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.

Exhibition: Being-with, Making-with

Being-with, Making-with Friday March 8 to Wednesday May 1, 2019, Dartington Space Gallery The artists in this new show, Nicky Cornwell, Karen Hawkins, Judith Israel and Jenny Thorburn,  first encountered each other in May 2018 on an art.earth short course called...

Meet-the-artist June 9

We had a truly excellent conversation at First Friday 2 June 2017 with Jan O'Highway guest artist. Nick Hart-Davies says: "It was a first for me - a really interesting talk about art!" There's another opportunity to meet Jan at a meet-the-artist reception at the...

A Liquidscapes interview with Amy Sharrocks

An interview by podcaster David Clarke about Liquidscapes and the Flow Partnership’s Water Summer School that was happening in parallel with Liquidscapes at Dartington this June. An acoustic journey: The River Killers explores the state of our rivers and how we should...

Menuhin’s Violin

July 29 to August 29 During August, Menuhin’s Violin will be installed in the gallery. This is a new commission from Live Music Now, who say: Live Music Now have commissioned a collaborative musical-sculptural installation that will celebrate Yehudi...

First Friday, November 4

First Fridays are a time to gather and share - food, ideas, art, gossip. First Fridays is entirely informal: a bring-something-to-share lunch followed usually by some kind of artist presentation. Our guest artist this month is Mat Osmond, writer and illustrator. n his...

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...

Caroline Hyde-Brown

My embroidery is a creative response to the transient nature of the places we work and live in. I create art to connect with others and my practice challenges the distinction between fine art and textiles. Thematic research is underpinned by the constant study of...

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...

Workshop: Going to Ground with Helen Poynor

Friday December 2, 2022 from 10.00 in the studio and outdoors, returning at 16.15. We once again welcome Helen Poynor leading a one day Walk of Life workshop in non-stylised and environmental movement with Helen Poynor. Helen's workshops always...

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...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv