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.

Mark Leahy (Devon)

Mark says: I will talk about 9X9 - a set of poems under constraint: As my response to the hyperlocal commission from Arts and Culture Exeter I made a set of 9 square visual poems, using the first 9 square numbers, and found images in square format as the initial...

Feeding the Insatiable | Nov 2016

9 - 11 November 2016, Dartington Hall Feeding the Insatiable featured thinkers and creatives from across the world, with an opening keynote event from The Land Art Generator Initiative (Robert Ferry and Elizabeth Monoian) with ecoartist / producer Chris...

Poetry of the Wild

Poetry of the Wild/ Mapping the Soul of Communities with Poetry and Art Ana Flores   Find tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stone and good in everything.   Read the full paper

Anna Chrystal Stephens

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. October 2017 Anna Chrystal Stephens www.annachrystal.com This...

In Other Tongues film

We have released a short documentary film from June’s In Other Tongues. Made by Rosie Jones, with contributions from Ralph Whitehead and Sarah Gray, the gives an excellent flavour of the event, its people, and its range of intellectual explorations.

Sweet May…

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...

Short Course: Nita Little – 21stC Contact Improv

Thursday 30th June – Friday 1 July 2022  – Dartington Hall Estate / Space Studios / Studio 6Everyday: 9:30 – 17:30 We are really excited to have Nita Little all the way from the USA here in Devon for a 2 day Intensive at Dartington. Join us on this unique...

In Other Tongues @ Dark Mountain 3

AN UNDERSWELL OF DIVINATION by Mat Osmond 17th August, 2017 A virus that infects all other areas of thinking   In the 1970s and ’80’s the poet Ted Hughes and the sculptor and printmaker Leonard Baskin worked together on a number of books of illustrated poetry. Among...

Matter, meaning and making

Matter, meaning and making: a contextual approach to sustainable development   Abstract The term sustainable development is often criticized for having lost credibility due to a lack of clear-cut delineation. This contribution agrees that the term suffers from a...

First Friday, July 3 All Change? (video)

Join us for the summer gathering of First Friday on July 3. This month is a little different We will gather on Zoom at 1300hrs BST to share conversation. If you're unsure about how to do this there is a special page on the website to tell you how to connect.Share...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv