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.

First Friday Sept 1

First Friday in September takes place in our usual venue, the Garden Room at Dartington Space. (For directions see the main First Friday page) Our guest artist is not a guest at all. Richard Povall will talk about what's coming up for the remainder of 2017 and in 2018...

Lucinda Burgess

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 Lucinda Burgess...

Aesthetics, Ethics and Nature

Aesthetics, Ethics and Nature Paul O'Brien Abstract Should we value baby seals over baby rats, just because most people believe that seals are cuter? If it's inappropriate to judge humans on aesthetic grounds, why is it appropriate to judge between species of animals...

Displacement from sensory connections

Displacement from sensory connections to cultural identity and place, and an examination of some consequences for human and environmental wellbeing   Abstract The modern world facilitates increasing disconnection from land, cultural identity and each other. Yet...

Ancient woodlands walk

Ancient Woodlands on the Dartington Hall Estate, Devon 10AM to 4PM, Sat 27th May 2017 A walk to explore and record the flora of several ancient woodland sites on the Dartington Hall Estate. The woods have a long history, including iron-age enclosures, and several...

Exhibition: Coulson, Hudson, Phillips & Soriano

June 20 to July 25 in the Garden Room Gallery Water, in all its forms, and locations, is the underlying theme which inspires all four artists in this exhibition.  From that starting point they each have their own responses.  Sue Coulson explores the seascape of South...

The art and politics of forests

Deep Sustainability and the Art & Politics of Forests Cathy Fitzgerald (NZ/Ireland) www.ecoartfilm.com   Abstract This article describes the work in forest policy development and contemporary arts practice of New Zealander, Irish based experimental film-maker...

Exhibition: A Quiet Collaboration

October 19-31 2018 Dartington Space Gallery (formerly the Garden Room Gallery) Artists Sara Downham-Lotto and Stacey Righton show work which has been influenced by the use of natural materials in collaborations and explorations with others.  For Sara, the work is a...

Deborah Duffin & Shanni Ong

Deborah Duffin MRBS || Shanni Ong August 31 to September 18 2017 Reception/Meet the Artist Friday September 8, 18.00 to 19.30 An exhibition of 2D and 3D work Deborah Duffin MRBS After winning prizes for student work, including the national Winsor &...

First Friday July 5

First Fridays happen on the first Friday of every month, except January and August. First Fridays is 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 presentation of...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv