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.

Transcribing Landscape | June 2016

A rare opportunity to work in depth, reflecting on the different stories and narratives that emerge from the extraordinary landscape at Dartington Hall. Join sound artist Richard Povall and poet Fiona Benson on this residential experience that will allow you plenty of...

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...

First Friday July 5

First Fridays happen on the first Friday of every month, except January and August. 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 an informal presentation of...

Opening reception and meet the artists

Reception: Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham Join us for a meet the artists reception on Friday, 18th May from 18:00 to 19:30. Exhibition runs from May 18 to June 18 with work by Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham. These three artists, who have very...

January 2021 – James Aldridge

James Aldridge is our featured member artist of the month for January 2021.

Phil Smith mytho-walk

May 29, 14.00 - 16.30 Mythogeographer Phil Smith leads a walk around a part of the Dartington Hall Estate addressing multiple layers of history, ecology, performance and personal associations. Phil addresses different ways in which the Estate has stood in for,...

First Friday October 5

Join us on October 5 for First Friday AND a meet-the-artists reception (FREE and open to all) As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch – bring something to share. Around 2, we re-convene for our guest artist talk (with a slightly different format this month)....

Polly Morgan: artist talk

After the First Friday lunch on May 6, artist Polly Morgan will talk about her extraordinary contemporary taxidermy: stunning sculptural objects that revere and seem sometimes fearful of the animals and birds whose bodies she uses in her work. BOOK HERE (free)  ...

Cathy Fitzgerald

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...

High Water – what next?

High Water ran from 08.30 to 22.00 on the highest tide of the year on March 30. This celebration of and vigil for the vernal spring tide brought together contributions from over 60 participants from across the world, enjoyed by a sell-out crowd. Some were unable to...

We continue to publish as art.earth Books

There is also an extensive archive at art.earth tv