art.earth | a family of ecological artists and organisations

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.

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 still purchase our publications. Books while stocks last + eBooks.

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

A huge thank you all who participated and otherwise engaged with us. The world still needs you!

Cathy Fitzgerald

by Mark Leahy | May 1, 2019 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Each month one of our Directors chooses an art.earth member to become ‘Artist of the Month’. What follows is a response from that artist to some questions and a discussion, together with some examples of their work. This month’s selected artist is Cathy Fitzgerald...

Aesthetics, Ethics and Nature

by art.earth | October 8, 2013 | Artists, Conference 2012 | 0 Comments

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...

When the maps run out

by art.earth | November 14, 2016 | Essays & other writing | 0 Comments

from the pen of the wonderful Douglas Hine - a manifesto for dark times When the maps run out The world is in flames and if you think it’s all the fault of those people — the uneducated, the bigoted — I urge you to think harder. When the values of social liberalism...

Performance: Common Salt

by art.earth | May 25, 2018 | Our Events, Special | 0 Comments

COMMON SALT a performance around a table by artists Sheila Ghelani and Sue Palmer Friday September 28, Ship Studio, Dartington 18.00 and 20.00 (numbers are limited for each performance) a show and tell, a nature table, a battle mat, an...

So here are some realities…

by art.earth | September 2, 2020 | Essays & other writing, News | 0 Comments

from Emma Louvelle So here are some realities. Realities that if you have a conscience should mobilise you to do everything in your power to embrace a green recovery. As an individual, within your social sphere, your work environment, local government on every level,...

Exhibition: Berghoff & Russell

by art.earth | January 10, 2020 | Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

Saturday January 11 2020, until further notice. Dartington Space Gallery Two recent art graduates Christiane Berghoff (Falmouth University) and Ann Russell (University of the Arts, Camberwell) are experimenting with materials and forms using nature as component...

Sweet May…

by art.earth | April 5, 2016 | Our Events | 0 Comments

There's quite a bit happening at art.earth in the first week of May. It must be spring fever. First Friday, 6 May First Fridays (which began last month) start with an informal bring-something-to-share lunch followed by an artist talk / sharing of work. This month, the...

Helen Poynor – Earth Songs on Dartmoor

by art.earth | March 24, 2022 | Our Events, Past events, Recent | 0 Comments

One-day workshop on May 27 on Dartmoor, with renowned movement artist Helen Poyner.

A Bundle of Sticks

by art.earth | October 8, 2013 | Artists, Artwork, Conference 2012 | 0 Comments

A Bundle of Sticks Peter Ward Abstract ‘‘Art does not reproduce the visible but makes visible’’ Paul Klee (1) “At the heart of today’s ecological crisis lies a terrible failure to understand the essence of our relationship with the natural world. One can of...

The Magic of Moss

by art.earth | November 29, 2018 | Essays & other writing | 0 Comments

From brainpickings... The Magic of Moss and What It Teaches Us About the Art of Attentiveness to Life at All Scales “Attention without feeling,” Mary Oliver observed in her magnificent memoir of love and loss, “is only a report.” In Gathering Moss: A Natural and...