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.

Lara’s Raspberry & coconut muffins

from art.earth member Lara Goodband Raspberry jam polenta & coconut muffins (gluten free as it happens) Created on clearing out the house in Scarborough100g polenta100g rice flour *50g dessicated coconut *2 teaspoons of baking powder & half of bicarbonate110g...

First Friday March 6

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...

Richard’s Victoria Sponge

Warning: not in the least vegan...but reasonably low in gluten. Richard's Victoria Sponge This is a variation on the official Women's Institute cake. It also breaks most of the rules for making a sponge cake but seems to work fine for me. There's a picture of the cake...

Deakin & Furre – Closing Reception

Please join us for the Closing Reception from the first exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery.

Online First Fridays

In May 2020 we began to meet virtually for our First Friday gatherings after the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible for us to meet any other way. First Fridays are our offering to the art community, usually local. It's a time to share food and art and ideas. Since...

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...

Negotiating the Surrender

Negotiating the Surrender led by Dougald Hine, co-founder of The Dark Mountain Projectand A School Called Home, An evening talk on Thursday June 6, 19.30 at Dartington Hall, Devon A follow-on seminar on Friday June 7, 09.15 to 16.00 also at...

First Friday December 6

Our next First Friday – and the last for 2019 – takes place as usual at Dartington Space from 13.00 on Friday December 6. The guest this month is artist Alice Clough.

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...

Radical Landscapes exhibition

Camilla Nelson, co-leader of our short course Branching Out: collaborating with trees this June talks about the Radical Landscapes exhibition she curated earlier this year. The exhibition took place from March 22 to April 20 at The Plough in Torrington,...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv