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.

March 2021: Katie Taylor

Each month a member of the art.earth Board of Directors selects a member to feature, to become our 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 (March 2021)...

First Friday, February 1

First Fridays happen on the first Friday of every month, except January - so this is the first gathering of 2019. 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...

Images from Hannah Perner-Wilson

Hannah Perner-Wilson was one of the artists selected to take part in our residency programme last (Tasting the Change) November (2019) where teams of artists and people from other disciplines worked together on issues pertaining to climate change . There are a number...

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...

Here and There

Here and There: Retracing our Steps The labyrinth is an ancient symbol relating to wholeness and contemplation, and can be used as an opportunity to slow down, quieten the mind, to relax, to meditate, to pray, to solve problems or simply to enjoy a recreational...

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...

First Friday, April 3

Quite properly the Trio of Men have decided to offer The William Froude Project online only. We will add further details when available. We have therefore taken the decision to CANCEL THIS FIRST FRIDAY gathering altogether as it does not seem the best time to be...

Anna Kirk-Smith

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.   April 2018 Anna Kirk-Smith www.annakirksmith.com   Thoughts about...

Sentient Performativities

Sentient Performativities: thinking alongside the human is art.earth’s annual gathering and takes place from June 26-30.

Farewell messages

Below is a random sampling of letters sent to us after we announced the closure of art.earth. We include these here partly as a testament to the work our wonderful team managed to pull out of the hat between 2016 and 2023 but also to underline the importance of having...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv