art.earth | a family of ecological artists and organisations

art.earth is now art.earth Books

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.

Short Course: Chris Drury & Kay Syrad

by art.earth | November 5, 2017 | Our Events, Recent, Short Course | 0 Comments

In this five-day intensive, Chris Drury shares his renowned practice of working with form, including whirlpool and vortex, fractal and wave patterns, exploring and investigating how aesthetic forms have the universal enfolded within them but are at the same time particular to individual experience.

First Friday February 2

by art.earth | December 5, 2017 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

Join us on February 2 for the first First Friday of 2018. As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch – bring something to share. Around 2, we re-convene for our guest artist talk, this month by Lara Goodband. Lara's creative practice is as a producer - she makes...

Paeony Lewis

by art.earth | April 30, 2020 | FFartwork-old | 0 Comments

Paeony Lewis tell us: Currently I am studying for an MA in Fine Art (Norwich) and my practice is underpinned by a degree in Environmental Sciences. Through conceptual art I want to encourage people to ponder their relationship with the natural world. In particular I’m...

April 2022: Marlene Creates

by art.earth | April 1, 2022 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Each month one of the art.earth Board of Directors selects an artist from the membership because they are particularly taken with their work. This month our Featured Artist is Newfoundland artist Marlene Creates chosen by Walter Lewis. To accompany this feature,...

First Friday June 1

by art.earth | May 23, 2018 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

Join us on June 1 for First Friday As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch – bring something to share. Around 2, we re-convene for our guest artist talk, this month by Alain Pezardsnell. Alain says: My current approach to creativity is very instinctive and I...

First Friday: Fern Leigh Albert

by art.earth | November 19, 2017 | First Friday, Past events | 0 Comments

Join us on December 1st for this month's First Friday - the last for 2017. We won't be meeting in January, so this is your last chance to gather and share and natter until February. As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch - bring something to share. Around 2,...

First Friday, April 6

by art.earth | March 1, 2018 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

Join us on April 6 for First Friday As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch – bring something to share. Around 2, we re-convene for our guest artist talk, this month by Donna Mitchell, hosted by Mark Leahy (who is an art.earth Director). Donna says: "I've come...

Forum: Emergency Response Time

by art.earth | October 19, 2019 | Our Events, Past events | 0 Comments

This event takes place Friday November 15 at the Ship Studio at Dartington. Tea/coffee/registration will be available from 9.00 and we kick off at 09.30. We will finish around 16.00. The day will explore the relationships between artists and those with other...

Lucinda Burgess

by art.earth | December 29, 2018 | 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 conversation with that artist, together with some examples of his or her work. This month’s selected artist is Lucinda Burgess...

October 2022: Louisa Chase

by art.earth | October 1, 2022 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Louisa Chase Born 1968, England. Migrated 2004 to Aotearoa, New Zealand. Returned (for as yet unknown timeframe) to England 2022 Dancing with Trees (photographic image) Ancestral Shadows (still image from video) [A note on Ancestral Shadows (above R): We must make new...