, Jenny Mellings and Peter Ward The exhibition is now open in the Garden Room Gallery and continues until February 14. Join us for a meet-the-artists reception on Friday, 12 January from 18.00 to 19.30. Exhibition overview:   for Emma,...

First Friday, December 4

Join us for December’s First Friday.

Jess Allen

Each month one of our Directors chooses an art.earth member to become ‘Artist of the Month’. What follows is a conversation with that artist, together with some examples of his or her work. This month's selected artist is Jess Allen, selected by Minou...

First Friday, December 3

Our next First Friday gathering is on Friday December 3, starting at 13.00GMT/UTC+0. In normal times, First Fridays are a gathering place for artists or anyone interested in the arts, an opportunity to share food and talk. Each month, after lunch, there is an informal...

Exhibition: B. Budd, W. Lewis, R. Packham

Exhibition runs from May 18 to June 18 with work by Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham. Join us for a meet the artists reception on Friday, 18th May from 18:00 to 19:30. Overview:  these three artists, who have very different approaches and methods to their...

First Friday April 1

No, it's not an April fool...just an update to remind you of where to find us for First Friday tomorrow - the first first friday (well, the first First Friday II, for those if you who remember the original...). You will find us in the Elmhirst Centre Library, which is...

Nicky Cornwell

Each month one of our Directors chooses an art.earth member to become ‘Artist of the Month’. What follows is a conversation with that artist, together with some examples of his or her work. This month's selected artist is Nicky Cornwell (Instagram...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv